Top 10 classics on traditional Chinese medicine
十大中醫經典著作
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File photo: Shennong Ben Cao Jing (Shennong's Herbal)
資料圖片：《神農本草經》 |
| 2. Shennong Ben Cao Jing (Shennong's Herbal) |
2. 《神農本草經》 |
| The "Shennong Ben Cao Jing," also known as "Shennong's Herbal," is considered to be the earliest pharmacopoeia in Chinese history. Being the first systematic summary of Chinese medical herbs, it was completed during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) by a number of medical specialists in the Qin and Han dynasties based on their experiences and achievements on pharmaceutics. The title of the works borrowed the name of Shennong, who was a mythical Chinese emperor and was said to have tasted hundreds of herbs to test their medical effect. |
《神農本草經》是中國現存最早的藥物學專著。該著作成書于東漢（25-220年），是秦漢時期眾多醫學家總結當時藥物學經驗成果的專著，是對中國中草藥的第一次系統總結。該書的標題借用了“神農”這個名字——他是傳說中的中國帝王，為了測試中草藥的醫用價值而嘗遍百草。 |
| The works are divided into three volumes containing 365 entries on medicaments and their descriptions derived from 252 kinds of plants, 67 kinds of animals and 46 kinds of minerals. The medicaments are rated with three grades: top, medium and lower. It is a compilation of all the medicaments knowledge in China before the Han Dynasty. In the book, four energies (rise, down, float and sink) and five flavors (spicy, sweet, sour, bitter and salty) are used to describe the performances and functions of the herbs. It also provides the methodology of the compatibility, processing and storage of medicines and other related issues. |
全書分三卷，載藥365種：植物藥252種，動物藥67種，礦物藥46種，分上、中、下三品。書中匯集了古時至漢代以前的藥物知識，分別用四氣（升降浮沉）五味（辛甘酸苦咸）概括藥物的性能和作用；創立了方劑的有關配伍方法；對于藥物的炮制、貯藏方法和經驗也作了描述。 |
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