The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4578] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr MacDuff (Patient) / 16 February 1780 / (Outgoing)
Reply headed 'For Mr Macduff'. Cullen provides prescription to help Mr MacDuff's digestive problems.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4578 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/12/145 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 16 February 1780 |
| 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 'For Mr Macduff'. Cullen provides prescription to help Mr MacDuff's digestive problems. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:2166] |
Case of Mr McDuff who has a propensity for concealing his complaints. |
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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:3759] | Patient | Mr MacDuff |
| [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 Mr Macduff
Ailments depend upon loss of tone of intestines; whence
his costiveness with flatulence & pains.
To support the action of the intestines I know nothing
more promising than Gum Guaiac, prescribed below.
When he goes two or three days without a stool he
should take either the Laxative Electuary or Oil -
At breakfast cocoa tea with bread & butter.
At dinner a little plain soup & plain meat. He
must avoid Broth with barley roots or greens. He must
avoid all roots & greens except potatoes. He may
take after his meat plain bread pudding or pancake
but not plumb pudding. At supper an egg or milk meat
the milk being fresh from the cow & diluted with
water gruel &c.
Ordinary drink plain water with a little spirits.
No fermented liquors; but good Porter diluted with
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two parts of water for his draught at dinner; & he
may sometimes with or without water take a glass or
two of very good Madeira Red port or even very good
sherry; but with great caution & moderation.
Avoid too much application to business & take
fresh air & gentle exercise; but avoid fatigue
& riding in the night time.
Avoid cold. Warm shoes & stockings & upon
all occasions keep his feet warm.
Take two drachms each of Gum Guaiacum and Crystal Tartar rub together carefully, grind in to a powder, add one and a half ounces Mucilage gum Arabic to thicken, rub together well again so as to mix well, gradually pour one ounce of simple syrup, two ounces each of Elixir Salutis and simple cinnamon water, and three ounces of rose, mix. Label: Aperient Solution a table spoonful every night & morning shaking the phial very well before pouring it out.
Take two ounces of Russian Castor and one ounce of Elixir Salutis, mix. Label: Laxative oil a table spoonful or two in the morning shaking &ccc.
Take two ounces of Crystal Tartar and two drachms powdered jallop, half a drachm of lenitive Electuary a sufficient quantity of simple syrup so as to thin the electuary. Label: Laxative Electuary a teaspoonful every half hour for two or three times in the morning.
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Macduff
Ailments depend upon loss of tone of intestines; whence
his costiveness with flatulence & pains.
To support the action of the intestines I know nothing
more promising than Gum Guaiac, prescribed below.
When he goes two or three days without a stool he
should take either the Laxative Electuary or Oil -
At breakfast cocoa tea with bread & butter.
At dinner a little plain soup & plain meat. He
must avoid Broth with barley roots or greens. He must
avoid all roots & greens except potatoes. He may
take after his meat plain bread pudding or pancake
but not plumb pudding. At supper an egg or milk meat
the milk being fresh from the cow & diluted with
water gruel &c.
Ordinary drink plain water with a little spirits.
No fermented liquors; but good Porter diluted with
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two parts of water for his draught at dinner; & he
may sometimes with or without water take a glass or
two of very good Madeira Red port or even very good
sherry; but with great caution & moderation.
Avoid too much application to business & take
fresh air & gentle exercise; but avoid fatigue
& riding in the night time.
Avoid cold. Warm shoes & stockings & upon
all occasions keep his feet warm.
℞ Gumm. guaic. Cryst. Tart. @ ʒij Terito simul
diligenter in pulv. terrem in adde Muc. g. Arab. crass
℥iſs Terito iterum probe ut bene misceantr d. paulation
affunde syr. simple ℥i Elix. salut. Aq. cinnamon
simpl. @ ℥ij - rosar ℥iij ℳ S. Aperient Solution
a table spoonful every night & morning shaking the
phial very well before pouring it out.
℞ Ol. ricin ℥ij Elix salut ℥i ℳ S. Laxat oil
a table spoonful or two in the morning shaking &ccc.
℞ Cryst. Tart. ℥ij Pulv. e jal. comp. ʒij Elect. lenit ℥ſs
Syr. simple q.s. uls. E. tenue. S. Lax Elect, a
teasp:ful every half hour for two or three times in the
morning
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