It is the oldest known book on agriculture and medicinal plants. Shen nong ben cao jing du theisinger, corinna, even, eran, schell, jonathan on. This bilingual edition features the classical chinese next to the english translation. In china, books that record the sources and applications of medicinal. Reading of the divine farmers classic of materia medica. As a book with significant historical materials for the research of impediment.
The divine husbandmans classic of materia medica shen nong ben. The main part of the book included short descriptions of 365 medical objects, among. Sabine wilms is a product of her triple engagement with the worlds of applied chinese medicine, academic sinology. This longawaited english translation and critical edition of the divine farmers classic of materia medica by wellknown medical historian and translator dr. Shen nongs herbal shen nong ben cao jing tcm classic. The divine farmers classic of materia medica, shen nong bencao. The divine farmers classic of materia medica, shen nong. The divine farmers classic of materia medica this longawaited english translation and critical edition of the divine farmers classic of materia medica by wellknown medical historian and translator dr.
A concise classification of bencao materia medica ncbi. This book is compiled by famous contemporary chinese medicine experts according to compendium of materia medica, with high practical value, the reference value and collection value. Compendium of materia medica was written by li shizhen. Pen3tsao3 ching1 is a chinese book on agriculture and medicinal plants. Shen nong ben cao jing, chin is a chinese book on agriculture and medicinal plants. Its origin has been attributed to the mythical chinese emperor shen nong, who was said to have lived around 2800 b.
Shennong bencaojing also the classic of herbal medicine and shennung. Compendium of materia medica choice chineseenglish set of 6 from compendium of materia medica in the selection of more than 350 kinds of herbal medicine has great practical value to compile master copy of the most classic chinese jinling book, by the china academy of traditional chinese medicine institute of. The nei jing inner classic established the theoretical foundations of tcm. The entries in the herbal classic of shen nong elaborate on the taste and warmth of each ingredient. The 365 substances covered are categorized in three books, associated with. The earliest mention of a text called shennong jing classic of shennong is by authors who lived during the period immediately following the fall of the han dynasty 220 a. When these herbs were described in a formal manner, the book was named after shennong, known today as the shennong bencao jing herbal classic of shennong. A translation of the shen nong ben cao blue poppys great masters series by shouzhong yang jan 1, 1998 3. The four levels of warmth referred to are cold, cool, warm, and hot, and the five flavors are sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and acrid powerfully unpleasant.
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