Materia Medica (3 Volumes) (Color Illustrations)

Author: Li Shizhen (Ming)
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Publishing Date: 1999-01-01
Features: China's Classical Work – China's Encyclopaedia (as described by Darwin) – 1109 Illustrations – 11,096 Prescriptions – 1892 Medicinal Substances – Complimentary Chinese Famous Artistic Craft, Jingtailan "Baoshouzi" Signature Pen.
Since its publication, Bencao Gangmu has consistently stood as a towering work in ancient Chinese pharmacy, renowned as the largest and most comprehensive pharmacological masterpiece in the history of Chinese pharmacy. It is hailed as the "Universal Pharmaceutical" (World's Medicine Classic) and was praised by the British biologist Darwin as "China's Encyclopaedia." It has become a must-have essential for generations of medical practitioners and scholars.