Compendium of Materia Medica (Volume 1)

"Compendium of Materia Medica" was immediately praised and praised by the medical community for its outstanding achievements that carried forward the past and opened up the future. Less than 7 years after the first publication in Jinling, the second edition was published in Jiangxi. The 52 volumes of "Compendium of Materia Medica" contain a total of 1,892 kinds of medicines, 1,109 pictures of medicines, and 11,096 prescriptions. The collected medicines are divided into 16 categories based on their natural origin and properties; within the same section, similar categories are divided into 60 categories, which can be clearly analyzed at a glance. His drug classification method made creative contributions on the basis of predecessors and has considerable scientific value. For example, the 1,094 kinds of botanical medicines collected are comprehensively analyzed, summarized and compared based on the characteristics of their roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits, as well as their nature, flavor, shape, growth environment, habits and the relationship between human life and other factors.