[Study on measuring units of Chinese medicine in Song dynasties].
The original changes of the weight measuring unit of medicine in the Song dynasties was the appearance of Dengzi (small steelyard for weighing money). The "larger scale" and "smaller scale" were unified. The measuring unit "qian" was widely used, and furthermore "Cheng" and "zi" were used as measuring units related to medicine.
Zhang
Rui-Xian
RX
China Institute of Chinese Material Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China. zhangyonglixiangl@yahoo.com.cn
Lu
Qin
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Zhang
Wei
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Zhang
Mu-Qun
MQ
D002681:China; D049691:History, Medieval; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods*