The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1007] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mrs Greigson (Patient) / 16 August 1780 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Mrs Greigson', concerning 'Gravellish complaints'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1007 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/13/62 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 16 August 1780 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For Mrs Greigson', concerning 'Gravellish complaints'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1292] |
Case of Mrs Greigson who has 'Gravellish complaints'. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:806] | Patient | Mrs Greigson |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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For Mrs Greigson
Gravellish complaints.
Keep her belly regular.
Oil advised below.
Take the aperient
power ordered
below, for a fortnight.
When seised with a fit
use a glyster, succeeded by
a dose of Anodyne
mix [precrib'd?] below.
Semicupium. Avoid salt & high seasoned &c.
Whey butter milk, but no milk or cream.
No exercise on horseback &c.
Take Castor Oil etc. etc. See former Cases.
Take 3 ounces of the crushed Uva Ursi leaves. Aperient powder.
Take Rose Water, 4 ounces of Peppermint and 3 ounces of compound of Juniper
1 ounce of Diacodium Syrup with 120 drops Thebaic Tincture added. Two table spponfuls for a dose.
Diplomatic Text
For Mrs Greigson
Gravellish complaints.
Keep her belly regular.
Oil adv. below.
Take the aperient
power ord.
below, for a fortnight.
When seised with a fit
use a glyster, succeeded by
a dose of Anodyne
mix [precrib'd?] below.
Semicupium. Avoid salt & high seasoned &c.
Whey butter milk, but no milk or cream.
No exercise on horseback &c.
℞ Ol. ricin. &cc. See former Cases.
℞ Uv. urs. fol. pulv.
℥iij. Apert. powder.
℞ Aq. ros. ℥iv
menth pip. ℥iij ---
junip. comp.
Syr. diacod. @℥i
Tinct. Theb, y# 120.
Two table sp, fuls. for a dose.
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