The author of Compendium of Materia Medica is Li Shizhen, a famous physician in Ming Dynasty. Compendium of Materia Medica has 52 volumes. It took the author nearly 30 years to compile it. Known as "Oriental Pharmacopoeia", it has the greatest influence on modern human science and medicine.

Compendium of Materia Medica has 52 volumes, including 1892 kinds of drugs, including 374 kinds of new drugs and1/096 kinds of prescriptions. The book also drew 1 160 beautiful illustrations, about1900,000 words.

Judging from the quantity of drugs and the fluent and vivid writing style, it is far more than any ancient herbal works, and it is a precious heritage in China's medical treasure house.

Contribution of the times

Li Shizhen's pulse diagnosis formula handed down in the Five Dynasties, although it has been handed down for a long time, is flawed. Therefore, according to his father's works, other medical experience and orthodox pulse science, he not only increased the original pulse condition, but also corrected the mistakes, and compiled a new Song style, in which the words were vivid and clear, which became a must-read for learning pulse science.

There is the Eight Classics Examination, which is Li Shizhen's record of the twelve meridians's qi and blood movement. This paper combs and summarizes the operation of each meridian and the diseases it will get, and also puts forward its own opinions, which has provided important contributions to our later medical researchers and made indispensable contributions to people's health preservation and medication.