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Li Shizhen (July 3, 1518 - 1593), courtesy name Dongbi, was a Chinese acupuncturist, herbalist, naturalist, pharmacologist, physician, and writer of the Ming dynasty. He is the author of a 27-year work, the Compendium of Materia Medica ( Bencao Gangmu; Chinese: 本草綱目 ). He developed several methods for classifying herb components and

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Learn about Li Shizhen (1518-1593), a famous medical scholar who wrote the Bencao Gangmu, a comprehensive encyclopedia of natural medicine. Discover his life, achievements, background, legacy and other books on medical subjects.

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Li Shizhen (1518-1593) was a Ming dynasty scholar who compiled a comprehensive materia medica, the Bencao gangmu, describing 1,892 drugs and 11,000 prescriptions. He also wrote about distillation, mercury, ephedrine, iodine, and smallpox inoculation.

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January-February 2010. Though virtually unknown in mainstream American culture, Li Shizhen (lee sher-jen) is virtually a household name in China. A kind of patron saint of Chinese herbal medicine, widely lauded by historians and practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), he is widely represented in popular and scholarly media.

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Learn about Li Shizhen (1518-1593), the author of Ben Cao Gang Mu (Compendium of Materia Medica), a comprehensive encyclopedia of Chinese medicine. Discover his life, achievements, and legacy in the history of Chinese medicine.

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Learn about Li Shizhen, a renowned scholar and author of the Great Compendium of Herbs, a classic text on Chinese medicine. Explore his life, family, education, and achievements in this comprehensive article.

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Li Shizhen. The great Chinese naturalist and pharmacologist Li Shizhen was born in 1518 near modern Qichun (Hubei). Born into a family of doctors, he concentrated on the study of medicine at an early age under the guidance of his father. His reputation as a physician soon reached the prince of Chu, who in 1543 entrusted him with medical and

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Li Shizhen, courtesy name Dongbi, was a Chinese acupuncturist, herbalist, naturalist, pharmacologist, physician, and writer of the Ming dynasty. He is the author of a 27-year work, the Compendium of Materia Medica. He developed several methods for classifying herb components and medications for treating diseases.

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Li Shizhen was a Ming Dynasty physician and was greatly influenced by the New-Confucian beliefs of the time. Although Ben Cao Gang Mu (《本草纲目》 Compendium of Materia Medica) is a monograph on medicine, its purpose is "to investigate things."The best way to get to know historical figures is to restore facts.

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A discussion of the Chinese doctor who compiled the greatest collection of natural remedies in the 16th century. Listen to the podcast, read the reading list and explore the related topics and themes.

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Li Shizhen's book is a symbol of that pride, a reminder of how extensive and wide-ranging Chinese medical investigation had become by the 16th century. Not for nothing has the Compendium of Materia Medica been included in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register, or graced the title of a song by Jay Chou (周杰伦 Zhōu Jiélún) celebrating TCM.

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Li Shizhen lived during the Ming Dynasty of China in the 16th century. He was a pioneer of medicine in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties who compiled a masterpiece to set standards for the identification, quality, strength, and purity of medicinal substances, the Compendium of Materia Medica, a task that took him nearly 30 years to complete.

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Li Shizhen's Ben Cao Gang Mu is a great achievement of herbalism for the past dynasties before the Ming Dynasty. It is unprecedentedly complete in its system, detailed in the content, comprehensive in the theory, accurate in herb investigation, high in academic achievement, profound in its influence on later generations and vivid and smooth

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Learn about Li Shizhen (1518-1593), a famous doctor and pharmacist in the Ming Dynasty, who compiled the Compendium of Materia Medica, a comprehensive book on Chinese medicine. Find out his life story, medical achievements, and contributions to the field of pharmacy.

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Learn about the life and achievements of Li Shizhen, who wrote a medical book, Ben Cao Gang Mu, to provide correct information about herbs. Find out how he became a doctor, worked in the government, and travelled extensively to collect information for his book.

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Li Shizhen (1518-1593) was a famous physician and pharmacist in China. He compiled the Compendium of Materia Medica, a comprehensive and authoritative book on traditional Chinese medicine, based on his extensive research and experience.

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The Ben Cao Gang Mu, or Compendium Materia Medica, is an encyclopedic compendium written by the 16th-century Chinese doctor Li Shizhen.This compilation is said to be the most complete and comprehensive medical book ever written in the history of traditional Chinese medicine, bringing together the medical knowledge of East Asia.. 1955 stamp depicting Li Shizhen, the author of the Ben Cao Gang

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李时珍 Li Shizhen: Sage of Medicine and Herbs 李时珍 Li Shizhen, a famed doctor from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) was a true giant who "gave medicine to everyone in need and brought back lives free of charge". 李时珍 Li Shizhen's contribution is still echoing through the lives of ordinary people across the world.Born into a

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Li Shizhen was a doctor and writer in the Ming Dynasty. He spent 27 years writing a medical book, Ben Cao Gang Mu ( Compendium of Materia Medica), which is a great contribution to traditional Chinese medicine. Background. Shizhen was born into a family of doctors in today's Hubei Province in 1518.

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Li Shizhen (July 3, 1518 - 1593), courtesy name Dongbi, was a Chinese acupuncturist, herbalist, naturalist, pharmacologist, physician, and writer of the Ming dynasty. He is the author of a 27-year work, the Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu; Chinese: 本草綱目).

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Learn about Li Shizhen (1518-1593), a Ming Dynasty doctor who compiled the most comprehensive medical book in Chinese history. Discover his life, achievements, and legacy in traditional Chinese medicine.

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Li Shizhen was an outstanding Chinese medical scientist during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). He compiled the Ben Cao Gang Mu (Compendium of Materia Medica), the most complete and comprehensive

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Li Shizhen had become recognized for his medical abilities; formal recognition came when he produced an accurate diagnosis and a cure for the son of Zhu Xian, prince of the Chu State. In his medical practice, Li Shizhen found many mistakes, repetitions or omissions in medical books available, feeling it was a great problem that affected the