The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4380] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mrs Clark (Clerke, Clarke) (Patient) / 20 February 1779 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Miss Clark'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4380 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/11/118 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 20 February 1779 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For Miss Clark' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1189] |
Case of Mrs Clark who has had a persistent cough as the result of a long-standing hectic fever now accompanied by diarrhoea. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:840] | Patient | Mrs Clark (Clerke, Clarke) |
| [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 Clark
The Diarrhoea of the Colliquative kind
and is a part of the Hectic fever she has been so
long troubled with. Such a Diarrhoea will be
be rendered worse by Rhubarb or any other
Laxative, & the Hectic will be aggravated by
Ammoniac or any other heating or Stimulating
Medicine -- The Squills were improper in every
respect.
The only measures for palliating the
disorder and for giving time & space for mending
it as far as possible is by Astringents & Opiates
The Infusion below to be employed with discretion
as often as the looseness requires, but when it
gives any Drought it must be laid aside
I am very willing to let Mrs C. have an
Anodyne at night, & it may safe the too,
frequent repetition of the Infusion; but the
Anodyne is so ready to increase the night sweats
that I wil would willingly have it omitted
now & then if her cough will admit of it
In Diet no roots nor green greens &
hardly any fruit
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She ought to take little animal food
but a little of it is better than Vegetables
The most proper food seems the Farinacea
of every kind- particularly the Gelatinous Sago
I cannot recommend Asses or Womens
milk but if she digests Cows milk well
she may make a great part of her Diet
upon it --
Let her Take as much gentle exercise in
a Carriage as she can bear easily - & only in mild
weather such as the present &c
Take one drachm each of bruised Terra japonica and bruised Cinnamon, one ounce of Gummi Arabicum and eight ounces of boiling water. Allow to digest for three hours, stirring frequently, and add to the strained liquid one ounce each of [Spirit of cinnamon Water?] and diacodium Syrup, half an ounce of Tincture of Kino and [a hundred?] drops of Thebaic. Mix. Label: Strengthening Infusion, a tablespoonful or two to be taken after every loose stool.
Diplomatic Text
For Mrs Clark
The Diarrhoea of the Colliquative kind
and is a part of the Hectic fever she has been so
long troubled with. Such a Diarrhoea will be
be rendered worse by Rhubarb or any other
Laxative, & the Hectic will be aggravated by
Ammoniac or any other heating or Stimulating
Medicine -- The Squills were improper in every
respect.
The only measures for palliating the
disorder and for giving time & space for mending
it as far as possible is by Astringents & Opiates
The Infusion below to be employed with discretion
as often as the looseness requires, but when it
gives any Drought it must be laid aside
I am very willing to let Mrs C. have an
Anodyne at night, & it may safe the too,
frequent repetition of the Infusion; but the
Anodyne is so ready to increase the night sweats
that I wil would willingly have it omitted
now & then if her cough will admit of it
In Diet no roots nor green greens &
hardly any fruit
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She ought to take little animal food
but a little of it is better than Vegetables
The most proper food seems the Farinacea
of every kind- particularly the Gelatinous Sago
I cannot recommend Asses or Womens
milk but if she digests Cows milk well
she may make a great part of her Diet
upon it --
Let her Take as much gentle exercise in
a Carriage as she can bear easily - & only in mild
weather such as the present &c
℞ Terr. japon contus
Cinnam. contus. @ ʒj
Gum. Arabic. ℥j
Aq. bullient. ℥viii
Digere subinde agitans horas tres
et liquori colato adde
[Aq. cinn. Spirt?]
Syr. diacod. @ ℥j
Tinct. e Kino. ℥ſs
Thebaic gutt. [c?]
ℳ. Sig. Strengg Infusion a table Spoonfull
or two to be taken after every loose stool.
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