Acupuncture - European History

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• The first textbook in Europe directly addressing acupuncture appeared simultaneously in London, Leipzig and the Hague in 1683 (Dissertation on Arthritis).

• Acupuncture quickly spread throughout Western Europe with concentrations of schools and practitioners in France, England, Germany, Italy and Spain.

• The French colonization of Indochina during the second half of the 19th century exposed French military physicians to the legacy of Chinese medicine.

• French sinologists, academicians and physicians have produced the most robust literature on acupuncture theory and practice since the 1950s in Western Europe.

- From Acupuncture Energetics Helms 2007

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