{"product_id":"ben-cao-gang-mu-volume-ii-9780520379893","title":"Ben Cao Gang Mu Volume II","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Prolegomena. \u003cbr\u003e 1.1 History of Chinese materia medica literature. \u003cbr\u003e 1.2 Structure and contents of the Ben cao gang mu. \u003cbr\u003e 1.3 Biographical sketch of Li Shizhen (1518 – 1593). \u003cbr\u003e 2. Notes on the Translation. \u003cbr\u003e 3. Wang Shizhen’s preface of 1590. \u003cbr\u003e 4. Translation of the Ben cao gang mu 本草綱目. Chapters 5 - 11. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Section Waters. Chapter 5\u003cbr\u003e Group I: Waters of Heaven \u003cbr\u003e Group II: Waters of the Earth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Section Fires. Chapter 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Section Soils. Chapter 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Section Metals and Stones. Chapter 8\u003cbr\u003e Group I: Metals\u003cbr\u003e Group II: Jades\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Section Stones. Chapter 9 \u003cbr\u003e Group III: Stones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10: Section of Stones \u003cbr\u003e Group IV: Stones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Section Stones. Chapter 11 \u003cbr\u003e Group V: Salt Stones\/Minerals\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e 5. Weights and measures. \u003cbr\u003e 5.1 Measures of capacity. \u003cbr\u003e 5.2 Measures of weight.\u003cbr\u003e 5.3 Measures of length. \u003cbr\u003e 5.4 Measures of the size of pills. \u003cbr\u003e 6. Appendix Pharmaceutical Substances of Plant Origin mentioned in BCGM ch 5 – 11 in passing. By Ulrike Unschuld","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402948550999,"sku":"9780520379893","price":127.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520379893.jpg?v=1730481937","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ben-cao-gang-mu-volume-ii-9780520379893","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}