The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3915] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr / Regarding: Mr Hall (Patient) / 1 September 1776 / (Outgoing)
Reply, for 'Mr Hall' concerning a sore on his lip
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 3915 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/8/27 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 1 September 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 Hall' concerning a sore on his lip |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:839] |
Case of Mr Hall who has various sores which might be venereal. |
2 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1772] | Addressee | Dr |
| [PERS ID:1773] | Patient | Mr Hall |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1772] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr |
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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Mr Hall
The sore on his upper lip not to be cured by any
external application, and the most part of those which
might be thought of may do harm.
To be kept covered with Lint only, shifting it
once or twice a day. and the Lip may be touched with
a rag dipped in the Lotion ordered below, whenever
the Lint is changed.
Only to be cured by internal medicines -- &
the one to advise is a Mercurial Pill in a moderate
quantity The one of our last Dispensatory 1 -- given just to taint the
breath or a very little further. & to be continued for
a Month. If in that time no change appears on
the state of the Lip, it need be pushed no further --
But if it produces in the sore a disposition to heal
it should be continued till a Cure compleated
While he is taking three Pills, he should
drink every day a bottle of the Decoction ordered
below -
During this course & at last as soon as the Pills
seem to have any effect on his mouth, he should keep
close within doors, & perhaps to his chambers carefully
avoiding any access of cold air
During this course a Diet of milk & farinacea - No spirits or fer¬
mented liquor. - Ordinary drink Gruel or Barley water. - He may take
Tea & dry toast for breakfast. -----
Dissolve one scruple of Saccharum Saturni into eight ounces of Rose Water, and if the solution is murky and milky be added to it some distilled vinegar drop by drop, until it will result transparent. Label: Lotioni. ------
Take half an ounce of {illeg} Gum Guaiacum, one ounce of Rad. sarsaparilla and boil in about two pounds of water [edir?], adding at the end one ounce of liquorice root and two drachms of [Bascor.?] Sassafras.. Dissolve and strain. Label [Aptenient?] Decoction.
Notes:
1: Probably a reference to Pharmacopoeia Collegii Regii Medicorum Edinburgensis (Edinburgh: 1774), pp. 166-7.
Diplomatic Text
Mr Hall
The sore on his upper lip not to be cured by any
external application, and the most part of those wc
might be thought of may do harm.
To be kept covered with Lint only, shifting it
once or twice a day. and the Lip may be touched with
a rag dipped in the Lotion ordered below, whenever
the Lint is changed.
Only to be cured by internal medicines -- &
the one to advise is a Mercurial Pill in a moderate
qty: The one of our last Disp. 1 -- given just to taint the
breath or a very little further. & to be continued for
a Month. If in that time no change appears on
the state of the Lip, it need be pushed no further --
But if it produces in the sore a disposition to heal
it should be continued till a Cure compleated
While he is taking three Pills, he should
drink every day a bottle of the Decoction ordered
below -
During this course & at last as soon as the Pills
seem to have any effect on his mouth, he should keep
close within doors, & perhaps to his chambers carefully
avoiding any access of cold air
During this course a Diet of milk & farinacea - No spirits or fer¬
mented liquor. - Ordinary drink Gruel or Barley water. - He may take
Tea & dry toast for breakfast. -----
℞. Aq. ros. ℥8. Sacch. Sat. ℈i Solve et si Solutio turbida et lactea fiat addatur ei
guttatim Acet. dest. donec evadat. Clara. S. Lotioni. ------
℞ [Scab.?] lign. guaiac. ℥ss. Rad.
sarsap. ℥i Coq. ex Aq. [@ir?] ad ℔ij sub finem addens. Rad. glycyz. ras. ℥i [Bascor.?] Sassafras. ʒij C. et S.
[Aptenient?] Decoction.
Notes:
1: Probably a reference to Pharmacopoeia Collegii Regii Medicorum Edinburgensis (Edinburgh: 1774), pp. 166-7.
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