Compendium of Materia Medica 2003 Edition English Version Vol. 1-6 Hardcover

GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS(Volumes arranged according to the original Chinese edition)
TRANSLATOR S NOTE
PREFACE
by Wang Shizhen (1590)
PREFACE FOR THE REPRINTING IN 1603
by Xia Liangxin
PREFACE FOR THE REPRINTING IN 1603
by Zhang Dingsi .
MEMORIAL TO THE THRONE--CONCERNING THE BENCAO GANGMU
by Li Jianyuan (1596)
AUTHORS NOTE (1590)
VOLUME 1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION: SOURCES AND THEORETICAL BASIS.
VOLUME 2 GENERAL INTRODUCTION
VOLUME 3 DRUGS FOR TREATING A HUNDRED DISEASES
VOLUME 4 DRUGS FOR TREATING A HUNDRED DISEASES
VOLUME 5 THE CATEGORY OF WATERS
(I) Waters from Heaven: 13 Drugs
(II) Waters from Earth: 30 Drugs
VOLUME 6 THE CATEGORY OF FIRES
11 Drugs
VOLUME 7 THE CATEGORY OF EARTH
61 Drugs
VOLUME 8 THE CATEGORY OF METALS, STONES AND MINERALS
(I) Metals: 28 Drugs
(II) Jades: 14 Drugs
VOLUME 9 THE CATEGORY OF METALS, STONES AND MINERALS
(III) Stones: 32 Drugs
VOLUME 10 THE CATEGORY OF METALS, STONES AND MINERALS
(IV) Stones: 40 Drugs
VOLUME 11 THE CATEGORY OF METALS, STONES AND MINERALS
(V) Halogens: 20 Drugs
Appendix: 27 Drugs
VOLUME 12 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS
(I) Mountain Herbs: 31 Drugs
VOLUME 13 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS
(II) Mountain Herbs: 39 Drugs
VOLUME 14 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS
(III) Fragrant Herbs: 56 Drugs
VOLUME 15 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS
(IV) Herbs from Swampland: 53 Drugs
VOLUME 16 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS
(V) Herbs from Swampland : 73 Drugs
VOLUME 17 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS
(VI) Toxic Herbs: 47 Drugs
VOLUME 18 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS
(VII) Creeping Herbs: 73 Drugs
Appendix: 19 Drugs
VOLUME 19 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS
(VIII) Aquatic Herbs: 23 Drugs
VOLUME 20 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS
(IX) Herbs from Rocky Land: 19 Drugs
VOLUME 21
THE CATEGORY OF HERBS
(X) Mosses: 16 Drugs
(XI)Miscellaneous Herbs: 9 Drugs
Drugs with Their Names Recorded But Not Yet in Use: 153 Drugs
VOLUME 22 THE CATEGORY OF CEREALS
(I) Sesame, Wheat and Rice: 12 Drugs
VOLUME 23 THE CATEGORY OF CEREALS
(II) Millet: 18 Drugs
VOLUME 24 THE CATEGORY OF CEREALS
(III) Beans: 14 Drugs
VOLUME 25 THE CATEGORY OF CEREALS
(IV) Brewed and Prepared: 29 Drugs
VOLUME 26 THE CATEGORY OF VEGETABLES
(I) Pungent: 32 Drugs
VOLUME 27 THE CATEGORY OF VEGETABLES
(II) Soft and Slippery: 41 Drugs
VOLUME 28 THE CATEGORY OF VEGETABLES
(III) Melons:l1 Drugs
(IV)Aquatic Products: 6 Drugs
(V)Fungi: 15 Drugs
VOLUME 29 THE CATEGORY OF FRUITS
(I) Five Fruits: 11 Drugs
VOLUME 30 THE CATEGORY OF FRUITS
(II) Mountain Fruits: 34 Drugs
VOLUME 31 THE CATEGORY OF FRUITS
(III) Exotic Fruits: 31 Drugs
VOLUME 32 THE CATEGORY OF FRUITS
(IV) Spices: 13 Drugs
VOLUME 33 THE CATEGORY OF FRUITS
(V) Melons and Berries: 9 Drugs
(VI)Aquatic Fruits: 6 Drugs
VOLUME 34 THE CATEGORY OF WOODS
(I) Fragrant Woods: 35 D

    Hardcover: 4397 pages
    Publisher: Foreign Languages Press (Feb. 1 2004)
    Language: English
    ISBN-10: 7119032607
    ISBN-13: 978-7119032603
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