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The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[ID:4000] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: (Mr Baillie's physician or surgeon) / Regarding: Mr Robert Ligertwood (Patient), Mr Baillie (Patient) / 15 February 1777 / (Outgoing)

Reply 'For Mr Baillie'. In form of brief, rough notes for a regimen, with recipes for a 'Gouty Disposition affecting the Stomach and Bowels'. Cullen also refers back to recipes and advice supplied for Robert Ligertwood in Letter ID 3999.

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Metadata

FieldData
DOC ID 4000
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/8/112
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date15 February 1777
Annotation None
TypeScribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry)
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe Yes
Regimen Yes
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Reply 'For Mr Baillie'. In form of brief, rough notes for a regimen, with recipes for a 'Gouty Disposition affecting the Stomach and Bowels'. Cullen also refers back to recipes and advice supplied for Robert Ligertwood in Letter ID 3999.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:369]
Case of Robert Ligertwood who believes himself to have a 'nervous weakness'.
11
[Case ID:2286]
Case of Mr Baillie, who has a 'gouty diposition'.
1


People linked to this document

Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:1729]Addressee (Mr Baillie's physician or surgeon)
[PERS ID:92]PatientMr Robert Ligertwood
[PERS ID:1728]PatientMr Baillie
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:1729]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary (Mr Baillie's physician or surgeon)

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Place of Writing Cullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Destination of Letter Aberdeen East Highlands Scotland Europe inferred

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For Mr Baillie


A Gouty Disposition affecting the Stomach and Bowels


Strengthening the↑se↑ Internal parts the best means of determining the Gout
to the Extremities – The Medicines are Steel Powders & an Infusion
of Bark
. In case of Costiveness a Guaiac Pill --


In fits of Looseness such as he has been liable to, & attended with
Pain an Anodyne Mixture & the other Medicines must be intermitted
but the Looseness is not to be stopped too suddenly. -- Occasionally
a vomit
; but not often – With these Medicines a Regimen --


Avoid cold – Exercise – Diet light, but not a Vegetable
one – As the Bark & Steel will probably keep his belly open
the Guaiac Pill will probably be only needed in the intermissions




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For the Chalybeate Powders & Bark Infusion & management
of them see the former Advice for Ligertwood Esqr. 1

Take 2 drachms of Gum Guaiacum, and half a drachm each of Socotrine Aloes and Tartar Crystals. Rub together thoroughly then add a drachm of Gentian Extract and enough Gum Arabic paste as to make a mass to be divided into pills of 5 grains each. Label: Aperient Pills 2 or 3 at bedtime.

Take 3 ounces each of Peppermint Water and Simple Cinnamon Water, an ounce each of Tincture of Kino Extract and Poppyhead Syrup, and 80 drops of Thebaic Tincture. Label: Anodyne Mixture, two table spoonfulls two or three times a day where gripes or purging are troublesome. ----

Edinburgh 15th February 1777 --

Notes:

1: See Letter ID:3999.

Diplomatic Text

[Page 1]
For Mr Baillie


A Gouty Disposition affecting the Stomach and Bowels


Strengthening the↑se↑ Internal parts the best means of determining the Gout
to the Extremities – The Medicines are Steel Powders & an Infusion
of Bark
. In case of Costiveness a Guaiac Pill --


In fits of Looseness such as he has been liable to, & attended with
Pain an Anodyne Mixture & the other Meds must be intermitted
but the Looseness is not to be stopped too suddenly. -- Occasionally
a vomit
; but not often – With these Meds. a Regimen --


Avoid cold – Exercise – Diet light, but not a Vegetable
one – As the Bark & Steel will probably keep his belly open
the Guaiac Pill will probably be only needed in the intermissions




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For the Chalybeate Powders & Bark Infusion & management
of them see the former Advice for Ligertwood Esqr. 1


X ℞ Gum. Guaiac. ʒii Aloes. Socot. Cryst. Tart. @ ʒſs Terito
simul diligenter dein adde Extr. Gent. ʒi Muc. g. A. q. s. ut f
M. div. in pil sing. gr v S Aper Pills 2 or 3 h. S.


X ℞ Aq. menth. ppr. Aq. Cinn. Simpl. @ ℥iii Tinct. e kino. Syr.
diacod.
@ ℥i. Tinct. Theb, gutt LXXX. S. Anod. Mixture
two table spoonfulls two or three times a day where
gripes or purging are troublesome. ----

Edinr 15th Febry. 1777 --

Notes:

1: See Letter ID:3999.

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