Newly Revised Blue Pearl Materia Medica

Author: Luo Daxiang
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Publishing Date: 2005-04-01
Features: The Jingzhu Materia Medica was written by the renowned Tibetan pharmacologist Timai Danzengpenchuo and completed in 1743. The first woodblock edition was published in 1745. The book is divided into thirteen chapters, with each chapter covering one category of medicinal substances, totaling 1167 species and 2294 flavors. It is considered the culmination of Tibetan medicine and can be compared to Li Shizhen's Bencao Gangmu. The Newly Revised Jingqiu Materia Medica takes The Jingzhu Materia Medica as its foundation, conducting corrections to the original text and supplementing it with modern knowledge and research methods in natural pharmacology. The corrections cover 982 items, involving over 2,600 original medicinal substances and more than 3,800 flavors. The book includes over 500 Tibetan herbal formulas, the relationship between medicinal resources and the environment, and discussions on Tibetan medicine. Each entry includes details such as name, Jingzhu Materia Medica, newly revised content, source, functions and indications, chemical composition, pharmacological effects, and notes. This book not only preserves the original content of The Jingzhu Materia Medica but also incorporates corrections, revisions, and supplements, representing both inheritance and promotion. It contains the academic achievements of the author over three decades of research in Tibetan medicinal resources (Tibetan herbology) and is currently the most comprehensive and extensive Tibetan medicinal reference book, encompassing all known Tibetan medicines to date. It serves as an important reference for institutions and individuals engaged in the teaching, research, medical practice, and development, production, and supply of natural Tibetan medicinal resources and ethnic medicine.