宋代统一中国之后,农业和手工业有了较大发展,商业经济也日益繁荣。由于城市人口的急剧增加,人们对医药的需求量越来越大;再加上统治阶级为了维护自己的统治,也比较重视药政建设,所以从通都大邑到地方州县,一些官办的药局和民营的药肆便应运而兴。 After the unification of China in the Song Dynasty, the development of agriculture and handicrafts has made great progress, and the commercial economy has also become increasingly prosperous. Due to the dramatic increase of the urban population, the demand for medicine is growing. In addition, in order to safeguard their own governance, the ruling class places more emphasis on the building of the pharmaceutical industry. Therefore, Pharmacopoeia and private pharmacies will come into being.