The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:71] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Major Agnew (Patient) / 30 July 1769 / (Outgoing)
Reply for Major Agnew, a patient with dropsy, dietary advice with 2 diuretic recipes.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 71 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/1/66 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 30 July 1769 |
| 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 | Reply for Major Agnew, a patient with dropsy, dietary advice with 2 diuretic recipes. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:33] |
Case of Major Agnew, diagnosed with dropsy. |
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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:10] | Patient | Major Agnew |
| [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 |
| Destination of Letter | North-East | England | Europe | inferred |
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For Major Agnew
Dropsy.
1. Let him take one of the Diuretic Pills every night and
morning washing them down with two table spoonfulls of the Diu¬
retic mixture
If these Doses neither Disturb the Stomach nor
move his Belly let him take two Pills for a Dose with the
same quantity of mixture
2. Let him continue his Excercise every Day the Length
of fifteen or twenty measured miles
3. Let his Diet at Dinner be a bit of roasted meat of any
kind he likes best Avoiding Fish of all kinds he must also avoid
all kinds of Broth. He may take pudding of any kind & moderatly
of any garden things that are in Season.
At Supper he should take no meat but an Egg with
a Little garden stuff as Spinage Peas or Artichoke & sometimes
boiled barley or Rice with Currants or Raisins
At Breakfast he may a Caudle or Gruel with a bit
of toasted Bread neither Coffee or tea are proper for him
For drink at Meals he should take Sherry and Water
but the Less the Better. All kinds of Malt Liquor are improper
The best wine for him is Hock or other good Rhenish. Of this he
may take a muchkin every Day at Dinner and half as much at
Supper. Red Port is not so proper for him but if Likes it much
better he may have it but should not take it in the same quan¬
tity.
4. Let his legs be gently rubbed with a Dry flannel
every morning before he comes out of Bed
1769
Take ten grains of powdered dried Squill root, one scruple of powdered Jallop, half a drachm of powdered Millipedes, two scruples of Spanish soap, and enough Common Syrup as to make a mass to be divided into five individual pills of a grain each. Label: Diuretic Pills.
Take one ounce of Salts of Tartar, one and a half ounces of lemon juice or as enough suffices, three ounces of rosewater and an ounce each of Cinnamon and Balsamic Syrup, and an ounce a drachm of Sweet Spirits of Nitre. Mix. Label: Diuretic Mixture.
Diplomatic Text
For Major Agnew
Dropsy.
1. Let him take one of the Diuretic Pills every night and
morning washing them down with two table spoonfulls of the Diu¬
retic mixture
If these Doses neither Disturb the Stomach nor
move his Belly let him take two Pills for a Dose with the
same quantity of mixture
2. Let him continue his Excercise every Day the Length
of fifteen or twenty measured miles
3. Let his Diet at Dinner be a bit of roasted meat of any
kind he likes best Avoiding Fish of all kinds he must also avoid
all kinds of Broth. He may take pudding of any kind & moderatly
of any garden things that are in Season.
At Supper he should take no meat but an Egg with
a Little garden stuff as Spinage Peas or Artichoke & sometimes
boiled barley or Rice with Currants or Raisins
At Breakfast he may a Caudle or Gruel with a bit
of toasted Bread neither Coffee or tea are proper for him
For drink at Meals he should take Sherry and Water
but the Less the Better. All kinds of Malt Liquor are improper
The best wine for him is Hock or other good Rhenish. Of this he
may take a muchkin every Day at Dinner and half as much at
Supper. Red Port is not so proper for him but if Likes it much
better he may have it but should not take it in the same quan¬
tity.
4. Let his legs be gently rubbed with a Dry flannel
every morning before he comes out of Bed
1769
℞ Rad. Scill. Sicc. pulv. gr x. – Jalapp: pulv. ℈i. Milliped.
pulv. ʒſs. Sapon Hispan. ℈ii Syr. commun. q.s. ut. f. massa dividenda
in pil sing. gr. v. Signa Diuretic Pills.
℞ Sal. Tartar. ʒi. Succ. Limon: ℥iſs vel q: s. Aq. Rosar. ℥iii
Cinnam. [s v.?] Syr. Balsam @ ℥i Spt Nitr. dulc. ℥i ʒi ℳ. Sig. Diur. Mixture.
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