Ann Willott, 50 years of age, became a patient of the Dispensary on
the 11th of April 1783. She then complained of an enlargement of the
abdomen, difficulty of breathing, particularly when lying, and
costiveness. She passed small quantities of high-coloured urine; and
had an evident fluctuation in the belly. Her legs were oedematous.
Chrystals of tartar, squills, &c. had no effect. The 13th of _June_
she took two spoonfuls of a decoction of Foxglove, containing three
drams of the dry leaves, in eight ounces, three times a day. Her urine
soon increased, and in a few days she passed it freely, which
continued, and her breath returned.