The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:78] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr Foster (Patient) / 10 September 1769 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Mr Foster', with advice on diet, exercise and a recipe for laxative pills {Vol. 1, p.82].
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 78 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/1/73 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 10 September 1769 |
| 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 Mr Foster', with advice on diet, exercise and a recipe for laxative pills {Vol. 1, p.82]. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:264] |
Case of Mr Foster who is prescribed a regimen and laxative pills for his weak constitution. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:878] | Patient | Mr Foster |
| [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 Foster
Mr Fosters Ailments depend upon his Constitution & he
can only be relieved by a constant attention to a proper Regimen.
In Diet he must avoid too much Vegetables & particularly Fruit
& all kinds of Acid. –– He must take animal food for his ordi¬
nary fare but must take care to keep his stomach always light avoid the
more heavy meats & never make a full meal. –– His ordinary
drink should be wine & water. He must avoid all kind of Malt
liquors except a little good Porter in which however he should not go far.
He should be very temparate in strong Drink & the safest he
can take is a little Red Port or Madeira. –– If he takes Punch
it ought to be weak & without sowring. –– Tea and Coffee are
both very bad for him and he should make his breakfast of
weak chocolate or Cocoa Tea. –– He should take no
meat at Supper & the best for him will be some kind of milk
meat. –– He should use a good deal of Exercise. Even
walking is good for him but he should never be heated by it
Riding is better for him & he should be much in the fresh Air
He should be as regular as possible in his hours of
eating & sleeping & should always be very attentive in guarding
against Cold. –– To remove the present complaint of
his stomach & to keep his belly regular he should use the pills
prescribed below. He may take one, two, or three for a dose at
bedtime that is, so much as to keep his belly regular but not
so much as to purge.
Take a drachm of Socotrine Aloes, half an ounce each of Gum Guaiacum and Gentian Extract, a scruple of Vitriolated Tartar and enough Orange syrup and peel as to make a mass from which are made four pills of a scruple each. Label: Stomachic Laxative Pills.
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Foster
Mr Fosters Ailments depend upon his Constitution & he
can only be relieved by a constant attention to a proper Regimen.
In Diet he must avoid too much Vegetables & particularly Fruit
& all kinds of Acid. –– He must take animal food for his ordi¬
nary fare but must take care to keep his stomach always light avoid the
more heavy meats & never make a full meal. –– His ordinary
drink should be wine & water. He must avoid all kind of Malt
liquors except a little good Porter in which however he should not go far.
He should be very temparate in strong Drink & the safest he
can take is a little Red Port or Madeira. –– If he takes Punch
it ought to be weak & without sowring. –– Tea and Coffee are
both very bad for him and he should make his breakfast of
weak chocolate or Cocoa Tea. –– He should take no
meat at Supper & the best for him will be some kind of milk
meat. –– He should use a good deal of Exercise. Even
walking is good for him but he should never be heated by it
Riding is better for him & he should be much in the fresh Air
He should be as regular as possible in his hours of
eating & sleeping & should always be very attentive in guarding
against Cold. –– To remove the present complaint of
his stomach & to keep his belly regular he should use the pills
prescribed below. He may take one, two, or three for a dose at
bedtime that is, so much as to keep his belly regular but not
so much as to purge.
℞ Aloes Soccotorin ʒi
G. Guajac.
Extr. Gentian @ ℥ſs
Tartar vitriolat. ℈i
Syr. & cortice Aurant. q. s. ut f. massa ex
cujus Singulis Scrupulis formentur pil IV.
Signa Stomachic Laxative Pills.
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