Famous 16th-century pharmacological text by Li Shizhen, documenting 1,892 types of drugs and over 10,000 prescriptions. It is considered a cornerstone of traditional medicine and natural history.

A comprehensive Tang dynasty compendium of herbal medicine published in 659 AD.

abbreviation for the earliest known Chinese pharmacopoeia, the Shennong Classic of Materia Medica

The oldest surviving Chinese pharmacological text, traditionally attributed to the mythical emperor [[神农|神農|shen2 nong2]]; compiled during the Han dynasty, it catalogs 365 medicines derived from plants, animals, and minerals.