Abstract:The price of Chinese medicines under state control began in Wester Zhou Dynasty, and the price of Chinese medicines is stabilized by means of Pingtiao, Pingdi and drug reserve. Before 221 B.C.(before Qin Dynasty), the price of traditional Chinese medicines is the natural price foemed by the natural economy. In Han Dynasty, 14 kinds of traditional Chinese medicines, such as Rhizoma Coptidis, Radix Cyathulae, Radix Saposhnikoviae and Radix Dipsaci, average 8 Wen per Liang, 160 times as such grain, and the price is dominated by the seller. Tang Dynasty adopt the Changping policy, Hezhi and Pingzhu methods and the strict three-lever price system. The average price of 43 kinds of medicines, such as Coptic chinensis and Scutellaria baicalensis is 15.03 times that of grain, 23.1 times that of grain. Song Dynasty follows the price management system of the Tang Dynasty, and the price of medicines is 45.6 times that of grain, the price of monopolized drugs is less than one third of the market price. In Ming and Qing Dynasty, the policy of Changping is still applied, and the price of medicines is 82.16 and 12.6 times higher than that of grain respectively. In a word, the price formation mechanism of traditional Chinese medicines from Han Dynasty to Qing Dynasty is composed of stste intervention and production competition. The ancient drug monopoly system has certain practical significance.
王竞1 周文犁2 周延安3. 古代中药价格管理史考察[J]. 中国医药导报, 2020, 17(3): 155-158.
WANG Jing1 ZHOU Wenli2 ZHOU Yan′an3. An investigation of the price management history of ancient Chinese medicine. 中国医药导报, 2020, 17(3): 155-158.