The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4520] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Lionel Campbell / Regarding: Mrs Mary Farquharson (Campbell) (Polly) (Patient) / 16 October 1779 / (Outgoing)
Reply headed 'Mr Lionel Campbell Mrs Farquharson'. Cullen provides a strengthening recipe, now that Mrs Farquharson has developed symptoms of diarrhœa. He refers to his previous letter regarding her other (respiratory) ailments.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4520 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/12/87 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 16 October 1779 |
| 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 headed 'Mr Lionel Campbell Mrs Farquharson'. Cullen provides a strengthening recipe, now that Mrs Farquharson has developed symptoms of diarrhœa. He refers to his previous letter regarding her other (respiratory) ailments. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:972] |
Case of Mrs Farquharson who is weak from a pulmonary disorder and diarrhoea. |
6 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:673] | Addressee | Mr Lionel Campbell |
| [PERS ID:674] | Patient | Mrs Mary Farquharson (Polly) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:673] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr Lionel Campbell |
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 | Campbeltown (Campbelltown) | West Highlands | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
Normalized Text
Mr Lionel Campbell Concerning Mrs Farquharson
As I apprehended a Diarrhœa has come on, and as it will
weaken her very much we must prevent it as well as we can.
For this purpose the Recipe №1 below, but if the Diarrhœa proves
frequent and be attended with much griping nothing will very
effectually correct it but an Opiate.
Happy to find
Her Diet just as I could wish & hope it will be continued.
I am sorry you have not mentioned any attempts being made
to Exercise – Observe what I say of it & also of Issues &
blistering in my former letter (p 95.) 1
Cannot expect the Menses till her complaints are better
& no attempts to restore them can be safely made at present.
I am clear she should wear a flannel shirt next her skin
The Cooling Mixture seems rather to abate Looseness, but if
you think it appears to increase it either give it in less
quantity or not at all
№1. Take a drachm each of Pomegranate Flowers and dried Red Roses, half-a-drachm of crushed Cinnamon, half-an-an ounce of Gum Arabic, and twelve ounces of boiling water. Steep overnight and to the strainings add two drachms of Japonic Confection and two ounces of Poppyhead Syrup. Mix. Label: Strengthening Mixture Infusion two tablespoonfulls, three or four times in the 24 hours particularly a Dose at bedtime & in the Course of the night. –––– N.B. If you have to hand either Kino Tincture or Tincture of Japanese Earth, you may wish to add half-an-ounce of one or the other to the infusion, in place of the Japonic confection.
Notes:
1: Now Document 4514 associated with this Case.
Diplomatic Text
Mr Lionel Campbell C Mrs Farquharson
As I apprehended a Diarrhœa has come on, and as it will
weaken her very much we must prevent it as well as we can.
For this purpose the ℞ №1 below, but if the Diarrhœa proves
frequent and be attended with much griping nothing will very
effectually correct it but an Opiate.
Happy to find
Her Diet just as I could wish & hope it will be continued.
I am sorry you have not mentioned any attempts being made
to Exercise – Observe what I say of it & also of Issues &
blistering in my former letter (p 95.) 1
Cannot expect the Menses till her complaints are better
& no attempts to restore them can be safely made at present.
I am clear she should wear a flannel shirt next her skin
The Cooling Mixture seems rather to abate Looseness, but if
you think it appears to increase it either give it in less
quantity or not at all
№1. ℞ Flor. balaust. ros. rubr. sicc. @ ʒj Cinnam
contus. ʒſs. Gum. Arab. ℥ſs. Aq. bullient. ℥XII. Digere
per noctem et colatura adde. Confect. Japon. ʒij
Syr. diacod. ℥ij. ℳ. Sig. Strengthening Mixture Infusion
two tablespfulls, three or four times in the 24 hours
particularly a Dose at bedtime & in the Course of the
night. –––– N.B. Si apud vos præsto fuerit vel Tinctura
e kino vel Tinctura terr. Japon. alterutrius ℥ſs infuso
super præscripto loco confect. Japon. addi vellem
Notes:
1: Now Document 4514 associated with this Case.
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