He Huiling, Xiao Yongzhi
China Institute for History of Medicine and Medical Literature, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China.
Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi. 2014 Nov;44(6):348-51.
Jiu huang ben cao (Materia Medica for Relief of Famines) was the first monograph on famines herbal in the history of China, which creates a new research field of edible plants. Around the middle and late 17th century, Jiu huang ben cao was spread to Japan and aroused great attention of famous Japanese herbalists. Thus, all versions of different edition systems were circulated in Japan. Later, some famous Japanese scholar ssuccessively quoted texts of Jiu huang ben cao from the Nong zheng quan shu (Whole book on Agricultural Administration) spread in Japan, and block-printed it as an independent work. As a result, Jiu huang ben cao virtually circulated widely in Japan.
《救荒本草》是中国历史上第一部关于救荒本草的专著，开创了食用植物的新研究领域。17世纪中后期，《救荒本草》流传到日本，引起了日本著名本草学家的高度关注。于是，不同版本系统的各种版本在日本流传。后来，一些日本著名学者先后从流传到日本的《农政全书》中引用《救荒本草》的文字，并将其作为独立著作进行活字印刷。结果，《救荒本草》实际上在日本广泛流传。
