The Weights in Ben Cao Jing Ji Zhu (Dun Huang Version) and the Volume of a Fang Cun Bi (One Cun Square Spoon) : Weights and Measures in the Period when the Shan Han Lun was Written
10.3937/kampomed.65.38
- VernacularTitle:敦煌本に基づく『本草経集注』の権衡と方寸匕の量についての検討
- Author:
Tsukasa FUEKI
;
Takanori MATSUOKA
;
Toshiaki MAKINO
;
Takao NAMIKI
;
Masashi BEPPU
;
Hidetoshi YAMAGUCHI
;
Hideyuki NAKATA
;
Kenshu RAI
;
Keisuke HAGIHARA
;
Koichiro TANAKA
;
Kazuhiko NAGASAKA
;
Takao SUNAGA
;
I-JUNG LEE
;
Kenkichi OKADA
;
Yusen IWAI
;
Kazuhiro MAKIZUMI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
metrological standard;
Ben Cao Jing Ji Zhu Fang Cun Bi Han Shu;
Li Li Shi
- From:Kampo Medicine
2014;65(1):38-45
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
For the purpose of investigating weights in the era when the Shan Han Lun was set forth, the weight and measures described in the Ben Cao Jing Ji Zhu, written in the period slightly after the Shan Han Lun, were studied. Some descriptions of the metrological standards are confusing in the Ben Cao Jing Ji Zhu. We focused on the measuring container, whose volume is equal to that of the one cun square spoon (fang cun bi), shown in the dun huang version of the Ben Cao Jing Ji Zhu. The volume of this measuring container was calculated on the assumption that the measures in this text follow those of the Han Shu Li Li Shi, and a result of 5.07 cm3 was obtained. The result was confirmed by using the actual measured values of the crude drugs. The result was also considered to support measurements of the volume in the Ben Cao Jing Ji Zhu as following the Han Shu Li Li Shi. With those results, descriptions of the density of honey and lard were examined, and the weight in the Ben Cao Jing Ji Zhu was clarified to follow that in the Han Shu Li Li Shi.
