Compendium of Materia Medica

Talking about Chinese drug culture, because it has a long history of several thousand years, so very rich in its details.

However, whether people are Chinese or foreigners, for its rich cultural connotation of the lack of a comprehensive understanding of the club would lead to some error.

The fundamental reason lies in a long time, our drug culture, research and publicity efforts are not enough, the long run, no doubt the cause of the succession of traditional Chinese medicine, development and promotion are in a disadvantaged position.

Ancient Chinese medicine in China, commonly known as Medium, "Chinese Materia Medica." The earliest one in China's pharmaceutical monographs are the Han Dynasty, "Shen Nong's Herbal Classic", the Tang Dynasty by the Government promulgated the "new repair Materia Medica" is the world's earliest pharmacopoeia.

Ming Li's "Compendium of Materia Medica", summed up the 16th century, the previous drug experience, to study the development of future generations of drugs have made a significant contribution.