明代药材造假原因刍议

Discussion on the causation of fake crude medicinal materials in the Ming Dynasty

明代药材造假现象相当普遍，归根结底是商品经济的发展和供求关系的紧张，具体表现在政府和民间对药材极大需求量的刺激，以及商品经济发展带来的药材市场扩大和交易中对利润的追逐。考究明代药材造假的原因，借鉴历史教训，一定程度上可以帮助今人采取针对性措施阻止假药的泛滥。

In the Ming Dynasty, the phenomenon of fake crude medicinal materials is very common. Its fundamental reasons are the development of commodity economy and the tense relationship between supply and demand, reflecting in the stimulation of infinite demand of crude drugs initiated by the govern- ment and folk aspects, and the seeking of profits in the trade due to the expansion of the trade markets of crude medicinal materials under the commodity economy progress. To observe and study the causation of fake crude medicinal materials in the Ming Dynasty can help us,, to certain extent, to take measures to prevent the overflow of fake crude medicinal materials.