běn​cǎo

pharmacopoeia

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    神农本草经 / 神農本草經 shén​nóng​běn​cǎo​jīng

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  • created sense approved 本草 · běn​cǎo · pharmacopoeia — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    pharmacopoeia

    an ancient book on Chinese herbal medicine; Chinese materia medica

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  • created sense approved 本草 · běn​cǎo · Chinese medicine — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    Chinese medicine

    (literary) Chinese herbal medicine; so called because the majority of ingredients are derived from plants

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  • created sense approved 本草 · běn​cǎo · Shennong Bencao Jing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    Shennong Bencao Jing

    an abbreviation for the [[神农本草经|神農本草經|shen2 nong2 ben3 cao3 jing1]] (Divine Farmer's Classic of Materia Medica)

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