宋代“乳香”考——兼及《庆元条法事类》中的相关内容

A textual study of the ancient literature about the “frankincense”in the Song Dynasties: The concerning parts of “Items of the Qingyuan Regulations”

乳香产自北非、西亚,经印度洋、东南亚运至中国,在古代是一种珍贵的香科。本文在前人研究基础上梳理了《庆元条法事类》中乳香的相关史料,并分析了宋代政府对乳香的相关政策,乳香在宋代时的进口数量,以及乳香在医药学、宗教等诸方面的用途等。

Frankincense was imported in China through the Indian Ocean and the Southeast Asia from the North Africa and the West Asia. It was a precious incense in the ancient times. Based on predecessors' studies, the author summerises the related regulations about the incense in the 'Items of the Qingyuan Regulations'(qingyuan tiaofa shilei) and analyses the governmental policies on frankincense, its imported volume, and its medical, religious and other uses in both Northern and Southern Song Dynasties.