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本草

běn cǎo

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Definitions

1. a book on Chinese (herbal) medicine
2. Chinese materia medica

Words Containing 本草

běn cǎo gāng mù

Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen 李時珍|李时珍[lǐ shí zhēn]

xīn xiū běn cǎo

Tang dynasty compendium of herbal medicine

神农本草经

shén nóng běn cǎo jīng

Shennong's Compendium of Materia Medica, a Han dynasty pharmacological compendium, 3 scrolls

Child Words of 本草

grass

root