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Author:   Li Shizhen ,  Paul U. Unschuld
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 4.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   1.315kg
ISBN:  

9780520379893

ISBN 10:   0520379896
Pages:   906
Publication Date:   02 February 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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1. Prolegomena.  1.1 History of Chinese materia medica literature.  1.2 Structure and contents of the Ben cao gang mu.  1.3 Biographical sketch of Li Shizhen (1518 – 1593).  2. Notes on the Translation.  3. Wang Shizhen’s preface of 1590.  4. Translation of the Ben cao gang mu 本草綱目. Chapters 5 - 11.  Section Waters. Chapter 5 Group I: Waters of Heaven  Group II: Waters of the Earth Section Fires. Chapter 6 Section Soils. Chapter 7 Section Metals and Stones. Chapter 8 Group I: Metals Group II: Jades Section Stones. Chapter 9  Group III: Stones Chapter 10: Section of Stones  Group IV: Stones Section Stones. Chapter 11  Group V: Salt Stones/Minerals Appendix 5. Weights and measures.  5.1 Measures of capacity.  5.2 Measures of weight. 5.3 Measures of length.  5.4 Measures of the size of pills.  6. Appendix Pharmaceutical Substances of Plant Origin mentioned in BCGM ch 5 – 11 in passing. By Ulrike Unschuld

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Paul U. Unschuld is Professor and Director at the Institute for Chinese Life Sciences, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.

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