[Study on other measuring units of Chinese medicine in Sui and Tang dynasties].
Besides the changes in weight measuring units, the other units also changed. "Larger and smaller liter" affected traditional Chinese medicine. Length measuring units was little used, and the irregular measuring units such as imitate units, quantity units, and assessing units remained in some extent. Because the regular measuring units gradually replaced the irregular ones, some doctors made investigates to the conversion of these measuring units.
Zhang
Rui-Xian
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China Institute of Chinese Material Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medicinal Sciences, Beijing 100700, China. zhang_ruixian@sohu.com
Lu
Qin
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Zhang
Wei
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Zhang
Mu-Qun
MQ
D049690:History, Ancient; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods*