神農本草經
简 神农本草经 · 繁 神農本草經Meanings
- Shennong's Compendium of Materia Medica, a Han dynasty pharmacological compendium, 3 scrolls
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2–2–3–3–1 · Shen2 nong2 Ben3 cao3 Jing1
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san4 nung4 bun2 cou2 ging1
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- Shennong Ben Cao Jing, or, The Divine Farmer's Herb-Root Classic, an ancient medical text dating from the Western Han Dynasty
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