The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4550] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mrs Paterson (Patient) / 13 December 1779 / (Outgoing)
Reply headed 'For Mrs Paterson'. Annotation 'from pag.127', links to a related entry in the same casebook (ID: 4546), in which Cullen promised to send details of medicines in a subsequent letter as he is in a such to catch the post.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4550 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/12/117 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 13 December 1779 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply headed 'For Mrs Paterson'. Annotation 'from pag.127', links to a related entry in the same casebook (ID: 4546), in which Cullen promised to send details of medicines in a subsequent letter as he is in a such to catch the post. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1127] |
Case of Mrs Paterson whose shortness of breath, swollen legs and thirst are all taken as signs of dropsy. She later develops a 'nervous stomach'. |
5 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2762] | Patient | Mrs Paterson |
| [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 | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Kilmarnock | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
Normalized Text
For Mrs Paterson. from pag.127 1
Take five grains each of prepared Steel and powdered Cinnamon and pure white Sugar. Mix to form a powder and dose. No. 21. Label: Stomachic Powders.
Take three ounces each of pure cinnamon Water and pure peppermint Water, two ounces of Tincture of Peruvian bark and one ounce of aromatic Tincture. Label: Stomachic Tincture
Take one and a half ounces of Elixir Proprietas Vitriolicum and half and ounce of Tincture Thebaic. Label: Anodyne drops
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She is to take a powder once a day for a week & twice
a day for the week following. & after two weeks intermis¬
sion, take another course; & again after three weeks
intermission, a third Course. The powder is to be taken
in currant jelly or water berry for they cannot be taken
in a liquid; Wash down the dose with two table sp¬
fuls of the Tincture: The time for taking them is
between 12 & 1 a. m. ↑^ before dinner↑ & if a second is taken it may be
between 7 & 8 p. m.
The drops are to be taken 60 for a dose ↑^ on a bit of sugar↑ in case of
severe pain washing down with two spoonfuls of Pep¬
permint water & in case this does not relieve, a second
dose may be taken in an [hour as required?].
Notes:
1: Cross-reference appears to have been made by Cullen's assistant at time of entry in casebook. There is no recipe included in the related entry at Vol.12, p. 127.
Diplomatic Text
For Mrs Paterson. from pag.127 1
℞ Limat. M. ppt. Cinn. pulv. @ gr. V. Sacch. a. pur. gr. X
ℳ. f. pulv. et dos. No. 21.
S. Stomachic Powders
℞ Aq. cinn. simpl..--- menth. piper. @ ℥iij
Tinct. cort. Peruv. ℥ij --- aromat. ℥j ---
S. Stomachic Tincture.
℞ Elix. propriet. vitriol. ℥jſs T. Thebaic. ℥ſs.
S. Anodyne drops
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She is to take a powder once a day for a week & twice
a day for the week followg.. & after two weeks intermis¬
sion, take another course; & again after three weeks
intermission, a third Course. The powder is to be taken
in currant jelly or water berry for they cannot be taken
in a liquid; Wash down the dose with two table sp¬
fuls of the Tincture: The time for taking them is
between 12 & 1 a. m. ↑^ before dinner↑ & if a second is taken it may be
between 7 & 8 p. m.
The drops are to be taken 60 for a dose ↑^ on a bit of sugar↑ in case of
severe pain washing down with two spoonfuls of Pep¬
permint water & in case this does not relieve, a second
dose may be taken in an [hour as req.?].
Notes:
1: Cross-reference appears to have been made by Cullen's assistant at time of entry in casebook. There is no recipe included in the related entry at Vol.12, p. 127.
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