2022年 · 第52卷第01期

Historical pharmaceutical geography is an academic research to explore the distribution and change of medicinal materials in historical periods, especially authentic medicinal materials, the characteristics and rules of distribution change, and the future distribution change trend. It is a new academic field to study traditional Chinese medicine resources with the theoretical methods of historical geography, which belongs to cross-research. At present, when the country vigorously develops interdisciplinary subjects and attaches great importance to the development of traditional Chinese medicine resources, historical pharmaceutical geography has both important academic value and special significance of the times. Study on the Distribution and Change of Medicinal Materials in Wuling Mountain Area in Historical Period (618-1840) is a masterpiece of historical pharmaceutical geography^［1］。 The author of the book is Hu Anhui, a PhD in historical geography from Southwest University, and is currently a professor at Guizhou Normal University. The book is about 230,000 words and was published by Xiamen University Press in September 2020.

On November 27, 2021, the "21st National Symposium on Pharmacy History and Materia Medica" sponsored by the Professional Committee of Pharmacy History of Chinese Pharmaceutical Association and jointly organized by Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical History Literature of Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Liaoning Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Dalian Pharmaceutical Association was successfully held. Due to the impact of the epidemic, in response to the national call and to ensure the health and safety of the participants, this conference was mainly held online. Researchers from domestic and foreign medical workers, history of science, sociology and other related disciplines gathered in the network to discuss the history of pharmacy and herbal scholarship.