中国古代量药器探讨

Exploration on containers for medicinal measurement

古医籍中的钱匕、刀圭、三分匕、五分匕、方寸匕等量药器 ,以文献记载及传世或出土的文物为依据 ,“钱匕”除了作“五铢钱”解外 ,还可理解为一钱匕重 ;刀圭是一种量药器 ,容 0 5毫升 ;据“一分铜量”容 1 2毫升计 ,推测三分匕容 3 6毫升、五分匕容 6亳升 ;方寸匕是一种扁平或中间低凹的药匙 ,容量约在 10～

Contianers for measuring medicines,including Qian bi (coin dagger).dao gui (knife dagger),san fen bi (3-fen dagger).wu fen bi (5-fen dagger) and fang cun bi (square-ital dagger) are discussed on the basis of ancient literature records and unearthed relics.It is claimed that besides applied as a 5-zhu coin,coin dagger can also be interpreted as the weight of 1 coin dagger.Knife dagger is a measuring container with a volume of 0 5 ml.Based on the fact that '1-fen copper volume'measures 1 2 ml,it is suggested that a 3-fen dagger equals 3 6 ml;while 5-fen dagger,6ml.Being a flattened spoon,concave at its center,a square-cun dagger measures approximately 10～18 ml.