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Ben cao gang mu, translated as essentials of chinese materia medica was completed by li shizhen in 1578, after conducting readings of 800 other medical reference books and carrying out 30 years of. Li shizhen and the grand compendium of materia medica core. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Zhao xuemin was the son of a renowned physician, and both he and his.
Essentials of chinese materia medica and medical formulas. The compendium of materia medica also known by the romanizations bencao gangmu or pentsao kangmu is a chinese herbology volume written by li shizhen during the ming dynasty. Traditional chinese medicinesource of materia medica. Materia medica is the most complete and comprehensive medical book ever written in the. School of basic medical science, beijing university of chinese medicine, beijing 29, china. It was compiled by li shizhen circa 151893, a native of sichuan, who was one of the greatest physicians, pharmacologists, and naturalists in chinese history.
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