A Chinese doctor in eighteenth-century Naples and the practice of pulse diagnosis

<p>Diagnosing a patient on the basis of their pulse alone is an impressive demonstration of medical ability for which early modern Chinese doctors were famous. This article looks at the early history of Chinese medicine in Europe by examining the encounter between Xu Shizhi, who travelled to N...

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Main Author: Harrison, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2024