title: [Old dispensaries of Chinese materia medica in the Qing Dynasty].
abstract: Beginning from the pre-Qin Dynasty, there were commercial activities in medical field. Since then, it developed steadily to a certain scale until the Qing Dynasty. There was not a few dispensaris for Chinese materia medica, some of which are still existing and running to day. This author gives a brief account on these old traditional dispensaries in the Qing Dynasty. Analysis for the reasons of its prolonged existence is also given.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D049711:History, Modern 1601-; D010594:Pharmacies / Q000266:history*