Cullen

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

 

Cupping

Cupping glass. Glass specially designed to adhere to the skin through the creation of a temporary vacuum (through the use of a lighted taper), which draws the blood to the surface of the skin.

Category: Treatments
Sub category: General

34 documents found with this item tagged. See below for the various ways that this item has been used in the the documents.



[DOC ID:5134] cupping on the temples on page (3)
[ID:5134] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Charles Keith / Regarding: Mr Benjamin Woodman (Patient) / 25 August 1785 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:1235] Cupp'd on page (1)
[ID:1235] From: William Borradaile / To: Dr Joseph Borradaile / Regarding: William Borradaile (Patient) / 24 January 1776 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1977] Cupping - on the abdomen on page (3)
[ID:1977] From: Mr Richard Walker / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Miss Hodgson (Hodgeson) (Patient) / 11 February 1781 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1977] Cupping her on page (4)
[ID:1977] From: Mr Richard Walker / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Miss Hodgson (Hodgeson) (Patient) / 11 February 1781 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2064] Cupping on page (2)
[ID:2064] From: Dr Joseph Borradaile / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr John Blair (Patient) / 17 September 1781 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1169] cupping on page (3)
[ID:1169] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Earl Thomas Kennedy (Lord Cassillis, 9th Earl of Cassillis, 4th Baronet of Culzean, 11th Lord Kennedy) (Patient) / 30 September 1775 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:2407] Cupping on page (2)
[ID:2407] From: Thomas Logan / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Macadam (of Grimmel) (Patient) / 22 February 1784 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:100] Cupping on page (3)
[ID:100] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr James Kenneth Saunders / Regarding: Mrs Innes (of Muiriefauld, Muiryfold) (Patient) / 12 July 1770 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:3690] Cupping on page (2)
[ID:3690] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Governor John Wood (of the Isle of Man) (Patient) / 23 March 1774 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:498] cupĀ¬ ping glass on page (2)
[ID:498] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Anonymous / Regarding: Mr William Leslie (Leslye) (Patient) / 11 July 1774 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:891] cupping on page (1)
[ID:891] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Patrick Scott / Regarding: Mr Mylred (Patient) / 17 March 1774 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:700] a dry Cupping on page (2)
[ID:700] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr James Parlane / Regarding: Reverend William Thom (of Govan) (Patient), Mrs Hunter (Patient) / 23 January 1783 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:5055] Cupping on page (3)
[ID:5055] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mrs Esther MacNeill (Campbell) (Campbell) / Regarding: Captain Duncan MacNeill (of Dunmore) (Patient) / 15? May? 1785? / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:1384] cupping glasses on page (2)
[ID:1384] From: Dr John Willison (of Dundee) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr Stroke (Patient) / 21 March 1777 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1486] cupping on page (3)
[ID:1486] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Anonymous / Regarding: Mrs Marion Cathcart (Buchan) (of Genoch and Knockdolian; Mrs Ross ) (Patient), Anonymous (Patient) / 12 February 1778 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:5184] Cupping on page (2)
[ID:5184] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Charles Keith / Regarding: Dr Charles Keith (Patient), Mr John Cook (Cooke; of Gallowhill; of Ogle. ) (Patient), Mr (Patient) / 26 December 1785 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:4517] Cupping on page (1)
[ID:4517] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Alexander Stevenson (Professor; of Dalgairn ) / Regarding: Miss Rebecca Glassford (Beckie) (Patient) / 12 October 1779 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:1731] cupping on page (2)
[ID:1731] From: Mr Buchan / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr A Davidson (Patient) / 18 September 1779 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1463] Cuping glasses on page (2)
[ID:1463] From: Anonymous / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Anonymous (Patient) / 1777? / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:5943] cupping Glass applied on page (2)
[ID:5943] From: Mr William Leslie (Leslye) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr William Leslie (Leslye) (Patient) / 24 October 1781 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:1700] common cupĀ¬ ping instrument on page (2)
[ID:1700] From: Dr William Mitchell / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Alexander Wright (Patient) / 8 July 1779 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:4724] or Cupping on page (6)
[ID:4724] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr W. Currie / Regarding: Sir Richard Brooke (Patient) / 7 October 1783 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:4493] Cupping glass to each temple on page (1)
[ID:4493] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Anonymous (Patient) / 25 August 1779 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:5820] cupping glass on page (2)
[ID:5820] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr Pickering (Patient) / 15 May 1789 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:4441] Cupping on page (1)
[ID:4441] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Alexander Taylor (Sanders) / Regarding: Mr Robert Neilson (Nielson, of Paisley) (Patient) / 26 May 1779 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:1249] cupping on page (2)
[ID:1249] From: Mr James Owen Merry / To: Archibald Buchanan (Archy) / Regarding: Archibald Buchanan (Archy) (Patient) / February 1776 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2754] he was cup'd on page (2)
[ID:2754] From: Dr Thomas Constable / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Captain Cotton (Patient) / 21 January 1786 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2727] Cupped on page (2)
[ID:2727] From: Mrs Margaret Bell (Bethune) / To: Mrs Anna Bruce (Bruce) (of Kinross & Arnot) / Regarding: Governor Charles Bell (Patient) / 17? July 1785 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:977] cupping on page (2)
[ID:977] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Stephen Cleasby / Regarding: Mr Smith (of Barnard Castle) (Patient) / 11 June 1780 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:829] got my head cup'd on page (6)
[ID:829] From: T Shiels / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: T Shiels (Patient), Mr Knox (Patient) / July 1772 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:4786] Cupping of the temples on page (1)
[ID:4786] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Thomas Logan / Regarding: Mr Macadam (of Grimmel) (Patient) / 24 February 1784 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:4786] taking a little blood by Cupping on page (3)
[ID:4786] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Thomas Logan / Regarding: Mr Macadam (of Grimmel) (Patient) / 24 February 1784 / (Outgoing)

[DOC ID:2320] Cupping Glasses on page (2)
[ID:2320] From: Dr Alexander Kellock / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Matthew Bell (Patient) / 18 September 1783 / (Incoming)

[DOC ID:2290] cupping Glasses to be applyed to his Temples on page (2)
[ID:2290] From: Mr Joseph Dods / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Josiah Dods (Josias) (Patient) / 28 July 1783 / (Incoming)