本草
bén
běn
cǎo
cǎo

Definitions

  1. 1. a book on Chinese (herbal) medicine
  2. 2. Chinese materia medica

Components

  • 本 běn – root
  • 草 cǎo – grass

Related Words

  • 新修本草 Xīn xiū běn cǎo – PN:Tang dynasty compendium of herbal medicine
  • 本草纲目 Běn cǎo Gāng mù – PN:Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen 李時珍
  • 神农本草经 Shén nóng Běn cǎo Jīng – PN:Shennong's Compendium of Materia Medica, a Han dynasty pharmacological compendium, 3 scrolls