hen lying. Her body was much
bound. There was, however, no apparent swelling. She took three
spoonfuls of an aperient decoction of forty-five grains in six ounces
and a half, every other morning. The urine was plentiful those days,
and her breathing much relieved. In two or three weeks after the use
of it she was perfectly restored. The purgative medicine neither
increased the urine, nor relieved the breathing, till the Foxglove was
added.

This spring she long laboured with the gout in her stomach, which
terminated in a fit in her hand. During the whole of this tedious
illness, of nearly three months, she passed little urine, and her
breathing was again short.

She took the same preparation of Foxglove without any diuretic effect,
and afterwards two and three grains of the powder twice a day with as
little. The dulcified spirits of vitriol, however, quickly promoted
the urinary secretion.

CASE IV.

Mr. C----, 46 years of age, had dropsical swellings of the legs, and
passed little urine. He took the decoction with three drams, and was
soon relieved.

CASE V.

Lady----, took three grains of the dried leaves twice a day, for
swelled legs, and scantiness of urine, without effect.

CASE VI.

Mrs. Slater, aged 36 years. For dropsy of the belly and legs, and
scantiness of urine, of several weeks standing, took three grains of
the powder twice a day, and was quite restored in ten days. She took
many medicines without effect.

CASE VII.

Mrs. P----, in her 70th year, took three grains of the powder twice a
day, for scantiness of urine, and swelled legs, without effect.

CASE VIII.

Ann Winterleg, in her 26th year, had dropsical swellings of the legs,
and passed little urine: she was relieved by two drams, in an eight
ounce decoction.

CASE IX.

William Brown, aged 76. In the last stage of dropsy of the belly and
legs, found a considerable increase of his urine by a decoction of
Foxglove, but it was not permanent.

CASE X.

Mr. ----, -- years of age, and of very gross habit of body, became
highly dropsical, and took various medicines, without effect. One
ounce of the decoction, with three drams of the dry leaves in eight
ounces, twice or three times a day, increased his urine pr