Medicinal Materials Trade Theory Of The Tang Dynasty

Economic prosperity in the Tang Dynasty, developed industry and commerce in particular, frequent exchanges between domestic and foreign trade, the medicinal trade is no exception. Tang Dynasty medicinal trade involves a medical history and economic history of two previous studies focus on the perspective from medicine, this paper focuses on the ingredients from the perspective of economic history as a commodity, research and analysis of its production in the Tang Dynasty, circulation consumption of the whole process, and discusses the characteristics and impact of the medicinal trade.Tang Dynasty of herbs from the following three ways:(1) wild picking; planted (2);(3) the input of foreign drugs. Due to various factors, the Tang Dynasty appeared in the commercial production of herbs, and laid a good foundation for the medicinal trade. Tang Dynasty, a medicinal commodity production has its own specific reasons for the shift from herbs to the kinds of drugs is a prerequisite. Sui and Tang dynasties, previous experience in planting medicinal herbs, books, and the promotion of medicinal plant has played a significant role in promoting is herbs commodity production of one of the reasons. Tang Dynasty herbs demand increasing, is to promote the medicinal plant is the increasingly widespread in the Tang Dynasty the most important reason. Herbs recorded in historical documents than the kinds of drugs, indicating that the Tang Dynasty, despite the commercial production of herbs, natural picking herbs is still the Chinese way to get the herbs the most important. In addition, exotic herbs in the Tang Dynasty, a large number of incoming and the introduction of a small number of exotic herbs, thus enriching the medicinal resources in the Tang Dynasty. Tang Dynasty herbs picking, planting and external input of these three provide a sufficient supply for the medicinal trade.The medicinal trade in Tang Dynasty can be divided into mobile and sell drugs, domestic medicine market, tributary trade three forms of medicine. The current sale of drugs is a useful complement of the Tang Dynasty medicinal trade, this article is to analyze from the perspective of the range of trading activities, the role and limitations of mobile sale of drugs. Tributary trade of medicines to Hong drug-based, time is concentrated in the New Century, Tempo, with a strong political overtones, is a special kind of economic exchange relations. The Tang Dynasty drug market is mainly concentrated in the two capitals of Chengdu-Azusa state line Chuanshu region, the Northwest Frontier of Western states-Dunhuang line, the southeast coast of Guangzhou-Yangzhou line. About in terms of the formation and development of drug city is basically affected by two major factors constraining:the medicinal resources and the level of development of transport, any concentrated areas of medicine market, without exception, possess medicinal herbs rich in resources and well-developed transportation two factors, but have their own emphasis. Tang Dynasty the records of medicine has emerged, but the "line" is more than the industry mean, whether the medicine line in the Tang Dynasty organizations, academia, there is a dispute, most scholars believe the seeds of the Tang Dynasty has been Pharmaceutical guild organization, medicine guilds organizations have a role in promoting the medicinal trade.The characteristics of the medicinal trade in Tang Dynasty mainly in three aspects: First, regional, and Chinese and foreign medicine trade flourished. Second, the herbal medicine trade operators specialized, mainly specialized in the of immortality trade and Hong drug trade. Thirdly, herbal medicine market to further mature. Widespread market medicine "valet processing business, and some pharmacy offer credit services, reflecting a commercial credit, market competition may exist between drug Stanford formed the first regular drug City, and herbs transactions Night Market and Grass City, these are the mature market performance. The impact of the Tang Dynasty medicinal trade can not be ignored, rich Chinese life and promote the development of the Tang Dynasty, the medical cause. Especially far-reaching economic impact of the Tang Dynasty, reflected in the to promote the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty market, and promote the development of commodity economy in the Tang Dynasty, to strengthen the economic ties between regions of the Tang Dynasty, to promote the opening of the economy of the Tang Dynasty, and increased government revenue.Great demand for the consumption of medicine in the Tang Dynasty, spending patterns show a wide variety of characteristics, the medicine is mainly used for medical, alchemy, beauty, diet and incense, construction. And other commodities:immortality and Hong drug consumption is relatively large proportion of all medicine consumption, and is concentrated in the upper classes of society. And other dynasties:relative to the tendency of the survival and consumption of the herbs of the Wei, the Tang Dynasty herbs to indulge in the enjoyment of consumption. Compared and the Song Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty drug consumption characteristics is reflected in the drug consumption in Hong aristocratic. These are the Tang Dynasty medicinal consumption notable features.