Thomas Short to Hans Sloane – March 9, 1729/30
Item info
Date: March 9, 1729/30 Author: Thomas Short Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4050 Folio: ff. 286-287
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Medical, Scientific, Trade or Commodities
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Subjects
Chocolate, Experiments, Recipes, Tea
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Date (as written)
March 9, 1729/30
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Sheffield
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Others mentioned
Richard Mead
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Patients mentioned
Unnamed Gentlewoman
Original Page
Transcription
Short describes his use of tea in the treatment of diarrhea and dysentery. The recipe for the tea is provided. There are several examples given of Short’s tea curing diarrhea, dysentery, and consumption. Thomas Short was a Scottish physician who settled in Sheffield. He traveled throughout England examining the medical effects of mineral waters and published works promoting their use in 1725 and 1766 (Norman Moore, Short, Thomas (c.16901772), rev. Patrick Wallis, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/25461, accessed 24 July 2013]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Unnamed Gentlewoman
Gender:
Age:25 years old. -
Description
The man has suffered from dysentery for three and a half years. He is 'a living skeleton confined to bed'.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Short's tea.
Ongoing Treatment:
Response:The tea worked 'much sooner than Asses Milk or chocolate'.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Diarrhea, Diarrhea, Consumptions