Authors
Jianlan Zhang
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Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion. Volume 46. Issue 10. Pages 1721-1725. Oct 12, 2026. Epub May 22, 2026.
Abstract
In the tradition of Arabic medicine, bloodletting therapy was introduced through the centuries-long translation movement and systematically inherited from Galenic medical theory. As a result, it transcended the scope of early "Prophetic Medicine", and further incorporated its own clinical observations and anatomical practices, forming a distinctive therapeutic system that exerted a profound influence on the Latin West and even on early-modern medicine. A review of its development shows that it was continuously engaged in two-way exchanges with Western medicine. This historical perspective provides an important comparative framework for future studies of bloodletting therapy in China.
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42864299
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