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| Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shennong's Herbal), the Earliest Pharmacopeia of China |
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| Rhizoma Hierochloe OdorataM, Herba Eupatoni, Pericardium Zanthoxyli and Cortex Cinnamomi, four medicinal substances of the Western Han Dynasty (206B.C.-A.D.24), unearthed from Grave 1, Ma Wang Dui, Hunan province, kept in the Medical History Museum, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine |
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It is a monograph on medicinal substances written in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220).It contains 365 medicinal substances in conjunction with their properties and flavors, indications, place of origin and alternative names. According to their properties and action, the medicinal substances are divided into three categories. It points out that using herbs in combination may enhance their effect or reduce side effect. |
Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing(Shennong's Herbal)
Decayed Jobs Tears Seeds , unearthed from a grave of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) in Han City, Shan’xi province in 1982 , kept in the Medical History Museum, Shan’xi province
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