在我国历史上,由于自然和社会等原因,致使各种灾害频繁,广大劳苦群众,特别是农民终年挣扎在死亡线上。每当荒年到来时,饥民流离失所,衣食无着,只能啃树皮、吃草根、食野菜度日。历代具有进步思想、同情人民疾苦的知识分子,从便民利民出发,编著不少救荒的图书,明代王磐的《野菜谱》就是其中较好的一部。 In the history of our country, due to natural and social reasons, various disasters have been frequent and the masses of working people, especially peasants, have been struggling with the death line throughout the year. Whenever the year of shortage comes, the famines will be displaced, they will have no choice but to eat their bark, eat grass roots and eat wild vegetables. Intellectuals with progressive ideas and sympathy for the sufferings of the people in all previous dynasties proceeded from convenience and benefit to the people and compiled many books to save the world. The “wild recipes” of Wang Pan in the Ming Dynasty was one of the better ones.