The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Steaming
Sitting over steaming water (usually employed to ease external piles).
Category: Treatments
Sub category: General
[DOC ID:2555] steam on page (4)
[ID:2555] From: Dr John Gilchrist (of Speddoch) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Miss Aitken (Patient) / 10 January 1785 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:94] let him recieve the steam into his mouth
on page (1)
[ID:94] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Alexander Mollison (Molison, Molyson) / Regarding: Mr Watson (Patient) / 28 May 1770 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:94] steam let a cloth
be thrown over his head to hang down before his face so as to confine the steam as
much as it can be on page (1)
[ID:94] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Alexander Mollison (Molison, Molyson) / Regarding: Mr Watson (Patient) / 28 May 1770 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:754] to sit
up
over
the steam of
warm water on page (4)
[ID:754] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr Duff (Patient) / August? 1762 / (Outgoing)
