_January_ 23d. Mr. Q----, AEt. 74. A stone in his bladder for many
years; dropsical for the last three months. Had taken at different
times soap with squill and gum ammoniac; soap lees; chrystals of
tartar, oil of juniper, seneka, jallap, &c. but the dropsical symptoms
still increased, and the dysuria from the stone became very urgent. I
now directed a dram of the Fol. Digit. siccat. in a half pint
infusion, half an ounce to be given every six hours. This presently
relieved the dysuria, and soon removed the dropsy, without any
disturbance to his system.