The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4489] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Duke Buccleugh (Lord, Buccleuch) / Regarding: Duke Buccleugh (Lord, Buccleuch) (Patient) / 9 August 1779 / (Outgoing)
Reply headed 'To the Duke of Buccleugh' (i.e. Buccleuch), sending medicines for his biliousness with brief instructions on their management and diet, though Cullen is soon to attend him in person.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4489 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/12/56 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 9 August 1779 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply headed 'To the Duke of Buccleugh' (i.e. Buccleuch), sending medicines for his biliousness with brief instructions on their management and diet, though Cullen is soon to attend him in person. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1140] |
Case of the Duke of Buccleuch [Buccleugh] who in 1779 of prescribed a diaphoretic treatment for biliousness and in 1786 is advised over another stomach and intestinal disorder. |
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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:3508] | Addressee | Duke Buccleugh (Lord, Buccleuch) |
| [PERS ID:3508] | Patient | Duke Buccleugh (Lord, Buccleuch) |
| [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 |
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To the Duke of Buccleugh.
I have the honour to send along with this the
Mixture (↑Medicines↑) I mentioned to your Grace. This marked the Diaphoretic
Mixture & the dose proposed is a table spoonfull on going to bed
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at night and before breakfast in the morning The morning dose
is apt to give a little sickishness or squeamishness, and if this is
moderate & goes soon off it is a good effect, in so much that if it does
not affect the Stomach atall the dose must be increased to a spoonful
& even two spoonfulls. On the other hand if the sickness is any
thing considerable or durable, the dose must be diminished
or the morning dose laid aside altogether. The evening dose seldom
gives any sickness & therefore may be safely increased, after
taking it for some nights. This medicine requires no confine¬
ment tho it would be improper for a person taking it to be
exposed to much cold of which however there is little danger at ↑present↑. -
The taking of this medicine does not neither require much
change of diet, only it does not atall admit of much wine, but a
few glasses at each meal ar quite allowable. --
Tho the medicine does not require a particular diet, the bilous
disposition of the season & the other ailment which the medicine is intended
to remove require some attention to diet. Fish of any kind is to be
taken seldom and sparingly. Bacon Pork and all very fat meats
are to be avoided & all fried or baked meats are improper.
Vegetables of the lighter kind are to be taken in part but never
very largely & if colder kinds as Lettuce & Cucumber are to be abstain'd
from altogether. -- Fruit is to be taken very moderately. - For
ordinary drink wine & water is preferable to any malt liquor.
These are all the directions I can think of as necessary
at present but I shall soon have the honour of waiting
upon your Grace, and of supplying what may be omitted here.
1779
Diplomatic Text
To the Duke of Buccleugh.
I have the honour to send along with this the
Mixture (↑Medicines↑) I mentioned to your Grace. This marked the Diaphoretic
Mixture & the dose proposed is a table spoonfull on going to bed
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at night and before breakfast in the mornig. The morng dose
is apt to give a little sickishness or squeamishness, and if this is
moderate & goes soon off it is a good effect, in so much that if it does
not affect the Stomach atall the dose must be increased to a spoonful
& even two spoonfulls. On the other hand if the sickness is any
thing considerable or durable, the dose must be diminished
or the morng dose laid aside altogether. The eveng dose seldom
gives any sickness & therefore may be safely increased, after
taking it for some nights. This medicine requires no confine¬
ment tho it would be improper for a person taking it to be
exposed to much cold of which however there is little danger at ↑present↑. -
The taking of this medicine does not neither require much
change of diet, only it does not atall admit of much wine, but a
few glasses at each meal ar quite allowable. --
Tho the medicine does not require a particular diet, the bilous
disposition of the season & the other ailment wc ye medicine is intended
to remove require some attention to diet. Fish of any kind is to be
taken seldom and sparingly. Bacon Pork and all very fat meats
are to be avoided & all fried or baked meats are improper.
Vegetables of the lighter kind are to be taken in part but never
very largely & if colder kinds as Lettuce & Cucumber are to be abstain'd
from altogether. -- Fruit is to be taken very moderately. - For
ordinary drink wine & water is preferable to any malt liquor.
These are all the directions I can think of as necessary
at present but I shall soon have the honour of waiting
upon your Grace, and of supplying what may be omitted here.
1779
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