史载党项人对肉苁蓉的认识与利用——兼论它在西夏王朝社会生活中的价值  

Dangxiang People’s Understanding and Use of Cistanche in Historical Records:On the Value of Cistanche in the Social Life of the Western Xia Dynasty

作　　者：董立顺[1] 

机构地区：[1]陕西师范大学西北历史环境与经济社会发展研究院,陕西西安710062

出　　处：《原生态民族文化学刊》2012年第4期20-27,共8页Journal of Ethnic Culture

基　　金：2011年国家社科基金重点项目"中国少数民族文化生态研究"(课题号:11AZD071)阶段性成果之一

摘　　要：肉苁蓉是一种沙地植物,主要分布于今天的甘肃、宁夏、陕北及内蒙古西部。从党项人本土生态知识的视角出发,探讨党项人对肉苁蓉的认识和利用,发现他们对肉苁蓉生物属性的理解十分精准,对它的利用也能恰到好处,既能获利,又不会破坏它的再生;从西夏时期的典籍记载发现,在与宋、辽交往过程中,肉苁蓉被视为珍贵的药材和补品,充当贡品和商品,身价百倍,从而使西夏王朝在社会经济活动中,仰仗肉苁蓉的外销获得了众多的好处,为西夏立国做出了重要贡献。Cistanche, a plant growing in sandy areas, is mainly distributed in Gansu, Ningxia, northern Shaanxi and western Inner Mongolia. From the perspective of local ecological knowledge of Dangxiang people, the present study is to explore Dangxiang peopleg understanding and use of the plant. It is discovered that they had very precise understanding of its biological properties, making profit from it without undermining its regeneration. It is found in the ancient records of the Xia Dynasty that in the interaction process with the people of the Song and Liao Dynasties, Cistanche was regarded as precious herbs and supplements. It was treated as a tribute and commodity so valuable that the court of the Western Xia Dynasty made high benefits from its export in their socio-economic activities, making important contributions to the founding of the dynasty.

关 键 词：党项人 肉苁蓉 西夏王朝 社会生活 

分 类 号：C95-05[社会学—民族学]