Zun Sheng Ba Jian, Cha Jing, Yin Shen Zheng Yao, Shi Wu Ben Cao Jing Yi

Author: Huang Zhijie
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Publish Date: 2000-02-01
Features: This book includes four classic works of traditional Chinese medicine: Zunsheng Bajian is a Ming Dynasty monograph on health preservation, covering eight aspects: "Qingxiu Miao Lun" (Pure Cultivation and Subtle Arguments), "Sishitiáoshì" (Four Seasons Adjustment), "Jūxīng'ānlè" (Daily Comfort), "Yannian Quèbìng" (Extending Years and Dispelling Illness), "Yǐnzhàn Fúshí" (Diet and Food), "Yànhuán Qīngshǎng" (Leisurely Entertainment), "Língmì Dānyào" (Spiritual Secrets and Elixirs), and "Chénwài Xiájǔ" (Worldly Transcendence). It involves various fields such as different theories, astrology, diet, flowers, calligraphy, and painting. The Classic of Tea is a Tang Dynasty work, divided into three volumes, explaining tea from ten aspects: the origin of tea, tea utensils, tea cultivation, tea tools, tea brewing, tea drinking, tea affairs, tea production, tea summaries, and tea illustrations. It covers the origins, morphological characteristics, natural ecological environment, and artificial cultivation methods of tea. Yinshanjingzhào is a Yuan Dynasty monograph on nutrition, introducing rich culinary techniques, nutritional hygiene, and dietary health knowledge and experience. Shiwubenzhao is a Ming Dynasty medical book that includes 337 daily edible and medicinal substances, classified into eight categories: water, grains, vegetables, fruits, poultry, beasts, fish, and flavors. It elaborates on the properties, efficacy, toxicity,, usage, and taboos of these foods from several aspects. The four books are rich in content, easy to understand, and have expanded the knowledge and learning scope for beginners and enthusiasts of traditional Chinese medicine.