1949年之前天目山中药文化

Chinese medicinal culture in Tianmu Mountain before 1949

天目山有着悠久的中药文化和丰富的中药资源。据《西天目山志》记载，天目山的药用植物多达1200余种，所产药材不仅品种繁多，而且质地优良，所以天目山素有“天目万宝山”之称。丰富的中药资源催生了当地的药材贸易，1931-1940年间，临安、於潜、昌化3县共有中药店铺97家。天目山丰富的中药资源和繁盛的药材贸易，为文学创作提供了素材，不少与中药有关的民间传说和诗词，透射出浓郁的文化气息。

According to the Annals of Western Tianmu Mountain, the medicinal plants in Tianmu Mountain reached as many as 1 200 types, with diversified species and ex- cellent qualities, hence, the titles of ＂valuable thesaurus of Tianmu Mountain. ＂ The rich medicinal resources promotes the flourishing of local trading of crude medicines. From 1931 to 1940, based on the survey of the rural economy in Lin＇ an, Yuqian, and Changhua coun- ties, there were 97 drugstores. Moreover, there are lots of folk stories and poems about med- ical herbs in Tianmu Mountain. Therefore, Tianmu Mountain is world - renowned because of its abundant resources of medical herbs, and the prosperous medicinal trading offered rich source materials for literature writings.