PEYRILHE, Bernard (1735 – 1804)
1735 – 1804
2 entries in the GMN corpus.
1774 CE
#2608
Dissertatio academica de cancro.
Peyrilhe was the first to attempt an experimental study to determine the nature of cancer. He injected fluid from human mammary cancer into a dog; however, the dog howled and aggravated his housekeeper, who drowned it…
1774 CE–1780 CE
#6374.12
Histoire de la chirurgie depuis son origine jusqu’a nos jours. 2 vols.
Dujardin seems to be the first European to discuss acupuncture within its historical context as an ancient remedy still found to be of practical value. His section on Chinese and Japanese medicine appears on pp. 75-10…