武威旱灘坡漢代醫簡治咳藥方探微

A study of cough prescriptions from Wuwei Han-tan-po medicine slips in Han Dynasty

武威旱灘坡漢代醫簡，出自甘肅省武威旱灘坡墓群，共出土竹簡七十八枚，木牘十四枚，共計簡牘九十二枚。簡牘年代為後漢光武帝建武年間(約為西元25至55年間)。所載醫簡藥方約三十餘劑，包括內科、外科、婦科、耳鼻喉科、眼科等，所列藥品近可種，並詳細記載病名、病情、藥物、劑量、配藥、服藥方法、服藥時間，以及各種不同之用藥配方等，內容極其豐富，是研究中古代醫學之重要資料。其中僅有兩條與治療咳嗽疾病相關之藥方，由此二藥方，可窺見漢代對於寒、熱症之觀念，以及樂方之實用價值。

The Wuwei Hantanpo medicine slips of the Han Dynasty, unearthed from a grave yard at Han-tan-po, Wuwei County, Gansu Province, including 78 bamboo ones, and 14 wooden ones, totaling to 92 pieces. The medicine slips ,which dated back to the time of Guang-Wu Emperor under Jian-Wu reign title in East Han Dynasty (approximately 25AD to 55AD), recorded around 30 prescriptions, · including internal medicine, surgery, gynecology , otolaryngology, ophthalmology , and so on. While the recorded medicines are nearly one hundred kinds, the name of the disease, the symptom of the disease, the dosage, the preparation method of the medicine ,the instruction of medicine-taking, the time for medicine-taking, and many other different prescriptions with its particular purpose were recorded in detail as well. The contents are not only rich but are also important for the study of the ancient Chinese medical science. Among these prescriptions, only two of them are related to the treatment for cough. Viewing from these two prescriptions, we are able to get a glimpse of the concepts regarding to cold and fever symptoms and the practical value of the prescriptions in Han Dynasty.