title: [Study on volume and length units of Chinese medicine in song dynasties].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: China Institute of Chinese Material Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medicinal Sciences, Beijing 100700, China. zhang_ruixian@sohu.com
authors.forename: Rui-Xian
authors.initials: RX
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Mu-Qun
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D049691:History, Medieval; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000266:history*