伦敦自然历史博物馆珍藏古代中药考

Identification of ancient Chinese medicinal specimens preserved at Natural History Museum in London

经实地考察,鉴定了珍藏于英国伦敦自然历史博物馆的一批古代中药饮片。这些珍贵的文物,是斯隆爵士藏品的一部分。近百种的中药标本,客观地记录了300年前中药商品的实际情况。这些宝贵的数据,对于研究中药品种的沿革与变迁、中药炮制与饮片的历史,探索大航海时代东西方的药物交流史都极具参考价值。

On-site field investigation was conducted to authenticate a batch of ancient Chinese medicinal decoction pieces that have been preserved in a rare collection at the Natural History Museum in London. These treasured artifacts comprise a portion of the Sloane Collection, and the nearly one hundred Chinese medicinal specimens examined within provide an objective record of the real situation regarding the Chinese medicinal materials in commercial circulation three hundred years ago. The precious data from this collection pro- vides an extremely valuable reference for the research into the history of medicinal exchange between China and the West during the Age of Exploration, shedding light on the evolution and historical changes in the species used in Chinese medicine, as well as the history of medicinal processing and decoction pieces.