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GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS(Volumes arranged according to the original Chinese edition)
TRANSLATOR' S NOTE
PREFACE
by Wang Shizhen (1590)
PREFACE FOR THE REPRINTING IN 1603
by Xia Liangxin
PREFACE FOR THE REPRINTING IN 1603
by Zhang Dingsi .
MEMORIAL TO THE THRONE--CONCERNING THE BENCAO GANGMU
by Li Jianyuan (1596)
AUTHOR'S NOTE (1590)
VOLUME 1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION: SOURCES AND THEORETICAL BASIS.
VOLUME 2 GENERAL INTRODUCTION
VOLUME 3 DRUGS FOR TREATING A HUNDRED DISEASES
VOLUME 4 DRUGS FOR TREATING A HUNDRED DISEASES
VOLUME 5 THE CATEGORY OF WATERS
(I) Waters from Heaven: 13 Drugs
(II) Waters from Earth: 30 Drugs
VOLUME 6 THE CATEGORY OF FIRES
11 Drugs
VOLUME 7 THE CATEGORY OF EARTH
61 Drugs
VOLUME 8 THE CATEGORY OF METALS, STONES AND MINERALS
(I) Metals: 28 Drugs
(II) Jades: 14 Drugs
VOLUME 9 THE CATEGORY OF METALS, STONES AND MINERALS
(III) Stones: 32 Drugs
VOLUME 10 THE CATEGORY OF METALS, STONES AND MINERALS
(IV) Stones: 40 Drugs
VOLUME 11 THE CATEGORY OF METALS, STONES AND MINERALS
(V) Halogens: 20 Drugs
Appendix: 27 Drugs
VOLUME 12 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS
(I) Mountain Herbs: 31 Drugs
VOLUME 13 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS
(II) Mountain Herbs: 39 Drugs
VOLUME 14 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS
(III) Fragrant Herbs: 56 Drugs
VOLUME 15 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS
(IV) Herbs from Swampland: 53 Drugs
VOLUME 16 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS
(V) Herbs from Swampland : 73 Drugs
VOLUME 17 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS
(VI) Toxic Herbs: 47 Drugs
VOLUME 18 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS
(VII) Creeping Herbs: 73 Drugs
Appendix: 19 Drugs
VOLUME 19 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS
(VIII) Aquatic Herbs: 23 Drugs
VOLUME 20 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS
(IX) Herbs from Rocky Land: 19 Drugs
VOLUME 21
THE CATEGORY OF HERBS
(X) Mosses: 16 Drugs
(XI)Miscellaneous Herbs: 9 Drugs
Drugs with Their Names Recorded But Not Yet in Use: 153 Drugs
VOLUME 22 THE CATEGORY OF CEREALS
(I) Sesame, Wheat and Rice: 12 Drugs
VOLUME 23 THE CATEGORY OF CEREALS
(II) Millet: 18 Drugs
VOLUME 24 THE CATEGORY OF CEREALS
(III) Beans: 14 Drugs
VOLUME 25 THE CATEGORY OF CEREALS
(IV) Brewed and Prepared: 29 Drugs
VOLUME 26 THE CATEGORY OF VEGETABLES
(I) Pungent: 32 Drugs
VOLUME 27 THE CATEGORY OF VEGETABLES
(II) Soft and Slippery: 41 Drugs
VOLUME 28 THE CATEGORY OF VEGETABLES
(III) Melons:l1 Drugs
(IV)Aquatic Products: 6 Drugs
(V)Fungi: 15 Drugs
VOLUME 29 THE CATEGORY OF FRUITS
(I) Five Fruits: 11 Drugs
VOLUME 30 THE CATEGORY OF FRUITS
(II) Mountain Fruits: 34 Drugs
VOLUME 31 THE CATEGORY OF FRUITS
(III) Exotic Fruits: 31 Drugs
VOLUME 32 THE CATEGORY OF FRUITS
(IV) Spices: 13 Drugs
VOLUME 33 THE CATEGORY OF FRUITS
(V) Melons and Berries: 9 Drugs
(VI)Aquatic Fruits: 6 Drugs
VOLUME 34 THE CATEGORY OF WOODS
(I) Fragrant Woods: 35 Drugs
VOLUME 35 THE CATEGORY OF WOODS
(II) Arbor Woods: 52 Drugs
VOLUME 36 THE CATEGORY OF WOODS
(III) Bush Woods: 51 Drugs
VOLUME 37 THE CATEGORY OF WOODS
(IV) Parasitic Woods: 12 Drugs
(V) Bamboos: 4 Drugs
(VI) Miscellaneous Woods: 7 Drugs
Appendix: 19 Drugs
VOLUME 38 THE CATEGORY OF FABRICS AND UTENSILS
(I)Fabrics: 25 Drugs
(II)Utensils: 54 Drugs
VOLUME 39 THE CATEGORY OF INSECTS, WORMS AND AMPHIBIANS
(I) Oviparous: 23 Drugs
VOLUME 40 THE CATEGORY OF INSECTS. WORMS AND AMPHIBIANS
(II) Oviparous: 22 Drugs
VOLUME 41 THE CATEGORY OF INSECTS, WORMS AND AMPHIBIANS ..,
(III) Incubated: 31 Drugs
VOLUME 42 THE CATEGORY OF INSECTS, WORMS AND AMPHIBIANS ...
(IV) Amphibians and Worms: 23 Drugs
Appendix: 7 Drugs
VOLUME 43 THE CATEGORY OF ANIMALS WITH SCALES
(I) Dragons: 9 Drugs
(II)Snakes: 17 Drugs
VOLUME 44 THE CATEGORY OF ANIMALS WITH SCALES
(III) Fish: 31 Drugs
(IV) Fish Without Scales: 28 Drugs
Appendix: 9 Drugs
VOLUME 45 THE CATEGORY OF SHELLS
(I) Tortoises and Turtles: 17 Drugs
VOLUME 46 THE CATEGORY OF SHELLS
(II) Mussels and Clams: 29 Drugs
VOLUME 47 THE CATEGORY OF FOWLS
(I) Aquatic Fowls: 23 Drugs
VOLUME 48 THE CATEGORY OF FOWLS
(II) Land Fowls: 23 Drugs
VOLUME 49 THE CATEGORY OF FOWLS
(III) Forest Fowls: 17 Drugs
(IV)Mountain Fowls: 13 Drugs
Appendix: 1 Drug
VOLUME 50 THE CATEGORY OF ANIMALS
(I) Domestic Animals: 28 Drugs
VOLUME 51 THE CATEGORY OF ANIMALS
(II) Wild Animals: 38 Drugs
(Ill)Mice: 12 Drugs
(IV)Others: 8 Drugs .
VOLUME 52 THE CATEGORY OF HUMANS
(I) Humans: 37 Clauses
APPENDIXES
APPENDIX ONE: Names of Drugs in English
APPENDIX TWO: Names of Drugs in Latin
APPENDIX THREE: Names of Drugs in Pinyin and Chinese Characters
APPENDIX FOUR: Titles of Books in Pinyin and Chinese Characters
APPENDIX FIVE: Names of Prescriptions in Pinyin and Chinese Characters.
APPENDIX SIX: Names of Persons in Pinyin and Chinese Characters
APPENDIX SEVEN: Names of Places in Pinyin and Chinese Characters
APPENDIX EIGHT: Official Titles in Pinyin and Chinese Characters
CONTENTS(Volumes arranged according to the original Chinese edition)
BOOK II
VOLUME 5 The CATEGORY OF WATERS
(I) Waters from Heaven: 13 Drugs
(II) Waters from Earth: 30 Drugs
VOLUME 6 THE CATEGORY OF FIRES
11 Drugs
VOLUME 7 THE CATEGORY OF EARTH
61 Drugs
VOLUME 8 THE CATEGORY OF METALS, STONES AND MINERALS
(I) Metals: 28 Drugs
(II) Jades: 14 Drugs
VOLUME 9 THE CATEGORY OF METALS, STONES AND MINERALS
(m) Stones: 32 Drugs
VOLUME 10 THE CATEGORY OF METALS, STONES AND MINERALS
(IV) Stones: 40 Drugs
VOLUME 11 THE CATEGORY OF METALS, STONES AND MINERALS
(V) Halogens: 20 Drugs
Appendix: 27 Drugs
VOLUME 12 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS
(I) Mountain Herbs: 31 Drugs
VOLUME 13 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS
(II) Mountain Herbs: 39 Drugs
VOLUME 14 THE CATEGORY OF HERBS
(III) Fragrant Herbs: 56 Drugs
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