The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:501] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: General Scott (Patient) / 22 November 1774 / (Outgoing)
Directions, in note-form for 'General Scott', with recipe for laxative pills. Although the mode of address changes from “you†to “his†it seems likely that this is a symptom of the method of summary and that General Scott is both patient and addressee. Case-book transcription which appears to be in Cullen's own hand.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 501 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/3/79 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 22 November 1774 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | Yes |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Directions, in note-form for 'General Scott', with recipe for laxative pills. Although the mode of address changes from “you†to “his†it seems likely that this is a symptom of the method of summary and that General Scott is both patient and addressee. Case-book transcription which appears to be in Cullen's own hand. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:463] |
Case of General Scott who is prescribed a laxative. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:263] | Patient | General Scott |
| [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 |
Normalized Text
General Scott
Decoction to be continued for two or three weeks at least. --
Hardly any other medicine necessary, except a Laxative for his belly.
Unless costiveness occurs no medicine to be used, but if it does and two days
passes without a stool, a gentle Laxative such as prescribed below
will suit your complaints
To Continue his usual temperance - frequent gentle exercise and
to guard against cold necessary --
The use of a flesh brush every morning particularly over the trunk
of the whole body --
Take a drachm each of Gum Guiaicum and white sugar. Rub well together into a paste, then add two scruples of Socoterine Aloes, once scruple of powdered Cardamom. Rub together again with a sufficient amount of a mucilage of Gum Arabic in order to make a mass to divide into pills of five grams each. Label: Laxative Pills two or three for a dose at bed time when occasion requires.
Diplomatic Text
General Scott
Decoction to be continued for two or three weeks at least. --
Hardly any other medicine necessary, except a Laxative for his belly.
Unless costiveness occurs no med.e to be used, but if it does and two days
passes without a stool, a gentle Laxative such as prescribed below
will suit your complaints
To Continue his usual temperance - frequent gentle exercise and
to guard against cold necessary --
The use of a flesh brush every morng. particularly over the trunk
of the whole body --
℞ Gum. guajac.
Sacch. alb. duriss @ ʒj
Terito simul probe dein adde
Aloes. Socotorin ℈ij
Cardamom. min. pulv. ℈j
Terito iterum probe et cum
Mucilag. G. Arabic. q.s.
fiat massa dividenda in pil sing gr v.
Signa Laxative Pills two or three for a dose at bed time when
occasion requires.
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