Materia Medica Around You

★The past and present life of 26 kinds of materia medica, a book will give you an in-depth understanding of the materia medica around you Hosta, peony, purpurea, polygonatum... These herbs can be found everywhere around us. In the book, the author draws on various ancient and modern Chinese and foreign classics and literature, spanning natural science, history, medicine, traditional culture and other disciplines, to trace the past and present lives of 26 kinds of materia medica around us in detail. ★More than 200 pictures spanning ancient and modern times, allowing you to experience the beauty of the herbs around you from multiple angles and in all directions More than a hundred restored Chinese and foreign ancient books and antique color drawings will help you appreciate the humanistic beauty of Materia Medica; High-definition real-life herbal sketches and plant specimens, easy to read and apply what you have learned, identify and understand the habits and value of herbal medicine. ★With popular plant science knowledge and classic medical cases from famous medical classics, you will gain more knowledge and become more knowledgeable. Relevant popular science knowledge about plants is added at the end of each chapter. In addition to understanding herbal medicine, you can also learn popular science knowledge about plants; The attached medical records are all from famous medical classics. The diseases that can be cured by herbal medicine, pharmacological effects, classic prescriptions, etc. Are all recorded accordingly. Traditional medicine has its own reasons. ★Into the history and stories behind Xiao Xiao Materia Medica Did cloves spark the spice wars? What is the connection between Viola and Napoleon? Where is the origin of ginger? … The common herbs around us have existed on the earth for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, and have even played an important role in the history of human civilization. There are countless stories behind them, and this book presents them for you. People are like plants and trees, and their breaths are connected. The word "grass" in traditional Chinese culture refers to the resilience flowing in the blood of the Eastern peoples. It is known as "grass people", "herbal medicine" and "grass roots", which contain hidden meanings and subtle meanings. Materia Medica is the collective name for pharmacology in traditional Chinese medicine. The vast land and different climates of China have given birth to a variety of medicinal herbs, which take root in the earth and gain insight into the world with an attitude of looking up. Writer Anan started from the plants that can be seen everywhere around us, such as coptis, asparagus, ginger, cloves, peony, purpurea, etc., And established a "Herbal Home Gardening" system that integrates the aesthetic value and humanistic value of Materia Medica, enriching and expanding the cultural connotation of Materia Medica to the maximum extent, and highlighting the beautiful, magical and interesting side of Materia Medica. It also interprets the knowledge of herbal medicine in depth from the perspective of "medicine and food come from the same source", using more than 200 pictures that span the ancient and modern times, as well as daily health care methods such as dietary therapy prescriptions, making this book more valuable as a general reader of traditional Chinese classic culture. [About the author] Anan His real name is Zheng Bingnan. He is the author of a series of essays "Zi Zaishu" and a monograph on ancient Chinese characters "The Past and Present Life of Chinese Characters". He has published more than 40 translations so far. His poems, novels and prose works are scattered in "Writers", "National Literature", "Yanhe", "Prose", "Tianjin Literature", "Southern Literature", "Lu Ming", "Contemporary Poetry", "Poetry News" and other print media. He once planned and coordinated a large-scale Chinese artist documentary series "Out of Print Live". In recent years, he has devoted himself to the cultivation of new varieties of materia medica such as orchid and dendrobium, and has written monographs on the origin of Chinese characters and materia medica culture in his spare time.