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本草 běncǎo noun Chinese herbal medicine ▸ 《本草纲目》 Compendium of Materia Medica《本草纲目》Compendium of Materia Medica, the most comprehensive medical text in the history of Chinese medicine, compiled in the Ming Dynasty by Li Shizhen (李时珍), and first published in 1593. It comprises 52 volumes containing thousands of detailed descriptions of herbs and their properties, illustrations, and prescriptions for the cure of common illnesses. Using substantial scientific data, the work corrected the errors of earlier books and proposed a relatively scientific classification of medicines. |