2009年4月17日星期五

Shen Nong's Herbal (Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing) - TCM Classic Literature



Shen Nong's Herbal (Shen nong ben cao jing) , the earliest extant treatise on Chinese materia medica.










Shen nung pen Ts'ao king (Pinyin: Shén nóng běn cǎo jīng, chin.神农本草经) is a Chinese book on agriculture and medicinal plants. Its origin has been attributed to the mythical Chinese emperor Shen nong, who was said to have lived around 2800 B.C.


It is the oldest known book on agriculture and medicinal plants. In reality, researchers hypothesize that it is a compilation of oral traditions written between about 300 B.C. and 200 A.D.


The Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing: Reawakening the True Romance of Chinese Herbalism
By Dustin Siena, L.Ac., Dipl.Ac., Dipl.C.H.

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As one glances through the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing, the true beauty and romance of herbalism becomes alive. Herbs are categorized into 3 classes, superior, middle, and inferior class. Almost all of "TCM herbalism" that we are taught in school holds little resemblance to the nomenclature used in this book. It is our responsibility and duty as practitioners to read this book from cover to cover to remind ourselves of the magic that tonic herbs embody.

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