běn​cǎo​gāng​mù

Compendium of Materia Medica

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本草纲目/ 本草綱目 běn​cǎo​gāng​mù Compendium of Materia Medica

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.

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