明末“以人补人”用药风气兴衰的研究

The wax and wane of the trend of "man benefits man" in the late Ming Dynasty

明嘉靖至万历年间 ,社会上出现了影响较大的“以人补人”用药风气。这股用药风气由始而盛、而衰经历了兴起、盛极、衰败的过程 ,最终出现分化、消亡。其中关于中红铅、蟠桃酒的炼制过程 ,充满了对于女性的摧残 ,在当时就引起了争论 ,医学界出现了针锋相对的两派意见。研究表明 ,“以人补人”用药风气是方士邪术掀起的用药史上的逆流。其影响超出了医学的范围 ,但在医学范围内所占的地位不高。

It was in the period of from Jia Jing to Wan Li Reign that the trend of medication of “ man benefits man ” appeared with rather great influence in the society. This medication trend experienced a process of rising, zenith, declining, and eventual termination. Among this trend, the refining process of Hong Qian (Red Lead) and Pan Tao Jiu (Mythical Peach Alcohol) was imbued with the ruin of women, arousing debate soon after the trend appeared, with a tit for tat struggle between two medical schools. This research reveals that such medication trend is an adverse current started by fallacious alchemists. Its influence goes beyond the scope of medical field, though its position in the medical province itself is rather low.