It is very useful to read Compendium of Materia Medica for the specialty of pharmaceutical technology of traditional Chinese medicine. It is Li Shizhen's lifelong effort, and it is certainly useful as a masterpiece of Chinese medicine. Sometimes some contents should be read together with Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica and Notes on Materia Medica.
It is necessary to dialectically read Compendium of Materia Medica for the specialty of pharmaceutical technology of traditional Chinese medicine. After all, the ancient people's understanding of nature was low, and there was no scientific method to assist verification at that time.