Ben Cao Gang Mu, Volume IX: Fowls, Domestic and Wild Animals, Human Substances Volume 9 Hardcover - 2021
by Li Shizhen; Paul U. Unschuld (Translator)
From the rear cover
"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
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- Title Ben Cao Gang Mu, Volume IX: Fowls, Domestic and Wild Animals, Human Substances Volume 9
- Author Li Shizhen; Paul U. Unschuld (Translator)
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 1084
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of California Press
- Date 2021-02-02
- Features Annotated
- ISBN 9780520379923 / 0520379926
- Weight 3.35 lbs (1.52 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.3 x 2.2 in (23.11 x 16.00 x 5.59 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
- Topical: Health & Fitness
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