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Shen-nung pen ts'ao pei yao i fang ho pien (Herbal and Prescriptions), 1740

Shen-nung pen ts'ao pei yao i fang ho pien (Herbal and Prescriptions), Wang Ang and Hu Tsung-wen, 1740

The first volume of this work, shown here, includes drawings of herbs, minerals, and animals. The remaining volumes cover pharmacology and the therapeutic uses of the materia medica.

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Shen-nung pen ts'ao pei yao i fang ho pien (Herbal and Prescriptions), 1740

This first volume of Shen-nung pen ts'ao pei yao i fang ho pien (Herbal and Prescriptions), was published in 1740 and is one part of the most extensive documents in Chinese medical history. The remaining volumes cover pharmacology and the therapeutic uses of the materia medica.

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Shen-nung pen ts'ao pei yao i fang ho pien (Herbal and Prescriptions), 1740

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