The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4121] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: (Possibly identical with ID 115 John Gilchrist) / Regarding: Mrs Riddell (Patient) / August? 1777? / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Mrs Riddell'. Advice and recipes for stomach problems.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4121 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/9/94 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | August? 1777? |
| 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 Riddell'. Advice and recipes for stomach problems. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:928] |
Case of Mrs Riddell who has a stomach disorder (tentative identification as being the same patient, but symptoms match). |
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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:2089] | Addressee | (Possibly identical with ID 115 John Gilchrist) |
| [PERS ID:2087] | Patient | Mrs Riddell |
| [PERS ID:2089] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | (Possibly identical with ID 115 John Gilchrist) |
| [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 | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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For Mrs Riddell
Ailments depending on a weakness of stomach &
are nothing uncommon nor dangerous
Let her take one of the Stomachic Powders ordered
on the paper below twice a day, one about an hour before
dinner & the other about 7 in the Evening, washing
each of them down with two table Spoonfulls of
the absorbent Mixture ordered on the same paper
The Powders may be taken in a little Brandy
& water or made into a Bolus with Syrup &
swallowed in a wafer.
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This Course is to be continued for a
fortnight & then interrupted & not renewed
again till some return of the disorder of
the stomach shall require it
If costiveness occurs take one or two of the Laxative Pills.
During the Course of these medicines fresh air &
frequent exercise in a Carriage very proper.
In Diet – at Dinner, light solid meat in
moderate quantity - Fish ever of the lightest kinds very
sparingly - Puddings very proper, & some of
the tenderest garden things but very sparingly.
Suppers very light if any Fruit with great
caution
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Take 10 grains of ground Colombo Root, and make in this way 28 doses. Label: Stomachic Powders.
Take 4 scruples of prepared Chalk, 2 drachms of Gum Arabic, a drachm of refined Sugar, 8 ounces of water, and half an ounce of Nutmeg water. Mix according to the art and label: Absorbent mixture.
Take a drachm each of Socotrine Aloes and Gentian extract, 15 grains of rubbed Polychrest Salts, and Simple Syrup.
Diplomatic Text
For Mrs Riddell
Ailments depending on a weakness of stomach &
are nothing uncommon nor dangerous
Let her take one of the Stomachic Powders ordered
on the paper below twice a day, one about an hour before
dinner & the other about 7 in the Evening, washing
each of them down with two table Spoonfulls of
the absorbent Mixture ordered on the same paper
The Powders may be taken in a little Brandy
& water or made into a Bolus with Syrup &
swallowed in a wafer.
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This Course is to be continued for a
fortnight & then interrupted & not renewed
again till some return of the disorder of
the stomach shall require it
If costiveness occurs take one or two of the Lax P.
During the Course of these meds. fresh air &
frequent exercise in a Carriage very proper.
In Diet – at Dinner, light solid meat in
moderate qty - Fish ever of the lightest kinds very
sparingly - Puddings very proper, & some of
the tenderest garden things but very sparingly.
Suppers very light if any Fruit with great
caution
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℞ Rad. colomb. pulv. gr x.
Fiant h. m. dos № xxviii
S. Stom. Powders.
x ℞ Cret. pptt. ℈iv
Gum Arabic ʒii
Sacchar. puriss ʒi
Aqua Aquæ ℥viii
Aq. nuc. Moschat. ℥ſs
ℳ. S. A. et S. Absorbent Mixture x
℞ Al. Socotorin
Extr. gentian @ ʒi
Sal polychryst. trit gr xv,
Syr. simpl.
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