Historical Geography Research Of Jiangxi Medicine In The Ming And Qing Dynasties

Jiangxi has superior natural geographical environment such as water,heat and soil,which is suitable for the life and growth of animals and plants.In the historical period,gardenia,Alisma orientalis,Elsholtzia,Fuxiong,Fructus Aurantii,Fructus Aurantii,Uncaria,Vitex,Poria cocos,Mentha,Schizonepeta,etc.are abundant in Chinese medicinal materials here.With the development of history,the change of natural environment and the boost of market to the trade of traditional Chinese medicines,the number of species of traditional Chinese medicines in Jiangxi changed greatly in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.The experiences of zhang daoling,Ge xuan and Ge hong in the cultivation of Taoism,medicine collecting,pharmacy and treating patients in jiangxi are actually the same origin of Jiangxi’s medical and Taoism ways.They have laid seeds for the processing and management of Jiangxi’s traditional Chinese medicines and opened up a world for the development of Jiangxi’s pharmaceutical industry.The most important thing for the performance of medicinal materials is the preparation before use.These well-known Taoists gathered herbs and refined alchemy and practiced longevity in Jiangxi.At the same time,they taught the process of processing herbs,from which the well-known camphor and Jianchang pharmaceuticals developed,and occupied an important position in the processing and processing of medicinal materials.The development and perfection of the transportation provide the possibility for the management and trade of the pharmaceutical industry to go to the other place.The traffic in all directions exported the genuine medicinal materials and processed medicinal materials in Jiangxi,and sold the genuine and excellent medicinal materials in other places.Pharmaceutical merchants also began to go out and gradually developed into Jiangxi Gang,one of the famous "thirteen herbs gangs" in China.The influence of Taoist culture is also reflected in the operation of Jiangxi Pharmaceutical Band.Its unique social origin endows Jiangxi Pharmaceutical Band with unique management rules,which is conducive to the rapid development of Jiangxi Pharmaceutical Industry.