The Compendium of Materia Medica – Inner Pages Selection Date: 2011 Country of Application: China Storage Location: Library of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences The Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) is an encyclopedic classic of Chinese herbal medicine, completed by the renowned Ming dynasty physician Li Shizhen after 27 years of work. … Read more
Exploring the Millennia of Wisdom in Traditional Chinese Medicine — The Compendium of Materia Medica There is a book that has been cited multiple times by Darwin in his works such as On the Origin of Species, and praised as the “Encyclopedia of Ancient China”. It has been evaluated by the renowned British historian of … Read more
The Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu), a pharmacological work, consists of fifty-two volumes, authored by Li Shizhen during the Ming Dynasty, published in 1590. The entire book contains over 1.9 million words, documenting 1,892 types of medicinal substances, compiling 11,096 medical prescriptions, and featuring 1,160 exquisite illustrations, categorized into 16 sections and 60 categories. … Read more
Chinese Medicine Academy xyzych1988 This article is excerpted from the “Lecture on the Essentials of the Golden Cabinet”. For more details, click the “Read the original text” at the bottom left of the article. Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine Li Jinyong How to Study the ‘Essentials of the Golden Cabinet’ This book summarizes the rich … Read more
“ What kind of book is ‘Shang Han Lun’? Understanding this question will directly influence your comprehension of its reading. Below, we will discuss this issue from different perspectives. ”A Book from the Late Han Dynasty It is correct to say that ‘Shang Han Lun’ is a book from the Late Han Dynasty, authored by … Read more
Gui Zhi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction) 1. For Taiyang disease, with fever, sweating, aversion to wind, and a floating weak pulse. 2. For conditions with spontaneous sweating or intermittent fever and sweating. 3. For cases where sweating or purging has not resolved the exterior condition. 4. For Yangming disease, with a slow pulse, despite profuse … Read more
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The official WeChat account of the Shaanxi Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, click the blue “Shaanxi TCM” above to followSource: China Traditional Chinese Medicine NewsAuthor: Zhang Dengben, Shaanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine • The civilization created during the era of the Yellow Emperor, including politics, economy, military, science and technology, culture and arts, … Read more
This article is approximately6800 words long, and it takes about14 minutes to read Exploring Chinese Characters (024) Harmonizing Yin and Yang – Explanation of “Yang”(陽、昜) Zhu Yinggui The idiom “harmonizing Yin and Yang” means to bring order to Yin and Yang. What do we mean by “Yin and Yang”? From the original meaning of the … Read more
Cinnamon (Rou Gui) Cinnamon is derived from the dried bark of the plant Cinnamomum cassia Presl, belonging to the Lauraceae family. It is typically harvested in the autumn and dried in the shade. Classical Text References Shen Nong’s Herbal Classic: “It is used for cough due to qi deficiency, throat obstruction, and to benefit joints, … Read more