Thai Traditional Medicine Through Foreign Records and Academic Perspectives

Exploring how foreign observers and international scholars documented, interpreted and studied Thai traditional medicine across history.

In 1976, Jean Mulholland published a study in the Journal of the Siam Society exploring the ancient ideas and practices of Thai traditional medicine. Drawing on traditional Thai medical texts and historical sources, the study examines how the system was understood, taught and practised in Thailand.

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References

Mulholland, J. (1979).
Thai Traditional Medicine: Ancient Thought and Practice in a Thai Context.
Journal of the Siam Society, 67(2), 80–115.
The Siam Society Under Royal Patronage.

https://thesiamsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/1979/03/JSS_067_2i_Mulholland_ThaiTraditionalMedicine.pdf

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