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Ben Cao Gang Mu, Volume I, Part a - (Ben Cao Gang Mu: 16th Century Chinese Encyclopedia of Materia Medica and Natural History) by  Shizhen Li - 1 of 1

Ben Cao Gang Mu, Volume I, Part a - (Ben Cao Gang Mu: 16th Century Chinese Encyclopedia of Materia Medica and Natural History) by Shizhen Li

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  • Volume I is divided into two parts.
  • About the Author: Paul U. Unschuld is Professor and Director at the Institute for Chinese Life Sciences, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
  • 814 Pages
  • Medical, Acupuncture
  • Series Name: Ben Cao Gang Mu: 16th Century Chinese Encyclopedia of Materia Medica and Natural History

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Volume I is divided into two parts. Part A of volume 1 in the Ben cao gang mu series offers a translation of chapters 1 and 2 and portions of chapter 3. Chapters 1 and 2 are devoted to introducing the history of materia medica. Chapter 3 is devoted to pharmaceutical drugs for diseases. Chapter 3 is continued, along with chapter 4, in part B of volume I.

The Ben cao gang mu is a sixteenth-century Chinese encyclopedia of medical matter and natural history by Li Shizhen (1518-1593). The culmination of a sixteen-hundred-year history of Chinese medical and pharmaceutical literature, it is considered the most important and comprehensive book ever written in the history of Chinese medicine and remains an invaluable resource for researchers and practitioners. This nine-volume series reveals an almost two-millennia-long panorama of wide-ranging observations and sophisticated interpretations, ingenious manipulations, and practical applications of natural substances for the benefit of human health. Paul U. Unschuld's annotated translation of the Ben cao gang mu, presented here with the original Chinese text, opens a rare window into viewing the people and culture of China's past.



About the Author



Paul U. Unschuld is Professor and Director at the Institute for Chinese Life Sciences, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.1 Inches (H) x 5.8 Inches (W) x 1.7 Inches (D)
Weight: 2.55 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 814
Genre: Medical
Sub-Genre: Acupuncture
Series Title: Ben Cao Gang Mu: 16th Century Chinese Encyclopedia of Materia Medica and Natural History
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Hardcover
Author: Shizhen Li
Language: English
Street Date: January 9, 2024
TCIN: 1001844890
UPC: 9780520395152
Item Number (DPCI): 247-10-4874
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Q: What topics does Volume I cover in the Ben Cao Gang Mu series?

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Q: Who is the author of this volume of the Ben Cao Gang Mu?

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Q: What significance does the Ben Cao Gang Mu hold in Chinese medical history?

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Q: How is the translation of this book presented?

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