The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1237] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr Reddie (Riddie) (Patient) / 25 January 1776 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Mr Reddie...',recommending air and exercise, offering brief reassurances that his current symptoms do not signal an 'affection of the heart', and providing two recipes. John Whyte identified as addressee from related correspondence on Reddie's case.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1237 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/337 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 25 January 1776 |
| 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 Mr Reddie...',recommending air and exercise, offering brief reassurances that his current symptoms do not signal an 'affection of the heart', and providing two recipes. John Whyte identified as addressee from related correspondence on Reddie's case. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:19] |
Case of Mr Reddie (Riddie) suffering from headaches and vertigo since a boyhood fall. |
8 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:488] | Patient | Mr Reddie (Riddie) |
| [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 |
| Destination of Letter | Dysart | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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For Mr Reddie January 25th 1776.
The weather at present depriving him of air and
exercise prevents his recovery, but no danger to be
apprehended from his Complaints ––
What he calls faintishness is no affection of the
heart but merely a feeling from the state of the
Stomach –– As all nervous medicines grow familiar
and of no effect, his medicines must therefore be
changed & instead of the Chalybeate Drops let
him take the Bolus ordered below & the infusion
continued to wash it down – & instead of the antispasmo¬
dic Drops let him take the cordial Drops ordered below
Take five grains of powdered Columbo root, fifteen grains of Creta preparata, and half a dram of Conserve of orange peel. With sufficient quantity of simple syrup, to make a pill and label stomachic; to be taken in a wafer twice a day, washing it down with a cupful of the Infusion.
Take half an ounce of compound of spirit of lavendar and two drachms of Thebaic Tincture. Mix. Label: Cordial Drops, 50 to be taken when faintish, with 15 drops of the caustic spirit of sal ammoniac in a little water, but this dose is not to be taken above twice a day.
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Diplomatic Text
For Mr Reddie Janry 25th 1776.
The weather at present depriving him of air and
exercise prevents his recovery, but no danger to be
apprehended from his Complaints ––
What he calls faintishness is no affection of the
heart but merely a feeling from the state of the
Stomach –– As all nervous meds grow familiar
and of no effect, his meds must therefore be
changed & instead of the Chalybeate Drops let
him take the Bolus ordered below & the infusion
contd to wash it down – & instead of the antispasmo¬
dic Drops let him take the cordial Drops ordered below
℞ Pulv. rad. colomb. gr. v. Cret. prӕpt. præpt gr xv. Cons. e cort. aur¬
antior Ʒſs. Syr. simpl. q.s. ut. f. Bolus S. Stomachic; to be
taken in a wafer twice a day, washing it down with a cupfull
of water the Infusion
℞. Spirt. lavend. compt. ℥ſs. Tinct. Thebaic. Ʒii.
𝓜 S. Cordial Drops, 50 to be taken when faintish, with
15 drops of the caustic spirit of sal ammonc. in a little water
but this dose is not to be taken above twice a day.
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