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[Prescription annotations in Welfare Pharmacy].

¹Institute for the History of Natural Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi = Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi = China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica

|April 21, 2018

Summary

Prescription annotations from the Welfare Pharmacy in the Southern Song Dynasty offer insights into traditional Chinese medicine. These annotations are vital for understanding prescription usage, historical context, and clinical applications.

Keywords:

Welfare Pharmacy annotation prescription

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Area of Science:

History of Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Pharmacology

Background:

The Welfare Pharmacy compilation contains official government-documented medical formulas and prescriptions.
Anonyms in the Southern Song Dynasty extensively annotated these prescriptions, focusing on their names, sources, and composition.
These annotations are crucial for understanding the historical development and application of traditional Chinese medicine.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the style, form, and content of prescription annotations in the Welfare Pharmacy.
To analyze the evolution of prescription terminology, functions, processing, and clinical applications.
To explore the historical, cultural, and medicinal significance of these annotated prescriptions.

Main Methods:

Textual research on prescription annotations within the Welfare Pharmacy.
Analysis of historical medical cases and clinical efficacy data associated with prescriptions.
Investigation into the background, sources, composition, and cultural meanings of the prescriptions.

Main Results:

Prescription annotations played a key role in the dissemination of medical texts and the production of patent medicines.
The annotations provide valuable data for understanding syndrome differentiation, compatibility rules, and clinical use of prescriptions.
Analysis revealed changes in traditional Chinese medicine terminology and highlighted the importance of annotations for historical drug innovation and clinical practice.

Conclusions:

Prescription annotations in the Welfare Pharmacy are essential for comprehending traditional Chinese medicine knowledge, compatibility, and clinical applications.
These annotations offer a basis for understanding the evolution of terminology and the historical context of medicinal practices.
The study underscores the active role of annotations in the textual dissemination, patent medicine production, and clinical diagnosis and treatment within the Welfare Pharmacy framework.