Handbook of Modern Interpretation and Application of Bencao Gangmu

Author: Liu Fuhai
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Publish Date: 2007-02-01
Features: Bencao Gangmu is a monumental work by the great medical scientist Li Shizhen, who devoted his life to the comprehensive compilation of traditional Chinese medicine through extensive fieldwork, extensive research, and practical experience. It took 27 years to complete. The book comprises 52 volumes, approximately 2 million words, including 1,892 medicinal substances, over 1,100 illustrations, and more than 11,000 prescriptions. It represents the culmination of medicinal achievements in China before the 16th century and also made significant contributions to fields such as lexicography, linguistics, history, geography, botany, zoology, mineralogy, and metallurgy. To date, over 100 Chinese versions of Bencao Gangmu have been published, and it has been translated into multiple languages, including English, Japanese, French, German, Russian, Latin, and Korean, spreading internationally. It was even praised by the British biologist Charles Darwin as "China's encyclopedia."
The book Modern Interpretation and Application of Bencao Gangmu selects the essence of pharmacy from Bencao Gangmu, highlighting Li Shizhen's achievements in the field. With extensive references and strong practicality, it serves as a valuable reference for clinical, research, and teaching professionals in traditional Chinese medicine. It also benefits a broad audience of practitioners and enthusiasts of TCM. The book organizes and categorizes daily foods such as grains, fruits, vegetables, oils, salts, sauces, and condiments, as well as poultry and seafood, explaining their medicinal values. This enables us to adopt a correct diet in daily life to achieve the goals of disease prevention and treatment.