[Study on volume and length units of Chinese medicine in song dynasties].
In the Song dynasties, the irregular measuring units were seldom used in medicine and length units were no longer used in medicine. The volume units changed from "ancient ones" to "modern ones". There were necessary regulations on the conversion of measuring units of medicine in medical books officially published. Doctor Chenyan made detailed investigations to ancient measuring units.
Zhang
Rui-Xian
RX
China Institute of Chinese Material Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medicinal Sciences, Beijing 100700, China. zhang_ruixian@sohu.com
Lu
Qin
Q
Zhang
Wei
W
Zhang
Mu-Qun
MQ
D049691:History, Medieval; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000266:history*