The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1225] From: Professor Alexander Monro (secundus; Munro ) / To: Mr Andrew MacCulloch (McCulloch, of Glastulich) / Regarding: Mr Andrew MacCulloch (McCulloch, of Glastulich) (Patient) / 8 January 1776 / (Incoming)
Letter from Cullen's university colleague, Prof Alexander Monro giving directions for Mr McCulloch. Presumably handed to Cullen to inform him of previous medications advised. See also document ID:1278 which is also by Monro for McCulloch.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1225 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/325 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 8 January 1776 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | Yes |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter from Cullen's university colleague, Prof Alexander Monro giving directions for Mr McCulloch. Presumably handed to Cullen to inform him of previous medications advised. See also document ID:1278 which is also by Monro for McCulloch. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:681] |
Case of Andrew McCulloch who has been advised by Alexander Monro for an abdominal disorder. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:89] | Author | Professor Alexander Monro (secundus; Munro ) |
| [PERS ID:599] | Addressee | Mr Andrew MacCulloch (McCulloch, of Glastulich) |
| [PERS ID:599] | Patient | Mr Andrew MacCulloch (McCulloch, of Glastulich) |
| [PERS ID:89] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Professor Alexander Monro (secundus; Munro ) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Elgin | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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Advice for Mr McCulloch.
The few following Directions are proposed
as the most likely to give relief
1. Begin with emptying the Bowels by taking
the Dose of Purgative Tincture A.
The Day following, enter on the course
of nervous Pills B, of which Three Doses
are to be taken every Day, to wit in the
Morning early, at midday & Bedtime,
begining with one Pill and gradually
increasing to five for each Dose, unless
a smaller Dose shall be found to occasion
some degree of Sickness at Stomach.
3. Alongst with each Dose of the Pills, take
Twenty Drops of the Tincture C, in a
wine Glass full of Cold Water.
4. Any Day in which the Patient shall not have
had Passage in the Belly, let him, at Bedtime,
take alongst with the Pills B, Two or
Three of the Laxative Pills D.
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5. It will be of great benefit to Cut out the
Hair & to wear a Wig, that a Blister Issue,
Three Inches in Diameter, may be kept
constantly running on the Crown of the Head:
and every Morning, before dressing the
Issue, a bottle of cold water should be poured
on the Head.
6. In such Cases, Flannel wore next the skin has
greater effect than perhaps the Patient may
readily imagine.
7. The Diet should consist of the following articles
Wheaten bread, Biscuit, Rice, milk, soft Eggs,
light Pudding, Broth, Fowl & the lighter
kinds of butcher meat plain drest, Roasted
or boiled. –– Flesh is to be eat at
Dinner only & even then sparingly.
8. Water with Toast & a Glass of Port Wine
after it will make the best Drink at Meals.
9. When Symptoms of an approaching Fit are
observed let the Patient take the vomit E
and after it at Bedtime the Dose of Quieting
Pills G.
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Receipts for Mr McCulloch.
Take five drachms of Sacred Elixir. Label: one Dose of Purgative Tincture A.
Take half an ounce of Flax Flowers and with a sufficient quantity of Breadcrumbs make a pill mass. Divide into 240 pills. Label: The nervous pills B.
Take one and a half ounces of Tincture of Mars. Label The Tincture C.
Take a pill mass of two drachms of Aloes, and make 40 pills. Label: The Laxative Pills D.
Take five drachms of Tincture of Ipecacuanha and dissolve within it half a grain of Tartar Emetic. Label: The Vomit E.
Take six grains of Camphor and two grains of extract of Henbane. Mix and make three pills. Label: one Dose of Quieting Pills G.
Edinburgh
M. January 8 1776.
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Advice from Dr
Monro –––
8 January 1776
Diplomatic Text
Advice for Mr McCulloch.
The few following Directions are proposed
as the most likely to give relief
1. Begin with emptying the Bowels by taking
the Dose of Purgative Tincture A.
The Day following, enter on the course
of nervous Pills B, of which Three Doses
are to be taken every Day, to wit in the
Morning early, at midday & Bedtime,
begining with one Pill and gradually
increasing to five for each Dose, unless
a smaller Dose shall be found to occasion
some degree of Sickness at Stomach.
3. Alongst with each Dose of the Pills, take
Twenty Drops of the Tincture C, in a
wine Glass full of Cold Water.
4. Any Day in which the Patient shall not have
had Passage in the Belly, let him, at Bedtime,
take alongst with the Pills B, Two or
Three of the Laxative Pills D.
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5. It will be of great benefit to Cut out the
Hair & to wear a Wig, that a Blister Issue,
Three Inches in Diameter, may be kept
constantly running on the Crown of the Head:
and every Morning, before dressing the
Issue, a bottle of cold water should be poured
on the Head.
6. In such Cases, Flannel wore next the skin has
greater effect than perhaps the Patient may
readily imagine.
7. The Diet should consist of the following articles
Wheaten bread, Biscuit, Rice, milk, soft Eggs,
light Pudding, Broth, Fowl & the lighter
kinds of butcher meat plain drest, Roasted
or boiled. –– Flesh is to be eat at
Dinner only & even then sparingly.
8. Water with Toast & a Glass of Port Wine
after it will make the best Drink at Meals.
9. When Symptoms of an approaching Fit are
observed let the Patient take the vomit E
and after it at Bedtime the Dose of Quieting
Pills G.
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Receipts for Mr McCulloch.
℞ Elixir. Sacri. ȝv.
A. Sigr one Dose of Purgative Tincture A.
℞ Flor. Linei ℥ſs. et cum Mica Panis q: s.
fiat mass. Pilul. dividenda in Pilul. CCXL
B. Sigr The nervous pills B.
℞ Tinctur. Martis ℥iſs. Sigr The Tincture C.
℞ Tinctur. Ipecacuanh. ȝv in qua [solve?]
E. Tartari Emetic. gr. ſs
Sigr The Vomit E.. Label: The Vomit E.
℞ Camphor. gr. vi
Extracti Hyoscyam. gr. ii. et
G. fiant Pilul. tres.
Sigr one Dose of Quieting Pills G.
Edinr.
M. Jany 8 1776.
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Advice from Dr
Monro –––
8 Jany. 1776
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