Research On "Identified Food Material Medica"during The Ming And Qing Dynasties

The development of the herbal monographs on dietotherapy was then prevailing during the Ming and Qing dynasties. There were some common characteristics of monographs, for instance the number obviously increased, the edit format become diversified types, species of food researched rapidly expanded, classification was more refined and integrated more closely etc. but because of the influence of the era and its own development factors such as the lack of scientific basis. unavoidably exist some problems that the good and bad are intermingled, like a vision, the different books have the same name, versions circulate variedly and the guise of other’s name to publish articles, which are very common. the existing four "Identified Food Material Medica" during the Ming and Qing dynasties, reflect the characteristics of dietetic material medica at that time. so it’s necessary for us to be identified the four same works, provide certain research methods and enlightenment for other dietetic material medica by sifting the true from the false work.In light of the above ideas, this paper has four chapters to analyze the idea in detail. Chapter I, Introduction. It summarize the development of dietetic material medica during the Ming and Qing dynasties and tells the theme, the research status, the purpose of the study, the significance of topics the basis on the research and methods on the situation at home and abroad, the paper might give, a brief overview. And make a statement about it’s version of this topic research object on "Identified Food Material Medica". Chapter II, Research on the four "Identified Food Material Medica" literature.From the author’s life and works, background, content introduction, the academic characteristics of four aspects, with a macro grasp, a full comprehensive combing. ChapterⅢ. The similarities and differences about the four books,"Identified Food Material Medica". To compare the details such as the author of four books, time, total number of diet, classification, etc. and finish the systematic and comprehensive analysis from microcosmic angle. Chapter Ⅳ, discussion. Analyse the four" Identified Food Material Medica" in dietetic material medica on their academic characteristics and literature value as a wholeAt present, the domestic research on" Identified Food Material Medica" are mostly from the angle of it’s author and conten. Research scope is still limited, especially its version, textual research on content and academic characteristics are still blank.But this article’s key point is breakthrough the limitations of "Identified Food Material Medica" study in the past time, and attempts to makes every effort to innovate. In other words, we can base on the comprehend about "Identified Food Material Medica", and then investigate it in the historical and cultural background during the Ming and Qing dynasties, so to be comprehensive, multifaceted understanding of dietotherapy value and literature value on" Identified Food Material Medica".