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Tinct. Cantharid. This verry active medicine
is used in two verry oposite indications, to increase the tone of
the kidneys, in suppression and incontinence of urine. In
Plethoric and full habits, small doses induce stranguary while
the reverse proves diuretic. It has been exhibitted with too timid
hands and consequently has often proved deleterious, thus 10 or 15
gtt. [drops] will induce stranguary when Ʒfs [½ dram] will relieve the disease. It is
especially adapted to Atonic Dropsies in which I have given to
the extent of Ʒiij [3 drams] in 24 hours and upon the whole I think it
better adapted to this disease than any Diuretic I know. Cullen
denies it exerts any effect upon the kidneys.

* 573.4