Compendium of Materia Medica

"Compendium of Materia Medica", pharmacy works fifty two volumes, Ming Li's essays, published in 1590. The book has more than 190 million words, containing 1892 kinds of drugs for collecting medical side 11096, beautifully drawn illustrations 1160, is divided into 16, 60 class. He is the author of the inheritance and summarize previous herbalism achievements based on the combination of long-term study author, interviewed by the accumulation of a large number of pharmacological knowledge, through practice and study, which lasted for decades and compiled a masterpiece. The book not only test positive in the past herbalism Some errors, a combination of a lot of scientific information, proposed a more scientific method of drug classification, advanced into the ideas of biological evolution, and reflects the rich clinical practice. The book also has a worldwide impact of natural history books.