_March_ 16th. Mrs. P----, AEt. 47. Great debility, pale countenance,
loss of appetite, legs swelled, urine in small quantity. A dram of
Fol. siccat. Digital. in a half pint infusion was ordered, and an
ounce of this infusion directed to be taken every morning. Myrrh and
steel were given at intervals. Her urine soon increased, and the
symptoms of dropsy disappeared.