The book "Compendium of Materia Medica for Home Use" carefully selects more than 120 commonly used and common Chinese herbal medicines. The text part is divided into functions, medicinal parts, medical theories, taboos, morphological characteristics, finished product selection, practical recipes and interesting articles on Chinese medicines. The book has 10 major sections, including culture, concise, comprehensive, popular and clear, in line with modern people's reading habits and reading methods. At the same time, it strives to show readers the essence of the original book in detail and rigorously, and strives to enable readers to understand the profound traditional Chinese medicine health culture in the shortest possible time. Each medicinal material is accompanied by precious ancient Jinling maps, realistic and detailed hand-drawn illustrations and physical photos, showing readers the form of Chinese medicinal herbs in a three-dimensional and all-round way.