前言白花蛇始载于唐甄权葯性本草。能治疗麻风、风湿、瘫痪、惊癎等病症,中医用为除风要药,过去以产于蘄州(卽今湖北蘄春县)的品质最佳,故后世有“蘄蛇”之称。但近来道地的蘄蛇很少,全国葯肆(包括蘄春)大部分均由我省供应,并公认其品真质好,争相订购,成为江西特产葯物之一。然仍相沿称为蘄蛇,似觉欠妥。为求名实相符起见,笔者建议易名“赣产蘄蛇”或“赣蛇”,以免与他省出产的类似 Foreword White Snake was originally contained in the Tang Yao Quan Herbal Materia Medica. Can treat leprosy, rheumatism, convulsions, convulsions and other diseases, Chinese medicine for the wind in addition to medicine, in the past to produce in Luzhou (now Huchun County, Hubei Province) the best quality, so there is a later generation of “viper”. However, there are only a few snakes in the realm. The majority of the country’s medicines (including Hunchun) are supplied by our province, and it is generally acknowledged that they are of good quality and are ordered to become one of Jiangxi specialty drugs. However, it is still known as the python, and it seems to be defective. In order to be consistent with the name, the author proposes to change the name to “produce snakes” or “viper snakes” to avoid similarities with other provinces.