Brief Introduction of Illustrations in Shennong Herbal Classic

Illustrating Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica is to present Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica in the most comprehensive and perfect way, which is suitable for modern people's reading taste and has the most practical value, and to carry out a series of editing innovations on the original Shennong Classic of Materia Medica. Text: First of all, based on the version of Shen Nong's Herbal Classic edited by Gu Guangguang in Qing Dynasty, combined with various versions currently circulating, and based on historical research and modern medical research, modern interpretation is carried out in line with practical principles, and its efficacy is expounded in detail. Secondly, prescriptions are extracted from many medical books, such as Qianjinfang and Compendium of Materia Medica, and each medicine is supplemented, which is reflected in the section of "Therapeutic Prescriptions", and 63 medicines are specially selected. Based on their derivative relationship with ancient civilizations, the original works are supplemented and enriched in the form of concise and illustrated topics, which adds rich connotations to Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica. Plate: each medicinal material is explained by four pictures, and an ancient line drawing corresponds to the original book, which adds the classical charm of the book; A sliced photographic picture shows the modern interpretation of medicinal materials, which is convenient for readers to identify medicinal materials in their lives; The colorful large-scale painted pictures, in contrast to the main descriptions of medicinal materials, are not only convenient for nature lovers to follow the pictures and explore the interests of medicine in the wild, but also have very good ornamental value; There are also exquisite and realistic pictures showing the specific curative effects of each drug on different parts of the human body, which are clear, intuitive and unique. I hope this book can play a certain role in the further study and dissemination of Shennong Herbal Classic.

There are:

1360 picture, exquisite and accurate, perfectly showing the characteristics of medicinal materials.

365 pictures of human body collocation are intuitive and fully explain the characteristics of drug efficacy.

63 special topics, illustrated with pictures and texts, strengthen the classic features of Benjing.

1500 multi-dose prescription, simple and easy to operate, adding practical value to classics.