Dictionary of the Ben Cao Gang Mu, Volume 2 : Geographical and Administrative Designations

The __Ben cao gang mu__, compiled in the second half of the sixteenth century by a team led by the physician Li Shizhen (1518–1593) on the basis of previously published books and contemporary knowledge, is the largest encyclopedia of natural history in a long tradition of Chinese materia medica works. Its description of almost 1,900 pharmaceutically used natural and man-made substances marks the apex of the development of premodern Chinese pharmaceutical knowledge. The __Ben cao gang mu__ dictionary offers access to this impressive work of 1,600,000 characters. This second book in a three-volume series verifies and localizes all 2,158 geographical and associated administrative names referred to in the __Ben cao gang mu__ in connection with the origin and use of pharmaceutical substances.

The Ben cao gang mu, compiled in the second half of the sixteenth century by a team led by the physician Li Shizhen (1518–1593) on the basis of previously published books and contemporary knowledge, is the largest encyclopedia of natural history in a long tradition of Chinese materia medica works. Its description of almost 1,900 pharmaceutically used natural and man-made substances marks the apex of the development of premodern Chinese pharmaceutical knowledge. The Ben cao gang mu dictionary offers access to this impressive work of 1,600,000 characters. This second book in a three-volume series verifies and localizes all 2,158 geographical and associated administrative names referred to in the Ben cao gang mu in connection with the origin and use of pharmaceutical substances.

"The Ben cao gang mu, compiled in the second half of the sixteenth century by a team led by the physician Li Shizhen (1518-1593) on the basis of previously published books and contemporary knowledge, is the largest encyclopedia of natural history in a long tradition of Chinese materia medica works. Its description of almost 1900 pharmaceutically used natural and man-made substances marks the apex of the development of premodern Chinese pharmaceutical knowledge. The Ben cao gang mu dictionary offers access to this impressive work of 1,600,000 characters. This first book in a three-volume series analyzes the meaning of 4500 historical illness terms."--Provided by publisher CONTENTS Acknowledgments I. INTRODUCTION II. GEOGRAPHICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGNATIONS A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P Q R S T W X Y Z III. APPENDICES Appendix A. Chinese Dynasties Appendix B. Numbers of Pharmaceutically Relevant Substances Mentioned in Connection with Geographic and Administrative Designations Appendix C. Index of Entries of Geographic and Administrative Designations