The global circulation of Chinese materia medica, 1700-1949 : a microhistory of the caterpillar fungus /: a microhistory of the caterpillar fungus. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Di Lu.
• Authors: Lu, Di
• Contents: Chapter 1: IntroductionTransnational Chinese Materia Medica Scientific Medicine in Motion Historicising the Caterpillar Fungus Chapter 2: The Spread of a Sino-Tibetan Marvel Sino-Tibetan Origins As a Product As a Marvel As a Medicine Conclusion Chapter 3: The Caterpillar Fungus Travels Overseas Debuting in France via the Jesuit Mission Joining British Networks of Natural Knowledge Encountering Medical Concerns of Russians Spreading Eastward to Japan Conclusion Chapter 4: The Caterpillar Fungus Teases A Wonder No More? New Taxonomic Identifications New Medical Representations Changes in Japanese Perceptions Conclusion Chapter 5: New Caterpillar Fungus Emerges and Negotiates Locating a Scientific Caterpillar Fungus Inviting Scientific Inquiry Domestic Circulation and Consumption In the Spotlight of Medical Reform Between Scholarship and Practice Conclusion Chapter 6: Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 615.320951; Materia medica, Vegetable -- China -- History; Communication in science -- China -- History; Communication in science -- Europe -- History; Science -- Europe -- History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783031247231
• Related ISBNs: 9783031247224
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