Shen nongs miracle herbs chinese hardcover march 30, 2015 by feng jiannan author see all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Researchers believe the text is a compilation of oral traditions, written between about 200. The herbal classic of shen nong shen nong ben cao jing is a historical chinese text on herbalism and medicine, thought to originate in the 3rd century ad. We recommend that you do not solely rely on the information presented and that you always read labels, warnings, and directions before using or. I think this is an excellent book except i would rate it more for children than adults, but still is very interesting. The oldest known list of medicinal herbs is shen nungs pen tsao or shennong ben cao jing c. When these herbs were described in a formal manner, the book was named. Shen 2nung 2 pen 3tsao 3 ching 1 is a chinese book on agriculture and medicinal plants.
I would recommend this book as anyone would find it interesting. Shen nung seated at the mouth of a cave, dressed in. The herbal classic of shen nong is an ancient chinese medical text, listing 365. As an example, the table below displays a few of the substances in the book. The original shennong herbal is long gone, but a version that was four chapters long the first being general essays. Shen nongs herbal classicschinese edition chinese paperback january 1, 2000 by song xing author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. This text has twice as many herbs as the original, arranged by type of material e. Actual product packaging and materials may contain more andor different information than that shown on our web site. Shen nong s miracle herbs wang yang guang, li chun ming, liu yong hou on. Shennung tasted hundreds of herb, encountering 72 poisons for which he used tea. Shennung pen tsao pei yao i fang ho pien herbal and prescriptions china, 1740. Shen nung, the father of chinese medicine approximately 2695 bce noted for.
Shen nung is venerated as the father of chinese medicine. After a considerable period of time, shen nung gradually figured out the twelve regular meridians on human body and wrote the book called herbal classics. The text is attributed to the mythical deity farmer shen nong or shennong, translated divine farmer, said to have lived around 2800 bc. Generally, monarch drugs should constitute the largest proportion of a formula. A translation of the shen nong ben cao blue poppys great masters series by shouzhong yang jan 1, 1998 4. Price new from used from paperback, january 1, 2000 please retry. Shennong the divine farmer is the legendary originator of chinese herbal medicine. While we work to ensure that product information is correct, on occasion manufacturers may alter their ingredient lists. According to the shennong emperors classic of materia medica, a book. The ingredient that exerts the major and leading effects in a formula. Shennong bencaojing also the classic of herbal medicine and shennung pentsao ching.
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