Unveiling Secrets: The 2,200-Year-Old Chinese Text That Challenges Our Understanding of Human Anatomy History
It’s unclear whose body the ancient texts were based on but researchers suspect the anatomical studies may have likely come from dissecting the bodies of criminals. Human remains were considered sacred in ancient China but the honor of preserving one’s body was possibly not given to those who came from the lower-rungs of society.
The study emphasized that the information recovered from the discovery also shows the “Eurocentric perspective in medicine.” Past studies have commonly neglected researching ancient practices of non-western cultures despite their long history of medical practices.
China, especially, has a long history of medical studies dating back thousands of years ago such as the Anatomical Atlas of Truth by Cun Zhen Tu and Anatomical Illustrations by Ou Xifan Wuy Zang Tu from the Song dynasty of 960 CE.
With this new study bringing light to ancient Chinese medicine, perhaps the country’s rich history of medical research will finally get its due.
Next, read about the most painful medical procedures of Medieval times and meet Rudolf Virchow, the Victorian ‘Pope of Medicine’ who didn’t believe in evolution.
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