The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5985] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mrs Sloane (Patient) / 3 March 1776 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Mrs Sloane'. Her ailment 'proceeds from her fall from her horse'.
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Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 5985 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/6/95 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Outgoing |
Date | 3 March 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 Mrs Sloane'. Her ailment 'proceeds from her fall from her horse'. |
Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
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Cases that this document belongs to:
Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
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[Case ID:437] |
Case of Mrs Sloane whose complaints date back to a fall from a horse. |
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People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:573] | Patient | Mrs Sloane |
[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 |
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Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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For Mrs Sloane
Ailment proceeds from her fall from her horse. Nothing of gravel
By the fall the Bladder has recievd a shock, hence inflammation
& the suppuration. From her urine the ulcer seems much but
not entirely mended, & while it continus, will have strong [uri¬
ous?] pains ↑in pissing↑ & scalding after it. Difficult to cure after
lasting so long. Nature has done something & may be aided
to do more & the complaint may be much alleviated by avoiding all irri¬
tation. Few internal medicines of service but one, which is safe
& has sometimes been useful below the Infusion ordered below
must continue it for some weeks before [despairing?]
Avoid costiveness & employ a medicine if necessary. but not aloes
or other acrid purgative but a laxatative out of grains of Flowers of sulphur
Cream of Tartar Lenitive Electuary castor oil or if some sharper be necessary
use the [Pills?] & Jalopp compound according to the Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia last edition [{illeg} long to ge¬
this?] the Cream of Tartar & with Jalopp
Diet. avoid salted and highseasoned things. A little flesh
or fish every day but with a good deal of vegetables & if milk be
easily digested; frequently to [tea?] milk meats.
Take much drink, but of the mildest & watery kinds,
avoiding all malt liquors wine or spirits.
Avoid bodily fatigue, & much s walking. May go on horse
back at a step or in a carriage on smooth roads & go gently.
Take three drachms of Uva Ursi leaves, one drachm of sweet fennel seeds [corrtus.?] and a pound and a half of boiling water. Let it digest for 24 hours and strain. Label: Healing Infusion, half a gill twice a day.
Diplomatic Text
For Mrs Sloane
Ailmt proceeds from her fall from her horse. Nothing of gravel
By the fall the Bladder has recievd a shock, hence inflamma
& ye suppuration. From her urine the ulcer seems much but
not entirely mended, & while it continus, will have strong [uri¬
ous?] pains ↑in pissing↑ & scalding after it. Difficult to cure after
lasting so long. Nature has done something & may be aided
to do more & the compt m. b. mc alleviated by avoidg all irri¬
tation. Few intern meds. of service but one, wc is safe
& has sometimes been useful below ye Infus. ord. below
must cont. it for some weeks before [despairg?]
Avoid costive. & employ a med if necessary. but not aloes
or other acrid purgative but a laxat. ex. gr. Fl. Sulph.
Cr. Tart. Lenit. Elect. Cast. oil. or if some sharper be necessary
use the [P.?] & Jalopp comp. Ph. Ed. ult. ed. [{illeg} long to ge¬
this?] ye Cr. Tart. & wt Jal.
Diet. avoid salted and highseasoned things. A little flesh
or fish every day but with a good deal of veget. & if milk be
easily digestd; frequently to [tea?] milk meats.
Take much drink, but of ye mildest & watery kinds,
avoidg all malt liquors wine or spirits.
Avoid bodily fatigue, & much s walking. May go on horse
back at a step or in a carriage on smooth roads & go gently.
℞ Fol. uv. urs ʒiij sem. foenic. dulc. corrtus. ʒj
Aq. bull. lbiſs Digere h.24 & cola
Signa Healing Infusion, half a gill twice a day.
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