The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4234] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr Lidderdale (Patient) / 20 March 1778 / (Outgoing)
Reply headed 'For Mr Lidderdale'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4234 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/10/91 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 20 March 1778 |
| 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 headed 'For Mr Lidderdale'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1041] |
Case of Mr Lidderdale whose disorder is thought to be his kidneys or the neck of his bladder. |
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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:2339] | Patient | Mr Lidderdale |
| [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 | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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For Mr Lidderdale
The Disease is in his kidnies & perhaps the neck of
his Bladder, probably
1. Must use very moderate Exercise
2. Diet - not a full Diet of animal food, nor without it
be proper entirely a Vegetable Diet -
Drink.- the strictest temperance- A little Madeira
or a go- or Sherry with a good deal of Water is all that
can be allowed. ----
For Mr L.
Take one ounce of Gum Arabic, three ounces of Spring water Dissolve and strain add one ounce of Balsam syrup two drachms of Sweet spirit of nitre two scruples of Saltpetre. Mix. Label: Emollient Solution. A tablespoon in a large glass full of water several times a day.
Take half a drachm of Camphor, an ounce and a half of Saltpetre. After adding a drop of Rectified alcohol you will crush them together very well and add two drachms of Extract of Liquoricepreviously beaten to a pulp in a little water; let a mass to be divided into thirty pills be made. Label: Anodyne Pills. Take two at bedtime.
Take three-and-a-half ounces of Russian castor oil, and half-an-ounce of Jamaican Rum. Mix. Label: Laxative Oil, a tablespoonful or a little less in the morning, only when costiveness requires it, etc.
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Lidderdale
The Disease is in his kidnies & perhaps the neck of
his Bladder, probably
1. Must use very moderate Exercise
2. Diet - not a full Diet of animal food, nor wout it
be proper entirely a Vegetable Diet -
Drink.- the strictest temperance- A little Madeira
or a go- or Sherry with a good deal of Water is all that
can be allowed. ----
For Mr L.
℞ Gum. Aarab. ℥j Aq. fon. ℥iij Solve et cola adde Syr.
balsam. ℥j Spirt. nitr. dulc. ʒij Sal. nitr. ℈ij . ℳ. S. Emollient
Solution a table spoonfull in a large glassfull of water several
times a day.
℞ Camph. ʒſs. Sal. nitr. ʒiſs Adjecta Spirt. vin. rect. guttula
terito simul probe et adde Extr. Glycyrrhiz, prius cum
Aquæ pauxillo in pulpam contus ʒij et f. M. divid in pil. xxx
Sig. Anodyne Pills two h. S.
℞ Ol. ricin ℥iij ſs
Spirt. Sacch. Jamaic. ℥ſs.
ℳ. Sig. Laxative Oil, a table spoonfull or a little
less in the morning, only when costiveness requires it.
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