"Compendium of Materia Medica" is a monograph on traditional Chinese medicine written by Tang Rongchuan, a famous physician in the Qing Dynasty. It was written during the reign of Guangxu. In the form of questions and answers, it systematically expounds knowledge on the properties, efficacy, compatibility and application of traditional Chinese medicine, and is an important reference for clinical research on traditional Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese medicine.
In the book, Tang Rongchuan combines his rich clinical experience to explain in a simple and easy-to-understand way the nature and taste of traditional Chinese medicine, the distribution of nature and taste, the rise and fall, the processing methods, and the contraindications for medication. At the same time, he also discussed the relationship between drugs and the organs and meridians of the human body, as well as the compatibility principles of drugs in prescriptions, providing valuable guidance for the clinical use of traditional Chinese medicine.
