His Thesis de Calore Corporis Humani hygraulico is the only work he published. He was much attached to the science of botany, which led him to seek the society of Carl Linnaeus, who was on a year-long visit to Boerhaave at Leiden.
The sole publication of his work was "Thesis de Calore Corporis Humani hygraulico."  He was passionate about botany and sought the company of Carl Linnaeus, who was visiting Boerhaave in Leiden for a year.