Boym and Rémusat: Communication of traditional chinese medicine and the rise of western sinology

This article provides an introduction to Michel Boym (1612–1659) and Jean Pierre Abel Rémusat (1788–1832) and examines the research on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) conducted by the two prominent sinologists. This work points out that Michel Boym introduced TCM to the West and Rémusat was the f...

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Main Author: Xi- Ping Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Chinese Medicine and Culture
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Online Access:http://www.cmaconweb.org/article.asp?issn=2589-9627;year=2021;volume=4;issue=3;spage=137;epage=140;aulast=Zhang