Handbook of Modern Interpretation of Compendium of Materia Medica

"Compendium of Materia Medica" was compiled by Li Shizhen, a great herbalist, who spent 27 years to compile a comprehensive summary of Materia Medica through his lifelong efforts, personal experience, extensive collection, and field investigations. The book has 52 volumes, about 2 million words, 1,892 kinds of medicines, more than 1,100 pictures, and more than 11,000 prescriptions. It is the culmination of my country's pharmaceutical achievements before the 16th century. It also has outstanding achievements in exegesis, language, history, geography, plants, animals, minerals, metallurgy, etc. So far, there are more than 100 Chinese versions of "Compendium of Materia Medica". It has also been translated into English, Japanese, French, German, Russian, Latin, Korean and other languages ​​and spread abroad. It was once hailed as "China's Encyclopedia" by the British biologist Darwin. This book captures the essence of pharmacy from the "Compendium of Materia Medica", highlights Li Shizhen's pharmaceutical achievements, cites extensive references, and is highly practical. It has great reference value for clinical, scientific research, and teaching workers of traditional Chinese medicine, as well as the vast number of traditional Chinese medicine workers and enthusiasts. It's also very helpful. The book organizes and categorizes the grains, fruits and vegetables, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, chicken, duck, and fish that people eat daily, and explains their medicinal value, so that we can eat correctly in our daily lives to achieve the effect of preventing and curing diseases.