In the monumental Science and Civilization in China, Professor Joseph Needham of Cambridge University discusses several books on acupuncture. He further mentions a Frenchman who studied acupuncture in China in 1901. According to Needham, his return to France 30 years later to promote the technique brought acupuncture to Europe.
英國劍橋大學教授李約瑟探討中國科學史的巨作《中國之科技與文明》中，有探討針灸的專書，裡面提到早在一九○一年就有法國人在中國學習針灸，三十年後回國推展，使針灸技術因此傳入歐洲。