Lin Ri-zhang
College of of Sociology and History, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350108, China.
Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi. 2010 Mar;40(2):80-6.
The westerners in China in the Ming and Qing dynasties, such as travellers, missionaries, archaeologists and explorers etc., left many records of Chinese rhubarb, among which included botanical characteristics, rhubarb trade and the preparation method and usage of rhubarb. These records reflected the evolution of cognition on Chinese rhubarb of the Westerners in China as well as the constant in-depth cognition on Chinese rhubarb, and also reflected the situation of sino-foreign medical exchange from one angle. Sifting the records of Chinese rhubarb by the Westerners who came to China in the Ming and Qing dynasties will contribute to further relevant research on rhubarb as well as sino-foreign medical exchanges.
明清时期在中国的西方人，如旅行者、传教士、考古学家和探险家等，留下了许多关于中国大黄的记载，其中包括植物特征、大黄贸易以及大黄的炮制方法和用途。这些记载反映了在华西方人对中国大黄认知的演变以及对中国大黄认识的不断深入，也从一个角度反映了中外医学交流的情况。梳理明清时期来华西方人关于中国大黄的记载，将有助于进一步开展大黄相关研究以及中外医学交流研究。
