再论我国虫白蜡利用的起源  

Reanalysis of the Origin of Cera Chinensis Utilization in China

作　　者：杨凯 YANG Kai(College of History, Nankai University, Tianjin 300353, China)

机构地区：[1]南开大学历史学院,天津300353

出　　处：《自然科学史研究》2020年第2期152-162,共11页Studies in The History of Natural Sciences

基　　金：国家社会科学基金重大项目“多卷本《中国生态环境史》”(项目编号13&ZD080)。

摘　　要：古代文献中将虫白蜡与蜂白蜡通称为“白蜡”,两者极易混淆,对后人研究也造成了误导。邹树文曾经系统研究过我国虫白蜡利用的起源,将其上溯至魏晋时期,这对周密、李时珍等人传统的“宋元之际说”构成挑战。然而通过对文献中“白蜡”一词涵义的辨析,综合其他各种证据,则发现邹文的观点和结论存在很多问题。严格地讲,在新的有力证据出现之前,还是应该将我国虫白蜡利用的起源归在宋元之际。It is easy to confuse cera chinensis and white beeswax in sources,because both of them were called“white wax”by ancient people,causing some confusion for later generations.Zou Shuwen systematically studied the origin of cera chinensis utilization in China,and traced it back to the Wei and Jin Dynasties,challenging the traditional opinion of Zhou Mi and Li Shizhen.However,through the differentiation and analysis of the meaning of the word“white wax”,and consideration of other evidence,we found that there are many problems with Zou Shuwen's conclusions.Strictly speaking,without the emergence of new strong evidence,the origin of cera chinensis utilization in China should still be in the period between the Song and Yuan Dynasties.

关 键 词：虫蜡 蜜蜡 起源 

分 类 号：N092[自然科学总论—科学技术哲学]