计量史学方法在中医史学研究中的探索

Exploration of quantitative history analysis method in the research of TCM history

计量史学是运用现代数学和其他相关学科的方法,定量研究历史现象和历史过程的产物。目前在经济史、人口史、政治史、社会史、教育史等学科广泛应用。而包括中医药文献在内的我国历代典籍富含大量数字信息,为计量史学提供了珍贵的数据资料。结合中医史学的自身特色与传统优势,建议在我国古代及近现代瘟疫史、历代医政制度、中外医药交流史、中医教育史等研究领域,探索使用计量分析法。计量史学方法的运用,将引导中医史学研究步入更为精深的境地。

Quantitative history method is the use of modern mathematics and other related subjects to quantitate research product of historical phenomena and historical processes, which has been widely used in the economic history, population history, political history, social history, education history and other disciplines at present. Chinese ancient books with a lot of digital information, including Chinese medicine literatures, provide valuable data for quantitative history. Combined with own characteristics and traditional advantages of TCM history, it is suggested to explore the use of quantitative analysis method in the history of ancient and modern plague from ancient medical administration system, Chinese and foreign medicine exchange and TCM education etc. Using of quantitative history methodswill guide TCM historiography research into more profound areas.