Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) 6 volumes Start Price USD 850.00 Current Price USD 850.00 Time Left 15 days 6 hours 33 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, September 19, 2008 End Time Thursday, December 18, 2008 Location Beijing See more about 'Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) 6 volumes' Description Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) 6 volumes The listing includse: 6 Books Hardback: 4460 PagesISBN: 7119032607Languages: English, ChinesePublishing House: Foreign Languages Press   Product Description   Considered one of the key achievements of China's ancient civilisation for its wealth of information on medicine, mineralogy, botany, zoology, and natural science, Compendium of Materia Medica covers the long period between remote antiquity and the Ming dynasty when the book was first published in 1593. As early as the 17th century, Compendium of Materia Medica was introduced through translations to other countries in Asia, Europe and America as an essential work for the study of Chinese medical science, ancient Chinese science and technology and ancient Chinese culture and history. However, with the exception of a complete Japanese translation published in Japan in the 1970s, only parts of the Compendium (mainly to do with pharmacological therapeutics) have been translated. More difficult sections involving history, culture and science have never been translated, with only abridged versions available in the West. This is first full English translation of the entire Compendium of Materia Medica. It is a careful rendition of the original text and explanatory notes place the contents in the context of modern scientific research. General Table of Contents (Volumes arranged according to the original Chinese edition; page numbers in current edition indicated) >Translator's Note >Preface by Wang Shizhen (1590) >Preface for 1603 Reprint by Xia Liangxin >Preface for the reprinting in 1603 by Zhang Dingsi >Memorial to the Throne - Concerning the Bencao Gangmu by Li Jianyuan (1596) >Author's Note (1590) VOLUME 1: 1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION: SOURCES & THEORETICAL BASIS; VOLUME 2: 118 GENERAL INTRODUCTION; VOLUME 3: 192 DRUGS FOR TREATING A HUNDRED DISEASES; VOLUME 4: 529 DRUGS FOR TREATING A HUNDRED DISEASES; VOLUME 5: 810 THE CATEGORY OF WATERS - 814..(I) Waters from Heaven: 13 Drugs; 822..(II) Waters from Earth: 30 Drugs; VOLUME 6: 843 THE CATEGORY OF FIRES - 845..11 Drugs; VOLUME 7: 856 THE CATEGORY OF EARTH - 860..61 Drugs; VOLUME 8: 898. THE CATEGORY OF METALS, STONES & MINERALS - 902..(I) Metals: 28 Drugs; 960..(II) Jades: 14 Drugs; VOLUME 9: 984 THE CATEGORY OF METALS, STONES & MINERALS - 986..(III) Stones: 32 Drugs; VOLUME 10: 1081 THE CATEGORY OF METALS, STONES & MINERALS - 1083..(IV) Stones: 40 Drugs; VOLUME 11: 1139 THE CATEGORY OF METALS, STONES & MINERALS - 1141..(V) Halogens: 20 Drugs; 1141..Appendix: 27 Drugs VOLUME 12: 1225 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS - 1229..(I) Mountain Herbs: 31 Drugs; VOLUME 13: 1362 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS - 1364..(II) Mountain Herbs: 39 Drugs; VOLUME 14: 1467 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS - 1470..(III) Fragrant Herbs: 56 Drugs; VOLUME 15: 1605 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS - 1607..(IV) Herbs from Swampland: 53 Drugs; VOLUME 16: 1730 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS - 1733..(V) Herbs from Swampland: 73 Drugs; VOLUME 17: 1859 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS - 1861..(VI) Toxic Herbs: 47 Drugs; VOLUME 18: 2022 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS - 2025..(VII) Creeping Herbs: 73 Drugs; 2025..Appendix: 19 Drugs; VOLUME 19: 2173 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS - 2175..(VIII) Aquatic Herbs: 23 Drugs; VOLUME 20: 2216 - (IX) Herbs from Rocky Land: 19 Drugs; VOLUME 21: 2242 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS - 2247..(X) Mosses: 16 Drugs; 2261..(XI) Miscellaneous Herbs: 9 Drugs; 2261..Drugs with their names recorded but not yet in use: 153 Drugs VOLUME 22: 2285 THE CATEGORY OF CEREALS - 2287..(I) Sesame, Wheat and Rice: 12 Drugs; VOLUME 23: 2336 THE CATEGORY OF CEREALS - 2337..(II) Millet: 18 Drugs; VOLUME 24: 2369 THE CATEGORY OF CEREALS - 2370..(III) Beans: 14 Drugs; VOLUME 25: 2401 THE CATEGORY OF CEREALS - 2403..(IV) Brewed & Prepared: 29 Drugs VOLUME 26: 2458 THE CATEGORY OF VEGETABLES - 2461..(I) Pungent: 32 Drugs; VOLUME 27: 2550 THE CATEGORY OF VEGETABLES - 255..(II) Soft & Slippery: 41 Drugs; VOLUME 28: 2611 THE CATEGORY OF VEGETABLES - 2613..(III) Melons: 11 Drugs; 2638..(IV) Aquatic Products: 6 Drugs; 2641..(V) Fungi: 15 Drugs VOLUME 29: 2660 THE CATEGORY OF FRUITS - 2663..(I) Five Fruits: 11 Drugs; VOLUME 30: 2710 THE CATEGORY OF FRUITS - 2712..(II) Mountain Fruits: 34 Drugs; VOLUME 31: 2786 THE CATEGORY OF FRUITS - 2788..(III) Exotic Fruits: 31 Drugs; VOLUME 32: 2828 THE CATEGORY OF FRUITS - 2829..(IV) Spices: 13 Drugs; VOLUME 33: 2867 THE CATEGORY OF FRUITS - 2869..(V) Melons & Berries: 9 Drugs; 2889..(V1) Aquatic Fruits: 6 Drugs VOLUME 34: 2914 THE CATEGORY OF WOODS - 2917..(I) Fragrant Woods: 35 Drugs; VOLUME 35: 3002 THE CATEGORY OF WOODS - 3004..(II) Arbor Woods: 52 Drugs; VOLUME 36: 3121 THE CATEGORY OF WOODS - 3123..(III) Bush Woods: 51 Drugs; VOLUME 37: 3224 THE CATEGORY OF WOODS - 3226..(IV) Parasitic Woods: 12 Drugs; 3247..(V) Bamboos: 4 Drugs; 3257..(VI) Miscellaneous Woods: 7 Drugs; 3257..Appendix: 19 Drugs VOLUME 38: 3262 THE CATEGORY OF FABRICS & UTENSILS - 3266..(I) Fabrics: 25 Drugs; 3280..(II) Utensils: 54 Drugs VOLUME 39: 3303 THE CATEGORY OF INSECTS, WORMS & AMPHIBIANS - 3306..(I) Oviparous: 23 Drugs; VOLUME 40: 3367 THE CATEGORY OF INSECTS, WORMS & AMPHIBIANS - 3369..(II) Oviparous: 22 Drugs; VOLUME 41: 3406 THE CATEGORY OF INSECTS, WORMS & AMPHIBIANS - 3408..(III) Incubated: 31 Drugs; VOLUME 42: 3453 THE CATEGORY OF INSECTS, WORMS & AMPHIBIANS - 3455..(IV) Amphibians & Worms: 23 Drugs; 3455..Appendix: 7 Drugs VOLUME 43: 3497 THE CATEGORY OF ANIMALS WITH SCALES - 3500..(I) Dragons: 9 Drugs; 3524..(II) Snakes: 17 Drugs; VOLUME 44: 3557 THE CATEGORY OF ANIMALS WITH SCALES - 3561..(III) Fish: 31 Drugs; 3592..(IV) Fish Without Scales: 28 Drugs; 3592..Appendix: 9 Drugs VOLUME 45: 3635 THE CATEGORY OF SHELLS - 3637..(I) Tortoises & Turtles: 17 Drugs; VOLUME 46: 3670 THE CATEGORY OF SHELLS - 3672..(II) Mussels & Clams: 29 Drugs VOLUME 47: 3715 THE CATEGORY OF FOWLS - 3718..(I) Aquatic Fowls: 23 Drugs; VOLUME 48: 3746 THE CATEGORY OF FOWLS - 3748..(II) Land Fowls: 23 Drugs; VOLUME 49: 3819 THE CATEGORY OF FOWLS - 3821..(III) Forest Fowls: 17 Drugs; 3839..(IV) Mountain Fowls: 13 Drugs; 3839..Appendix: 1 Drug VOLUME 50: 3856 THE CATEGORY OF ANIMALS - 3859..(I) Domestic Animals: 28 Drugs; VOLUME 51: 3998 THE CATEGORY OF ANIMALS - 4002..(II) Wild Animals: 38 Drugs; 4104..(III) Mice: 12 drugs; 4123..(IV) Others: 8 Drugs VOLUME 52: 4133 THE CATEGORY OF HUMANS - 4136..(I) Humans: 37 Clauses APPENDICES: 4198 APPENDIX ONE: Names of Drugs in English; 4213 APPENDIX TWO: Names of Drugs in Latin; 4227 APPENDIX THREE: Names of Drugs in Pinyin & Chinese Characters; 4338 APPENDIX FOUR: Titles of Books in Pinyin & Chinese Characters; 4365 APPENDIX FIVE: Names of Prescriptions in Pinyin & Chinese Characters; 4378 APPENDIX SIX: Names of Persons in Pinyin & Chinese Characters; 4386 APPENDIX SEVEN: Names of Places in Pinyin & Chinese Characters; 4397 APPENDIX EIGHT: Official Titles in Pinyin & Chinese Characters   Payment   * Paypal preferred   Tax   Please note that we will ship to worldwide, though we will mark the items as gifts or samples and mark the value of less then US$30, it may free you from the customs duty or VAT, but we are not responsible for your customs duty or any VAT may caused.   Shipping   This item can be shipped to worldwide: Standard Flat Rate Shipping Expedited Flat Rate Shipping SAL, Registered Parcel EMS About 10-20 business days About 6-7 business days Free US$ 30 SAVE MONEY :You can buy 2 or more items in my store for international shipping,because the EMS charge is almost same price for 1 lb. objects with one package.We will do our best if here is anything we can help. 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