Bloodletting
Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Benjamin Rush letter to Mr. Mulford
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/323
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of an autographed letter signed, 14 Oct. 1808, from physician Benjamin Rush, 1746-1813, to a Mr. Mulford. The letter is a prescription sent or given to Mr. Mulford, who was suffering from an ailment affecting his lungs. The letter lists guidelines to follow regarding nutrition, exercise, dress, and sleep. It also recommends bloodletting and blistering in the event of chest pain or heavy coughing.
Dates:
1808-10-14
John Yardley Clark notes on the lectures of John Syng Dorsey
Collection
Identifier: 10a 306
Scope and Contents
One volume (131, 250, 11 leaves) of notes on materia medica lectures delivered by John Syng Dorsey at the University of Pennsylvania. The first section is a general lecture on therapeutics, which includes subsection “the modus operandi of medicines”. The second section covers bloodletting and the following materia medica: emetics, cathartics, diuretics, antilithics, diaphoretics, sialagogues, emenagogues, anthelmintics, stimulants, narcotics, antispasmodics, tonics, and epispastics. The last...
Dates:
1816 - 1817
Richard J. H. Hatchett letter
Item
Identifier: MSS 395
Content Description
This collection contains a single letter, circa 1889, written by Richard J. H. Hatchett to a colleague about Hatchett's strong belief in bloodletting.
Dates:
circa 1889
