1785年Withering氏发现洋地黄治疗一些“水肿病”有效以来将近200年,洋地黄仍是治疗心脏疾患,尤其是心衰和某些心律失常之有效药物。但由于它的毒性而使不少病员中毒死亡,因此,如何正确掌握洋地黄之使用方法,以充分发挥其疗效而又不致引起严重之毒性反应,为临床工作中之重要课题,本文就此作一简略介绍。 For nearly 200 years since Withering’s discovery of digitalis in 1785 for the treatment of some “edema”, digitalis remains an effective drug for the treatment of heart diseases, especially heart failure and certain arrhythmias. However, due to its toxicity, many patients died of poisoning. Therefore, how to correctly understand the use of digitalis in order to give full play to its efficacy without causing serious toxic reactions is an important issue in clinical work. Brief introduction.