A treatise on acupuncturation
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Title
A treatise on acupuncturation
Subject
Title pages
Frontispieces (illustrations)
Churchill, James Morss, 1796?-1863
Acupuncture
Description
Churchill's Treatise is the first English monograph devoted to the subject of acupuncture; it describes four cases for which the therapy provided relief of pain. In 1828, James Morss Churchill published a companion work, describing the efficacy of acupuncture in cases of rheumatism, lumbago, and sciatica.
Abstract
Title page of James Morss Churchill's A treatise on acupunccturation, with the frontispiece showing an engraving of acupuncture needles
Creator
Churchill, James Morss, 1796?-1863
Publisher
Simkin and Marshall
Date Created
1821
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Boston Medical Library Rare Books Collection (RM184.C47 c.2)
Format
text
Extent
1 title page and 1 frontispiece
Language
English
Type
text
Identifier
DigID0002540
Provenance
Purchased for the Boston Medical Library, 1922
Files
Collection
Citation
Churchill, James Morss, 1796?-1863, “A treatise on acupuncturation,” OnView, accessed April 23, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/12608.