Li Shizhen was born in Qichun County, Hubei Province. Influenced by his family environment, he loved medicine since childhood. The book Compendium of Materia Medica was compiled by him on the basis of his previous Materia Medica, combined with long-term study and time, and lasted for decades.
Compendium of Materia Medica is a famous medical work in China. It has 52 volumes and was compiled by Li Shizhen, a medical scientist and pharmacologist in the Ming Dynasty. It has more than 65,438+0.9 million words, recorded 65,438+0.892 kinds of drugs, and collected 65,438+0.65,438+0.096 prescriptions.
Brief introduction of the author
Li Shizhen was born in Qichun County, Hubei Province. His grandfather was a herbalist and his father was a famous doctor at that time. Influenced by the family environment, Li Shizhen loved medicine since childhood. After failing the exam three times, he decided to abandon Confucianism and concentrate on studying medicine.
However, during decades of practicing medicine and reading ancient books, Li Shizhen found many mistakes in China's ancient herbal books, so he decided to rewrite a China cursive script. This Compendium of Materia Medica is a masterpiece compiled by him on the basis of his predecessors' Chinese Materia Medica, combined with long-term study and practice, which lasted for decades.