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| Historical evolution of beeswax pill |
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| DOI
10.11656/j.issn.1672-1519.2014.04.17 |
| Key Words
beeswax pill;history;dosage form |
| Author Name | Affiliation | E-mail | | YAN Long | China Institute for History of Medicine & Medical Literature, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China | | | ZHU Jian-ping | China Institute for History of Medicine & Medical Literature, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China | zhujp1958@163.com |
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| Abstract
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| Beeswax pill has experienced four periods of historical evolution. In its initial stage in the Jin Dynasty, beeswax pill was a mix-ture of honey and wax and was applied mainly as tackiness agent. Beeswax pill made up solely of wax came into being in the Tang Dy-nasty. Song Dynasty witnessed the maturity stage of beeswax pill when theory about beeswax reached its climax. The manufacture tech-nique of beeswax pill in the Song Dynasty has been followed by the later generations. |
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