Zunsheng Bajian, Cha Jing, Yinshanzhengyao, Shiwubenzhao (Exquisite Translation)

Author: Huang Zhijie et al. (Editor-in-Chief)
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Publish Date: 2004-05-13
Features: This book includes four classic works of Traditional Chinese Medicine:
《Zunsheng Bajian》 (Eight Great Works on Nurturing Life) is a Ming Dynasty monograph on health preservation, divided into eight sections: Pure Cultivation and Wondrous Theories, Regulating Oneself According to the Four Seasons, Daily Life and Comfort, Extending Years and Dispelling Illness, Diet and Food, Leisurely Enjoyments, Spiritual Secrets and Elixirs, and Transcendent Pursuits. It covers various fields such as different theories, astrology, diet, flowers, calligraphy, and painting.
《Cha Jing》 (The Classic of Tea) is a Tang Dynasty work, divided into three volumes, and elaborates on tea from ten aspects: The Origin of Tea, Tea Tools, Tea Cultivation, Tea Ware, Tea Cooking, Tea Drinking, Tea Affairs, Tea Production, Tea Abbreviations, and Tea Illustrations. It discusses the origins, morphological characteristics, natural ecological environment, and artificial cultivation methods of tea.
《Yinshanjing》 (The Essentials of Diet and Nutrition) is a Yuan Dynasty monograph on nutrition, introducing rich culinary techniques, nutritional hygiene, and dietary health knowledge and experience.
《Shiwubenzao》 (Food and Herbal Classics) 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 explains the properties, efficacy, toxicity, therapeutic conditions, usage, and taboos of each food.
The four books are rich in content, easy to understand, and have expanded the knowledge base and learning materials for beginners and enthusiasts of Traditional Chinese Medicine.