Shen Nong's Herbal Classic

Author: Wu Pu
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Publish Date: 1999-09-01
Features: "Shen Nong's Herbal" is abbreviated as "Ben Jing" and is the earliest extant pharmacological monograph in China. It summarizes the achievements of pharmacology before the Qin Dynasty. It begins with a preface and general discussion of drug theory and collocation rules. It then lists 365 species of drugs, divided into three major categories. The book describes the alias, properties, growth environment, and therapeutic functions of each drug. The efficacy of many of these drugs has been verified using modern scientific methods.