Historical figures promoting the communication of Ben Cao Gang Mu (《本草纲目》Compendium of Materia Medica) in Japan

Ben Cao Gang Mu (《本草纲目》 Compendium of Materia Medica) written by Li Shizhen (李时珍) was first introduced to Japan in the early 17th century and played an important role in the development of Japanese Material Medica and natural history in the Edo period. Tokugawa Ieyasu (德川家康), a shogun general, and H...

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Main Author: Min Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health/LWW 2018-01-01
Series:Chinese Medicine and Culture
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Online Access:http://www.cmaconweb.org/article.asp?issn=2589-9627;year=2018;volume=1;issue=3;spage=112;epage=115;aulast=Zhou