Randy W Posted September 9, 2022 Report Share Posted September 9, 2022 (edited) The Compendium of Materia Medica is written by LiShizhen, a famous medical scientist in the Ming Dynasty.With almost 2 million Chinese characters, the book lists 1,892 kinds of medical substances.Besides Chinese herbal medicines, it includes animals and minerals used as medicinal substances. The Compendium of Materia Medica is regarded as the most complete medical book in the history of traditional Chinese medicine.Detailed introductions of all the medical substances are given in the book, including name, smell, appearance, etc. It has been translated into more than 20 languages and spreads all over the world. Even now it is still often used as a reference book in medicine. from Kevin's Back Garden on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0Lgut3AWm2cYhEW9Zx5iA8UJ9oT96fCiSBRG2VZ1mC9yYmMsURQKUbUmUpagUsZPNl&id=101786065610080 Edited September 9, 2022 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
Randy W Posted September 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2022 from the Library of Congress Compendium of Materia Medica, 52 Juan; Illustrations, in Two Juan. and from Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Compendium-Materia-Medica-Special-Chinese/dp/7546347092 Link to comment
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