The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1041] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mrs Schaw (Shaw) (Patient) / 19 October 1780 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Mrs Schaw'
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 1041 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/13/95 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Outgoing |
Date | 19 October 1780 |
Annotation | None |
Type | Authorial original |
Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
Autopsy | No |
Recipe | Yes |
Regimen | No |
Letter of Introduction | No |
Case Note | No |
Summary | Reply 'For Mrs Schaw' |
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:768] |
Case of Mrs Schaw (Shaw) who has an asthma. |
9 |
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:512] | Patient | Mrs Schaw (Shaw) |
[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 |
Destination of Letter | Newcastle upon Tyne | North-East | England | Europe | inferred |
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For Mrs Schaw
I consider Mrs Schaws Ailments as of the same
nature with those she formerly laboured under only that
they are now in a much slighter degree & more free
from Asthma than formerly –
However, I think it advisable to treat them
in every respect, as if they were more considerable
& at lest to take every precaution against their be¬
coming so.
For this purpose as soon as she is settled
a day or two at home let her be blooded
in the arm to
Eight Ounces –––
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In a day or two after that let her take a gentle vomit
of ten or fifteen grains of Ipecacuanha -
Next day let her apply a Blister of midling
size between her Shoulders to be healed up in Course
without turning any part of it into a perpetual
blister
In a day or two after the blistering she is
to begin the use of the Electuary as now ordered on
the other Page washing down each dose with two
table spoonfuls of the Aperient mixture as it is
now also ordered on the other page. I don't say
exactly how often the doses of these medicines are
to be taken, for that must be determined by their
effects which should be to promote urine and to
keep the Belly constantly open without any
large purging –––
I hope there will not now be frequent
occasion for the quieting Draughts formerly ordered
but they may still be occasionally employed in
case of restless nights
from frequent Coughing
or in case of any considerable purging from
the Aperient Electuary.
I have nothing to add to my former direc¬
tions concerning diet, but must repeat, that
her diet should at present be both light
& sparing particularly at Supper &
let her
liquid food & drink be in as moderate a
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quantity as possible. I should be very willing to
repeat my former advice for a Journey, but the
Season does not easily admitt of it, but she
should still take as much exercise as the weather
will any ways admitt of.
Take an ounce of Crystal Tartar, two ounces of Pulverised compounded jalap, a drachm of powdered salts of nitre and half-a-drachm of nutmeg shavings, six drachms of lenitive Electuary and sufficient simple syrup to make into a soft Electuary. Label: Aperient Electuary a tea spoonful or two to be taken several times a day washing down each Dose with two table spoonfuls of the following
Take six ounces of Rose Water, and one and a half ounces each of simple Cinnamon Water and Peppermint Water; two ounces of Oxymel of Scilla, half an ounce of Syrup of Crocus made according to the Edinburgh Pharmacopia and half-an-ounce of Diueretic Salts. Mix. Label: Aperient mixture to be taken as above.
For Mrs Clarke see p. 101 - and Mrs Mac:
Kessock & Mr Kennedy of Londonderry p. 102.
Diplomatic Text
For Mrs Schaw
I consider Mrs Schaws Ailments as of the same
nature with those she formerly laboured under only that
they are now in a much slighter degree & more free
from Asthma than formerly –
However, I think it advisable to treat them
in every respect, as if they were more considerable
& at lest to take every precaution against their be¬
coming so.
For this purpose as soon as she is settled
a day or two at home let her be blooded
in the arm to
Eight Ounces –––
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In a day or two after that let her take a gentle vomit
of ten or fifteen grains of Ipecacuanha -
Next day let her apply a Blister of midling
size between her Shoulders to be healed up in Course
without turning any part of it into a perpetual
blister
In a day or two after the blistering she is
to begin the use of the Electuary as now ordered on
the other Page washing down each dose with two
table spoonfuls of the Aperient mixture as it is
now also ordered on the other page. I don't say
exactly how often the doses of these medicines are
to be taken, for that must be determined by their
effects which should be to promote urine and to
keep the Belly constantly open without any
large purging –––
I hope there will not now be frequent
occasion for the quieting Draughts formerly ordered
but they may still be occasionally employed in
case of restless nights
from frequent Coughing
or in case of any considerable purging from
the Aperient Electuary.
I have nothing to add to my former direc¬
tions concerning diet, but must repeat, that
her diet should at present be both light
& sparing particularly at Supper &
let her
liquid food & drink be in as moderate a
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quantity as possible. I should be very willing to
repeat my former advice for a Journey, but the
Season does not easily admitt of it, but she
should still take as much exercise as the weather
will any ways admitt of.
℞ Crystal Tartar
℥i Pulv. e jalap comp ʒij
Sal nitr,
pulv. ʒi nuc. moschat ras. ℥ſs
Elect. lenitiv. ʒvi Syr. Simpl. q.s. ut fiat
Electuarium lenue.
Sig. Aperient Electuary a tea spoonful or two to be
taken several times a day washing down each
Dose with two table spoonfuls of the following
℞ Aq. rosar. ℥vi
↑aq.↑ cinnam. simpl.
Aq. menth. pip. @℥iſs
Ox. scillitic ℥ij Syr. colchic. Ph. Ed. ℥ſs Sal diuretic
M. Sig. Aperient mixture to be taken as above
For Mrs Clarke see p. 101 - and Mrs Mac:
Kessock & Mr Kennedy of Londonderry p. 102.
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