A Study Of Fujian Medicinal Materials Trade During Ming And Qing Dynasties

Taking Fujian province’s medicinal materials trade as the starting point,We try to analysis the spreading scope and the influence of Pharmaceutical Development from Ming to Qing.As we all know,Fujian,with its unique geographical and climatic conditions suitable for cultivation of medicinal herbs,in Ming and Qing period,people widely cultivated medicinal plants,resulting in a number of authentic ingredients,meanwhile,"find the fields on the sea" and deep tradition of doing business,make a big advantage and opportunity for the international and regionaltrade.After Tang and Song dynasties,with the improvement of China’s maritime transportation technology,medicine exchanges between Fujian and overseas increasingly prosperous.And during this period,Fujian has formed a number of herbs outside the province and foreign trade channels,increasing the scope of radiation medicine economy and make the Chinese medicines culture famous all over the word.Ming and Qing Dynasties is the peak of China’s feudal society on the occasion,due to political and other factors,foreign trade policy erratic,"ban on trade" and“open trade”alternately parallel.Tribute medicinal herbs and foreign exchange,although in a long time,but the folk medicine trade is still full of vitality.In the period of open trade,The Fujian’s medicine trade development very fast,has become one of the main items of the province and foreign trade.Since Fujian is located in the southeast coast of the main foreign trade bureau herbs confined to East Asia.When time to the Qing,as the western colonists development quickly in East Asia,more and more western merchant ships has chances to join the ranks of East Asia trade,in that time,Fujian’s medicine trade had exhibit new characteristics,such as:enriched the type of merchandise trade,foreign medicines Exotic,improve the treasure house of Chinese herbal medicines.In other side,Chinese herbal medicines sold overseas,also contributed to the development of Chinese medicine all over the world;this kind of medicines trade,not only promoted the communication between China and other regions,but also bring huge profits for the Fujian people,especially herbs businessman.Driven by economic interests,a growing number of Fujianese businessman break the shackles of feudal political system,some businessmen were try to travel to other country and become a immigrant to make ure the medicine trade smoothly,objectively,this behavior improve the Chinese medicine culture’s influence all over the world and promote Evolution of the province’s economic and social delivery.