Who is the author of Compendium of Materia Medica?

Compendium of Materia Medica was written by Li Shizhen, a medical scientist in Ming Dynasty. This book was written in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. There are 52 volumes in the book, which introduces the basic theories of materia medica and traditional Chinese medicine in detail, promotes the further development of materia medica, and also preserves a large number of documents before16th century. Relevant information can be seen from this book.

The author of Compendium of Materia Medica is Li Shizhen.

The author of Compendium of Materia Medica is Li Shizhen, a medical scientist in Ming Dynasty. His book, written in the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty, is a famous medical classic in China. Compendium of Materia Medica is named after adopting the compiling style of "listing with the compendium" and taking "proving materia medica" as the key link.

Compendium of Materia Medica is divided into fifty-two volumes. The first volume contains the contents, general examples and attached drawings. It introduces the basic theories of materia medica and traditional Chinese medicine in detail, and lists the sources of various prescriptions one by one, which promotes the further development of materia medica.

Compendium of Materia Medica has preserved a large number of documents and materials before16th century. Because of the changes of the times, some of the original works have been lost, but the popular versions are basically copied by later generations. You can see relevant information from this book.