神农本草经

shén nóng běn cǎo jīng

释义

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

神农本草经 的构成词

• 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