The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3711] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr Maclean (Patient) / 12 March 1776 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'Mr Maclean', signed 'Willie Cullen'.
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 3711 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/4/36 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Outgoing |
Date | 12 March 1776 |
Annotation | None |
Type | Authorial original |
Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
Autopsy | No |
Recipe | Yes |
Regimen | Yes |
Letter of Introduction | No |
Case Note | No |
Summary | Reply, 'Mr Maclean', signed 'Willie Cullen'. |
Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
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[Case ID:2550] |
Regime for Mr Maclean. |
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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:1726] | Patient | Mr Maclean |
[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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Mr Maclean
Weakness of stomach -- {illeg} producing not only indigestion but
also langour & dejection to the Nervous System
Having become on gradually must be so carried off by pains &c.
1. a proper regimen
At dinner always some solid animal food but prefer the
lighter -- & the heavy entirely avoid. Be moderate in quantity
& keep a light stomach. & when {illeg}, never eat meat
alone, but fill up with broth & pudding Liquid food will
not agree with him, & therefore no broths of grain or vegetable
& if of some kind it must be plain soup, not very weak
& in moderate quantity
Avoid most part of vegetable as acescent., but they are
good for the blood & he will bear them better in summer
& therefore he may take them in moderation upon their
first coming in, when young and tender. May gulp up the
lighter fish, but not often. Mustard pretty freely but
of spiceries moderately, & avoid all pickles.
Light & moderate suppers. No indian tea or coffee
at breakfast but may take neat chocolate Cocoa Tea or
tea from {illeg} with a little cinnamon, & dry toast or a little
butter but avoid all sweet as jelly, Marmalade or
Honey ---
If digestible may take milk with bread or grain at
either breakfast or supper --
For ordinary drink, plain toast water. No malt
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liquors by {illeg} & choose his wine with care. Must
decline Hock, avoid claret or other french &c. Madeira
Red Port or other pretty strong Spanish or Portuguese wines, but
very moderately & generally diluted with water. Keep in
this side of heat or intoxication ----
In case of acescence or flatulence no wine may agree --
yet he should have some strong drink because used to it
& so may take rum or brandy & water. but avoid
this as long as he can bear wine. When he takes spirits
may take a little sugar, but damn the souring.
So much for Mr Diet.
Take gentle exercise & much fresh air walking p useful
but cannot safely be pushed far. In a carriage
good, especially in bad or doubtful weather but
going on horseback is the dandy. Airings of service
but a long journey best. Avoid sitting long at business
or keeping late hours & always avoid cold.
If he attend to it above, will need few medicines no apo¬
thecaries bill no no. At the same time may
take what are ordered below.
Take five grains of Red chalybeate prepared with powdered cinnamon and ten grains of white sugar. Mix and let fourteen pills be made. Strengthening powder one twice a day in a little Panade or currant jelly and given between 11 and 12am and 7pm. Label: [bene ferat ventric. quav.?] in the week of August a dose of five grains of steel and twenty grains of [donec?] Peruvian
Take half an ounce of powdered Peruvian Bark --- two drachms of crushed root of Colombo in two pounds of boiling water Dissolve and shake, after twelve hours, strain and add two ounces of aromatic Tincture Mix a Strengthening Infusion in a small cupfull, that is, four tablespoonfuls after every dose of the powders.
Diplomatic Text
Mr Maclean
Weakness of stomach -- {illeg} prod. not only indigest. but
also lang. & dejectn to ye N. Syst.
Having bcome on grad. must be so carried off by pains &c.
1. a proper regimen
At dinner always some solid an. food but prefer ye
lighter -- & ye heavy entirely avoid. Be moder in qty.
& keep a light stomach. & when {illeg}, never eat meat
alone, but fill up w broth & puddg. Liquid food will
not agree w him, & therefore no broths of grain or veget.
& if of some kind it must be plain soup, not very weak
& in moder. qty.
Avoid most pt of veget. as acescent., but they are
good for ye blood & he will bear ym better in summer
& therefore he may take them in moderat. upon their
first coming in, wn young and tender. May gulp up ye
lighter fish, but not often. Mustard pretty freely but
of spiceries moderately, & avoid all pickles.
Light & moder. suppers. No indian tea or coffee
at breakft. but may take neat chocol. Cocoa Tea or
tea from {illeg} w a little cinnamon, & dry toast or a little
butter but avoid all sweet as jelly, Marmalade or
Honey ---
If digestible may take milk w bread or grain at
either breakft. or supper --
For ordinary drink, plain toast water. No malt
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liquors by {illeg} & choose his wine with care. Must
decline Hock, avoid claret or other french &c. Madeira
Red Port or other pretty strong Spain. or Port. wines, but
very moderately & generally diluted w water. Keep in
this side of heat or intoxication ----
In case of acesc. or flatul. no wine may agree --
yet he should have some strong drink because used to it
& so may take rum or brandy & water. but avoid
this as long as he can bear wine. When he takes spirits
may take a little sugar, but damn the souring.
So much for Mr Diet.
Take gentle exerc. & mc fresh air walking p useful
but cannot safely be pushed far. In a carriage
good, especially in bad or doubtful weather but
going on horseback is the dandy. Airings of service
but a long journey best. Avoid sitting long at busin.
or keepg. late hours & always avoid cold.
If he attend to it above, will need few meds. no apo¬
thecaries bill no no. At the same time may
take what are ordd. below.
℞ Rub. chalyb. ppt. gr. V. Cinnam. puls. sacch.a.d. a gr. X
ℳ.f.P. & p.h:m.dos. XIV. - Strength. powd. one twice
a day in a little Panade or Currant Jelly. between 11 & 12pa.m.
& 7 p.m. Si bene ferat ventric. quav. septimana augt.
dos. rubig. gr. V. donec perven. gr. XX.
℞ P. cort. Peruv. ℥ſs -- rad. colomb. cont. ʒij Aq. ferv. ibij
Digere, subride agitan h.12 dein pch. cola & adde Tt. aromat. ℥ij
ℳ. Strenthg. Infus. a smallcupf. I.e. 4 tablespoonf. after every
dose of ye powders.
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