Abstract
The objective of this article is to analyze the work Medicina oriental, written by Goan physician Luís Caetano de Meneses, and thus contribute to a better understanding of the production of medical/pharmaceutical knowledge in Portuguese India during the 18th century. The fundamental questions in this article are related to the construction of knowledge in colonial environments and the relevance of local contexts to the knowledge production process.
Keywords
Portuguese India; Circulation of knowledge; History of medicine; Luís Caetano de Meneses; Medicina oriental
