神农本草经

shén nóng běn cǎo jīng

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

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Child Words of 神农本草经

• 本 本 běn: root
• 神 神 shén: God
• 经 经 jīng: classics
• 草 草 cǎo: grass
• 本草 本草 běn cǎo: a book on Chinese (herbal) medicine
• 神农 神农 shén nóng: Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[yán dì] and creator of agriculture
• 农 农 nóng: (bound form) agriculture