“本草”是对历史上中药著作的通称,它是研究记载中药的专门著作。而中药多数来源于植物,所以它和植物学有密切的关系,特别是我国古代植物学专著很少的情况下,它间接起到植物学著作的作用,通过它的记载传播,对我国植物学的起源、发展起了很大的推动作用。一、“本草”的记载、传播, 统一了我国植物的中文名称在历史上,自从有了人类,就对植物有所接触和 “Ben Cao” is a general term for the history of traditional Chinese medicine writings. It is a specialized work for the study of traditional Chinese medicine. The majority of Chinese medicine originates from plants, so it has a close relationship with botany. Especially when there are few monographs on botany in ancient China, it indirectly functions as a botany book. The origin and development have played a big role in promoting. First, the “Ben Cao” records and disseminates the Chinese name of plants in China. Historically, since humans were established, they have had contact with plants and