The Compendium of Materia Medica Documentary (Video source: Tencent) The Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) is a comprehensive work on ancient Chinese materia medica and is a monumental text in the field of pharmacology with global influence. This book consists of 52 volumes, documenting 1892 types of medicinal substances, categorized into 16 sections and … Read more
Compendium of Materia Medica Compendium of Materia Medica was published in the 24th year of Wanli (1596) in the Ming Dynasty in China. The author is Li Shizhen (1518-1593). He was still revising the manuscripts himself with illness in his later days. It seemed that he could not see it during his lifetime. By the … Read more
Bai Shao (White Peony) Cynanchum otophyllum 01 Source This product is the dried root of the plant Peony (Paeonia lactiflora Pall.) from the family Ranunculaceae. 02 Alias Jin Bai Shao (Golden White Peony), Bai Shao Yao (White Peony). 03 Habitat and Growth Environment Distributed in Zhejiang, Anhui, Sichuan, and other regions. Grows in shrub thickets … Read more
1. Summary of Classical Texts “Pearl Bag”: “Greatly tonifies blood deficiency, unblocks blood vessels, and benefits energy and strength.“ “Compendium of Materia Medica”: “Fills the bone marrow, promotes muscle growth, generates essence and blood, nourishes the five internal organs, unblocks blood vessels, benefits the ears and eyes, darkens hair, treats the five labors and seven … Read more
Introduction: Today we will learn about the differences in classification and properties between Ren Shen (Ginseng) and Dang Shen (Codonopsis). In the herbal literature prior to Zhang Shifan’s “Benjing Fengyuan”, there were entries for Ren Shen but none for Dang Shen, or they were confused with each other. For example, the “Bielu” states: “Ren Shen … Read more