Hong Kong homeopathy: how it arrived and how it connected with Chinese medicine.
Translated as 'Shunshi Liaofa' in Mandarin, homeopathy received considerable attention from local physicians, thanks to Dr Heribert Schmidt who shared his views on the similarities between this western medical therapy and Chinese medicine during his visit to Hong Kong in 1954. Considered widely as non-scientific and superstitious, Chinese medicine was pushed to the periphery during the 1950s. On the contrary, adopted by western advanced countries, homeopathy was generally regarded as scientific and reliable. Schmidt's acknowledgement of the scientific roots of Chinese medicine excited many traditional therapists. The purpose of this paper is to trace the history of how homeopathy was introduced to Hong Kong and discuss its relationship with scientification of Chinese medicine.
Fan
Ka-wai
KW
Chinese Civilisation Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
D001294:Attitude to Health; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006705:Homeopathy / Q000266:history*; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008419:Materia Medica / Q000266:history*; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000266:history*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care
D008419:Materia Medica