The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:127] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: James Wilson (Willson) / Regarding: Mrs Wilson (Willson) (Patient) / 30 April 1781 / (Outgoing)
Reply giving numbered directions for treating Mrs Wilson's rheumatism.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 127 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/14/14 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 30 April 1781 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine copy |
| Enclosure(s) | Enclosure(s) present |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | Yes |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply giving numbered directions for treating Mrs Wilson's rheumatism. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1338] |
Case of Mrs Wilson [Willson] who has rheumatism and then a possible kidney condition. |
4 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3178] | Addressee | James Wilson (Willson) |
| [PERS ID:88] | Patient | Mrs Wilson (Willson) |
| [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 | Coupar Angus | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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For Mrs Wilson
I consider her ailment as of the rheumatic kind, ↑and↑ as it has
already continued long it cannot be suddenly removed but I hope a
little time and pains may remove it entirely. For this purpose I
propose the following measures.
1. Let her take a table spoonfull of the diaphoretic mixture pre¬
scribed on the paper apart every night at bedtime. This will keep
her belly regular but it should not purge her and if it does this
she must take but half a spoonfull for a dose. On the other hand
id this a single spoonfull does not keep her belly regular she
should make the dose a spoonfull and half or two spoonfulls.
2. Twice a week she may let alone the mixture altogether and
in place of it take the aperient draught ordered also on the pa¬
per apart. Tho this draught should make her a little sick
in the morning after, she should not therefore avoid it.
3. Every morning before she rises she should have all her
limbs that is her arms from the Shoulders and her thighs &
legs from her haunches very well rubbed by a fleshbrush. The
rubbing may be gentle but on every part long continued.
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It will be of the greatest service to Mrs Wilson if she can
be set on a pad behind a man and ride for two or three hours in
the forenoon. an This she should do every day that is tolerably
fair & if it agrees with her as I expect it will she should, now the
days are long, ride also for an hour or two in the afternoon.
5. For the most part of Summer or at least till her complaints
are removed let her take entirely to a diet of milk, grain &
garden things.
Edinburgh 30th April
1781
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For Mrs Wilson
Take two drachms each of gum guajacum and very hard white sugar. Crush into thin powder then add an ounce and a half of thick gum Arabic. Crush well again and little by little add three ounces each of simple cinnamon water peppermint water, an ounce of Spirit of cinnamon, four grams of tartar emetic. Mix and label: Diaphoretic Mixture a tablespoonful to be taken every night at bedtime shaking the glass always very well before pouring it out.
Take an ounce of rose water, two drachms of syrup of diacodium, twenty drops of Laudanum, 1/4 of a gram of emetic tartar. Mix and label: Aperient draught to be taken twice a week at going to bed.
30th April
1781
Diplomatic Text
For Mrs Wilson
I consider her ailment as of the rheumatic kind, ↑and↑ as it has
already continued long it cannot be suddenly removed but I hope a
little time and pains may remove it entirely. For this purpose I
propose the following measures.
1. Let her take a table spoonfull of the diaphoretic mixture pre¬
scribed on the paper apart every night at bedtime. This will keep
her belly regular but it should not purge her and if it does this
she must take but half a spoonfull for a dose. On the other hand
id this a single spoonfull does not keep her belly regular she
should make the dose a spoonfull and half or two spoonfulls.
2. Twice a week she may let alone the mixture altogether and
in place of it take the aperient draught ordered also on the pa¬
per apart. Tho this draught should make her a little sick
in the morning after, she should not therefore avoid it.
3. Every morning before she rises she should have all her
limbs that is her arms from the Shoulders and her thighs &
legs from her haunches very well rubbed by a fleshbrush. The
rubbing may be gentle but on every part long continued.
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It will be of the greatest service to Mrs Wilson if she can
be set on a pad behind a man and ride for two or three hours in
the forenoon. an This she should do every day that is tolerably
fair & if it agrees with her as I expect it will she should, now the
days are long, ride also for an hour or two in the afternoon.
5. For the most part of Summer or at least till her complaints
are removed let her take entirely to a diet of milk, grain &
garden things.
Edinr. 30th April
1781
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For Mrs Wilson
℞ Gum guajac.
Sacchar. alb. duriss. @ Ʒij
Terito in pulverem tenuem et adde
Mucilag. G. Arabic. crass ℥jβ
Terito iterum probe et paulatim affunde
Aq. cinnam. simpl.
-- menth. piper @ ℥iij
-- cinnam. Spir. ℥j
Tartar. emetic. gr. iv
ℳ Signa Diaphoretic Mixture a tablespoonfull to
taken every night at bedtime shaking the glass always very
well before pouring it out
℞ Aq. rosar. ℥j
Syr. diacod. Ʒij
Tinct. Thebaic. gutt. xx
Tartar. emetic. gr. 1/4
ℳ. Sig. Aperient draught to be taken twice a week at going
to bed.
30th April
1781
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