The Geographical Expansion Of The Chinese Herbal Medicines Of Hanjiang River In The Ming And Qing Dynasties(1368-1911)

Hanjiang river district as the Tunnel region of medicinal plants and animals, such as Radix stemonae, Omphalia, Millennium ai, Sealwort, Magnolia officinalis, Green wool tortoise, White snake, Fritillary, Pangolin, and so on, enjoying the authentic high reputation from the Northern and Southern dynasties to Qing dynasty.Stone duhu, Acid-insoluble ash, Velvet antler and Musk were widely distributed in Hanjiang River after Tang dynasty.Thorns three edges and Calamus, which was distributed in the downstream of Hanjiang river, hadn't very obvious authenticity.The excellent Transportation capability of Hanjiang Dangjiang main channel, Made Large-scale medicinal material transportation become possible.However, the authentic medicinal materials was not the Main trade goods, as it restricted by large number of natural conditions, so they were impact by the Mountain development and environment change.The artificial planted medicinal materials for commodities, had larger amount and trade varieties, in the Late Qing dynasty, only little parts of them were authentic medicinal materials.Chinese herbal medicine commodity, which made infiltration on various aspects of social life of Hanjinag river during the period form Mid Qing dynasty to the republic, had Playled an important influential role in the developmeent and continue of Drug using custom on the dragon-boat festival and the double ninth festival.In the Hanjiang river, mountain knave, farmers, small handicraftsmen, and provincial businessman had participated in the link of medicinal trade, it formed medicinal herbs market network of Hanjiang river basin.Ordinary people, royalty and taoist class Constitute major medicine consumer groups in the Hanjiang river at Ming and Qing dynasties.Businessman gang of medicinal materials, Which had pull it on the peak of Chinese commodity economy industry with it's development of medicinal, became the mainly influence factors in the medicinal markets of Hanjiang river basin, The most representative one was The businessman gang of hankou.With Mountainous over-exploitation and Western medicine into China, medicinal trade gradually stalled in the early republic of Hanjiang river basin.This paper aims to study the evolution, distribution and the Trade development process of Chinese herbal medicine.In the Ming and Qing dynasties of hanjiang river basin; Analysis change and origina of the Chinese herbal medicine distribution at the early republic period of qing dynasty; From the historical geography Angle to research regional water transport routes of Chinese traditional medicine in Hanjiang river.discussing reasons for the development and changes of medicinal material market network such as the representative town of hankou in the Hanjiang river In the period of late Qing dynasty.