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George Deacon and the circulation of homeopathic therapies in Lima (1880-1915) / George Deacon e a circulação de tratamentos homeopáticos em Lima (1880-1915)
Palma, Patricia.
  • Palma, Patricia; Universidad de Tarapacá. Departamento de Ciencias Históricas y Geográficas. Arica. CL
Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos ; 26(4): 1263-1280, out.-dez. 2019. graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1056265
ABSTRACT
Abstract Homeopathy arrived from the United States to Peruvian soil in the last decades of the nineteenth century, broadening the repertoire of existing medical knowledge, which included an emerging medical profession, Chinese herbalists, and indigenous practitioners. This article examines the circulation and use of homeopathic therapies and medicines in Lima from the time when the American homeopath George Deacon initiated his practice, in the 1880s, until his death, in 1915. Although homeopathy was not the most widely used medical therapy in the country, it nevertheless posed a threat to professional medicine and the School of Medicine's desired monopoly of the field of medicine.
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Resumo A homeopatia originária dos EUA adentrou solo peruano nas últimas décadas do século XIX, ampliando o repertório de conhecimento médico existente até então, o qual incluía uma profissão médica em ascensão, herbolários chineses e médicos locais. Este artigo analisa a circulação e o uso de tratamentos e medicamentos homeopáticos em Lima desde o período em que o homeopata norte-americano George Deacon iniciou sua prática, nos anos 1880, até sua morte, em 1915. Embora a homeopatia não fosse o tratamento médico mais disseminada no país, ela representou uma ameaça à medicina profissional e ao monopólio do campo da medicina almejado pela escola tradicional.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Homeopathy Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America / South America / Peru Language: English Journal: Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: Chile Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad de Tarapacá/CL

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Homeopathy Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America / South America / Peru Language: English Journal: Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: Chile Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad de Tarapacá/CL