Ben Cao Gang Mu, Volume IV - Marshland Herbs, Poisonous Herbs

"The contribution of this work is immense: a complete translation of one of the landmark scientific/medical works in Chinese history. The Ben cao gang mu, historically, has been the most comprehensive materia medica, with 1,892 medical substances. But because of the various regions of mainland China explored by Li Shizhen, Ming dynasty–era social mores, language, the multiple cultures of China, and different usages of medicinals throughout China, it has been difficult at best to translate this work into European languages, including English. Previous attempts have led to inferior works. The Ben cao gang mu also quotes many preceding works of materia medica, some no longer available, and folk knowledge of remedies, so few herbal medicine texts can compete with this one. It is an invaluable resource, indeed, for the clinician and the scholar and in university libraries. It is academic, precise, readable, and well sourced."—Z'ev Rosenberg, author of Returning to the Source: Han Dynasty Medical Classics in Modern Clinical Practice

Sommario

CONTENTS

1. Prolegomena
1.1 History of Chinese materia medica literature
1.2 Structure and contents of the Ben cao gang mu
1.3 Biographical sketch of Li Shizhen (1518 – 1593)
2. Notes on the Translation 
3. Wang Shizhen’s preface of 1590 
4. Translation of the Ben Cao Gang Mu 本草綱目
   Chapters 15 - 17
   
Herbs IV, Marshland Herbs, Chapter 15
Herbs V, Marshland Herbs, Chapter 16
Herbs VI, Poisonous Herbs, Chapter 17

Appendix
5. Weights and measures
5.1 Measures of capacity
5.2 Measures of weight
5.3 Measures of length
5.4 Measures of the size of pills
6. Lists of Substances
6.1 Identification of pharmaceutical substances of plant origin mentioned
in BCGM ch. 15 - 17
6.2 Substances discussed in chapters 15 – 17
6.3 Currently accepted scientific identification of substances discussed in 
BCGM ch. 15 – 17
 

Info autore

Paul U. Unschuld is Professor and Director at the Institute for Chinese Life Sciences, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: LI Shizhen, Shizhen Li
• Con la collaborazione di: Paul U. Unschuld (Traduzione), Unschuld Paul U. (Traduzione)
• Editore: University Of California Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.02.2022
• EAN: 9780520385030
• ISBN: 978-0-520-38503-0
• Pagine: 946
• Serie: Ben cao gang mu: 16th Century Chinese Encyclopedia of Materia Medica and Natural History
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali; China, HEALTH & FITNESS / Herbal Medications, HEALTH & FITNESS / Alternative Therapies, MEDICAL / Alternative & Complementary Medicine, MEDICAL / History, HISTORY / Asia / China, History of Medicine, complementary medicine, Asian History, Traditional medicine and herbal remedies, Traditional medicine & herbal remedies, Complementary and alternative medicine and therapies