_January_ 5th. Mrs. M----, AEt. 69. Hydrothorax, (called asthma)
ascites and anasarca. I directed an infusion of Fol. Digital. siccat.
three drams to a pint; a small wine glass to be taken every third or
fourth hour. It made her violently sick, acted powerfully as a
diuretic, set her breath perfectly at liberty, and carried off the
swelling of her legs; when she was nearly emptied, she became so
languid, that I thought it necessary to order cordials, and a large
blister to her back. Mr. Ward, who attended as her apothecary, tells
me she had some return of her asthma in _June_ and _October_
following, which was each time removed by the same medicine.