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I read article of professor Tsuyoshi awaya . He read :There are examples of the brain, liver, lungs, heart, bone, flesh, and fetus Being Utilized as medication in Japan in times past time.
I have read many books and I know that the dissection of bodies was forbidden by the shogunate, but also for religious reasons.
The first dissections were performed in 17 century by the Dutch medical residents in Japan and the ETA, the outcasts, and otherwise prepared to do so because they took most money or the collection of human bile for medical purposes.
Regarding utilizazzione of human body parts I read that in Europe were still collected from the corpses of criminals,
but what about Japan I have not found sources that explain where they were taken also because dissection was forbidden and was carried out by ETA on criminals.
Thus the organs to make medicines were taken from the bodies of criminals by Eta?
 
I read article of professor Tsuyoshi awaya . He read :There are examples of the brain, liver, lungs, heart, bone, flesh, and fetus Being Utilized as medication in Japan in times past time.
I have read many books and I know that the dissection of bodies was forbidden by the shogunate, but also for religious reasons.
The first dissections were performed in 17 century by the Dutch medical residents in Japan and the ETA, the outcasts, and otherwise prepared to do so because they took most money or the collection of human bile for medical purposes.
Regarding utilizazzione of human body parts I read that in Europe were still collected from the corpses of criminals,
but what about Japan I have not found sources that explain where they were taken also because dissection was forbidden and was carried out by ETA on criminals.
Thus the organs to make medicines were taken from the bodies of criminals by Eta?
Dissections I believe were first performed on decapitated criminals (a lot of women) by Dutch doctors, under supervision of the Edo government in the mid-18th Century ?

I'm not sure if the Burakumin class actually performed the dissections, though, or what the motives may have been for doing so. In order to collect human bile, monies received or for whatever reason...I'm guessing not the advancement of anatomical physiology as much as for very practical work on animal anatomy, which could then be applied to leatherwork, tanning/skinning, dead creatures all engaged in "unclean" professions.
 
I'm not sure if the Burakumin class actually performed the dissections

according to Rangaku koto hajime


蘭学事始 - Wikipedia

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I ask if someone can do a research on topic or call directly the professor Awaya for my question( the professor Awaya speak in English. I am Italian I only read English but i don't speak English)
the number of professor is (+81)-(0)90-3377-6800, (+81)-(0)80-3871-0640.
My question is :The bodies to make medicines from the period of the introduction of Chinese medicine to the Muromachi period were taken exclusively from criminals?
please it is very important
 
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