神农本草经

shén nóng běn cǎo jīng

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 神农本草经

本
běn

root

神
shén

God

经
jīng

classics

草
cǎo

grass

本草
běn cǎo

a book on Chinese (herbal) medicine

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
nóng

(bound form) agriculture