The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3799] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mrs Davies (Patient) / 16 April 1776 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'Mrs Davies'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 3799 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/7/20 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 16 April 1776 |
| 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, 'Mrs Davies' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:828] |
Case of Mrs Davies who has stomach and bowel complaints which Cullen believes are from the gout turned inwards. |
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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:2425] | Patient | Mrs Davies |
| [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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Mrs Davies
Compts owing to a weakness of Stomach & tho much
mended, liable to return to prevent which I advise the following
Diet. Dinner ought to be of a solid kind but of the light¬
est plainly dressed & take of one kind only -- the lighter
kinds of fish sometimes --- {illeg} Meal to be filled up with
bread, pudding &c. Garden things sparingly, but when
young & tender if she digests them well they may be of
service to her health. ---
Drink water -- no malt liquor. if plain water does
not sit well on her stomach she may put into it a little
Madera red Port or very good Sherry --- If wines sour upon
her Stomach, she may try a small proportion of Spirits
with the water -- If she find she can agree with it
a glass of wine or two after dinner may do her Service
& it should be of some of the Strongest such as I have
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mentioned & it is better to take these dilute &
with water then any of the weaker bodied wines.
But if these wines sour on her Stomach or occasion flatu¬
lency she may take a little Punch without
Souring--
Supper, very light, if milk agrees with her
it is the best ---
If she can drink Green or Bohea tea very weak
she may take them to breakfast, but if not
Cocoa tea or a weak Chocolate better for her
& if she have any thing thinner than these she
may take Balm or Rosemary Tea and
joined to her tea dry toast & a little butter -
Exercise very necessary in a Carriage & a long
journey of some length several times during Spring
Summer & Autumn will be of much Service -
All this I hope will prevent the return of
Mrs Do complaints but if they should return I have
subjoined a prescription which I hopeew hope will contribute
to remove them ---
Take powdered red Columbo prepare steel add five grains of each ten grain of powdered Cinnamon Mix and make powder and let there be made twelve doses. Label Stomachic powders. One twice a day in a little Currant Jelly washing it down with a small cupfull of the following Infusion Take powdered half an ounce ofPeruvian Bark. in iron five either [marm.?] [blend?]half with a little water every hour then gradually pour spring water add 1 pound Put back into the bowl and soak then for 12 hours add two ounces tincture of Peruvian Bark and [porch.?] strain Label Stomachic Infusion
Diplomatic Text
Mrs Davies
Compts owing to a weakness of Stomach & tho much
mended, liable to return to prevent which I advise the following
Diet. Dinner ought to be of a solid kind but of the light¬
est plainly dressed & take of one kind only -- the lighter
kinds of fish sometimes --- {illeg} Meal to be filled up with
bread, pudding &c. Garden things sparingly, but when
young & tender if she digests them well they may be of
service to her health. ---
Drink water -- no malt liquor. if plain water does
not sit well on her stomach she may put into it a little
Madera red Port or very good Sherry --- If wines sour upon
her Stomach, she may try a small proportion of Spirits
with the water -- If she find she can agree with it
a glass of wine or two after dinner may do her Service
& it should be of some of the Strongest such as I have
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mentioned & it is better to take these dilute &
with water then any of the weaker bodied wines.
But if these wines sour on her Stomach or occasion flatu¬
lency she may take a little Punch without
Souring--
Supper, very light, if milk agrees with her
it is the best ---
If she can drink Green or B tea very weak
she may take them to breakfast, but if not
Cocoa tea or a weak Chocolate better for her
& if she have any thing thinner than these she
may take Balm or Rosemary Tea and
joined to her tea dry toast & a little butter -
Exercise very necessary in a Carriage & a long
journey of some length several times during Spring
Summer & Autumn will be of much Service -
All this I hope will prevent the return of
Mrs Do compts. but if they should return I have
subjoined a prescription wc I hopeew hope will contribute
to remove them ---
℞ Pulv. rad. Colomb. Rubig. ferr. pptt. ad gr V @
Cinnam. pulv. gr X ℳ/ f. Pulv. et. f. h.m. dos. NoXII
S. Stom. Powdrs. One. twice a day in a little Currant Jelly
washing it down with a small cupfull of the following
Infusion ℞ Pulv. C. Peruv. ℥ſs. In mart. v. vel marm. [lento?]
cum paux. [aquae?] per horam 1/2 dein affunde paulution
Aq. font. ad. lbi Reponatur in Phiala et macera horas 12 dein
adde Tinct. Cort. preuv. ℥ii et [porch.?] cola. S. Stom. Infusion
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