Medicinal Ranks

Fujian Botanicals and Epidemic Defense: Reconstructing Medical Geography and Social Relief from Bamin Tongzhi Background: Botanical Atlas in Digital Chronicles The Bamin Tongzhi, compiled by Huang Zhongzhao during the Ming Dynasty, is the first comprehensive provincial chronicle of Fujian. Its content is profound and extensive, especially in the [Local Products] section of the [Economy] volumes, which meticulously records Fujian’s rich biological resources. Fujian’s geography, characterized by “negative mountains and bordering the sea,” provides an ideal habitat for various Chinese medicinal herbs. ...

Herbal Landscapes and Epidemic Frontiers: Medicinal Resources and Social Relief in Bamin Tongzhi Background: Herbal Geography in Digital Chronicles The Bamin Tongzhi, compiled by Huang Zhongzhao in the Ming Dynasty, serves not only as the first comprehensive provincial chronicle of Fujian but also as a meticulous encyclopedia of nature and society. Nestled between mountains and the sea, Fujian fostered unique TCM resources. By mining the “Medicinal Ranks” within Volumes 25 and 26, we can accurately reconstruct the Ming herbal map. Furthermore, the records of epidemic response strategies reveal a sophisticated social security network built through official and folk collaboration. ...