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Considered one of the key achievements of
China's ancient civilization 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 some 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 Compendium of Materia
Medica-mostly having to do with pharmacological therapeutics-have been
translated, with only abridged versions of the book available in the West.
To fill the void and make accessible to Western
readers the full knowledge contained in this great scientific encyclopedia of
China, the Foreign Languages Press is now pleased to present the first full
English translation of the entire Compendium of Materia Medica. The translator
and other experts have given many years of dedicated work to this project,
trying to be true to the original text while providing notes to explain some of
the contents in light of modern scientific research. Because of the scope and
depth of the material with its many specialized terms, translation was extremely
difficult. We recognize that some errors are bound to exist despite the utmost
efforts of the translator and other experts, and we invite readers to point out
any mistakes or to make any suggestions for the improvement of future editions.
General Table of Contents
(Volumes arranged according to the original
Chinese edition)
Translator's Note
Preface
by Wang Shizhen (1590)
Preface for the Reprinting in 1603
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
General Introduction: Sources and Theoretical
Basis
Volume 2
General Introduction
Volume 3
Drugs for Treating a Hundred Diseases
Volume 4
Drugs for Treating a Hundred Diseases
Volume 5
The Category of Waters
(I) Waters from Heaven: 13 Drugs
(II) Waters from Earth: 30 Drugs
Volume 6
The category of fires
11 Drugs
Volume 7
The Category of Earth
61 Drugs
Volume 8
The Category of Metals, Stones and Minerals
(I) Metals: 28 Drugs
(II) Jades: 14 Drugs
Volume 9
The Category of Metals, Stones And Minerals
(III) Stones: 32 Drugs
Volume 10
The Category of Metals, Stones and Minerals
(IV) Stones: 40 Drugs
Volume 11
The Category of Metals, Stones and Minerals
(V) Halogens: 20 Drugs
Appendix: 27 Drugs
Volume 12
The Category of Herbs
(I) Mountain Herbs: 31 Drugs
Volume 13
The Category of Herbs
(II) Mountain Herbs: 39 Drugs
Volume 14
The Category of Herbs
(III) Fragrant herbs: 56 Drugs
Volume 15
The Category of Herbs
(IV) Herbs from Swampland: 53 Drugs
Volume 16
The Category of Herbs
(V) Herbs from Swampland: 73 Drugs
Volume 17
The Category of Herbs
(VI) Toxic Herbs: 47 Drugs
Volume 18
The Category of Herbs
(VII) Creeping Herbs: 73 Drugs
Appendix: 19 Drugs
Volume 19
The Category of Herbs
(VIII) Aquatic Herbs: 23 Drugs
Volume 20
The Category of Herbs
(IX) herbs from Rocky Land: 19 Drugs
Volume 21
The Category of herbs
(X) Mosses: 16 Drugs
(XI) Miscellaneous Herbs: 9 Drugs
Drugs with Their Names Recorded But not Yet in
Use: 153 Drugs
Volume 22
The Category of Cereals
(I) Sesame, Wheat and Rice: 12 Drugs
Volume 23
The Category of Cereals
(II) Millet: 18 Drugs
Volume 24
The Category of Cereals
(III) Beans: 14 Drugs
Volume 25
The Category of Cereals
(IV) Brewed and Prepared: 29 Drugs
Volume 26
The Category of Vegetables
(I) Pungent: 32 Drugs
Volume 27
The Category of Vegetables
(II) Soft and Slippery: 41 Drugs
Volume 28
The Category of Vegetables
(III) Melons: 11 Drugs
(IV) Aquatic Products: 6 Drugs
(V) Fungi: 15 Drugs
Volume 29
The Category of Fruits
(I) Five Fruits: 11 Drugs
Volume 30
The Category of Fruits
(II) Mountain Fruits: 34 Drugs
Volume 31
The Category of Fruits
(III) Exotic Fruits: 31 Drugs
Volume 32
The Category of Fruits
(IV) Spices: 13 Drugs
Volume 33
The Category of Fruits
(V) Melons and Berries: 9 Drugs
(VI) Aquatic Fruits: 6 Drugs
Volume 34
The Category of Woods
(I) Fragrant Woods: 35 Drugs
Volume 35
The Category of Woods
(II) Arbor Woods: 52 Drugs
Volume 36
The Category of Woods
(III) Bush Woods: 51 Drugs
Volume 37
The Category of Woods
(IV) Parasitic Woods: 12 Drugs
(V) Bamboos: 4 Drugs
(VI) Miscellaneous Woods: 7 Drugs
Appendix: 19 Drugs
Volume 38
The Category of Fabrics And Utensils
(I) Fabrics: 25 Drugs
(II) Utensils: 54 rugs
Volume 39
The Category of Insects, Worms And Amphibians
(I) Oviparous: 23 Drugs
Volume 40
The Category of Insects, Worms and Amphibians
(II) Oviparous: 22 Drugs
Volume 41
The Category of Insects, Worms and Amphibians
(III) Incubated; 31 Drugs
Volume 42
The Category of Insects, Worms and Amphibians
(IV) Amphibians and Worms: 23 Drugs
Appendix: 7 Drugs
Volume 43
The Category of Animals With Scales
(I) Dragons: 9 Drugs
(II) Snakes: 17 Drugs
Volume 44
The Category of Animals With Scales
(III) Fish: 31 Drugs
(IV) Fish Without Scales: 28 Drugs
Appendix: 9 Drugs
Volume 45
The Category of Shells
(I) Tortoises and Turtles: 17 Drugs
Volume 46
The Category of Shells
(II) Mussels and Clams: 29 Drugs
Volume 47
The Category of Fowls
(I) Aquatic Fowls: 23 Drugs
Volume 48
The Category of Fowls
(II) Land Fowls: 23 Drugs
Volume 49
The Category of Fowls
(III) Forest Fowls: 17 Drugs
(IV) Mountains Fowls: 13 Drugs
Appendix: 1 Drug
Volume 50
The Category of Animals
(I) Domestic Animals: 28 Drugs
Volume 51
The Category of Animals
(II) Wild Animals: 38 Drugs
(III) Mice: 12 Drugs
(IV) Others: 8 Drugs
Volume 52
The Category of Humans
(I) Humans: 37 Clauses
Appendixes
Appendix one: Names of Drugs in English
Appendix Two: Names of Drugs in Latin
Appendix Three: Names of Drugs in Pinyin and
Chinese Characters
Appendix Four: Titles of Books in Pinyin and
Chinese Characters
Appendix Five: Names of Prescriptions in Pinyin
and Chinese Characters
Appendix Six: Names of Persons in Pinyin and
Chinese Characters
Appendix Seven: Names of Places in Pinyin and
Chinese Characters
Appendix Eight: Official Titles in Pinyin and
Chinese Characters
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