Dictionary of the Ben Cao Gang Mu, Volume 1 - Chinese Historical Illness Terminology

"The Ben cao gang mu, compiled in the second half of the sixteenth century by a team led by the physician Li Shizhen (1518-1593) on the basis of previously published books and contemporary knowledge, is the largest encyclopedia of natural history in a long tradition of Chinese materia medica works. Its description of almost 1900 pharmaceutically used natural and man-made substances marks the apex of the development of premodern Chinese pharmaceutical knowledge. The Ben cao gang mu dictionary offers access to this impressive work of 1,600,000 characters. This first book in a three-volume series analyzes the meaning of 4500 historical illness terms."--Provided by publisher.

Summary

The Ben cao gang mu, compiled in the second half of the sixteenth century by a team led by the physician Li Shizhen (1518–1593) on the basis of previously published books and contemporary knowledge, is the largest encyclopedia of natural history in a long tradition of Chinese materia medica works. Its description of almost 1,900 pharmaceutically used natural and man-made substances marks the apex of the development of premodern Chinese pharmaceutical knowledge. The Ben cao gang mu dictionary offers access to this impressive work of 1,600,000 characters. This first book in a three-volume series analyzes the meaning of 4,500 historical illness terms.

Product details

• Authors: Paul U. Unschuld, Paul U. Zhang Unschuld, Unschuld Paul U., Zhibin Zhang, Zhibin Unschuld Zhang, Zhang Zhibin, Zhang Zhibin
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.12.2014
• EAN: 9780520283954
• ISBN: 978-0-520-28395-4
• No. of pages: 764
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works; China, MEDICAL / History, MEDICAL / Reference, History of Medicine, Reference works