For people with epidemic diseases, the emperor tries a hundred herbs and encounters seventy poisons a day. Or Yunjie grass, Yundi female flower, its leaves are like Sophora japonica, flowers are green and delicate, pedicels are long and pointed, slightly blue, and three or four feet high. There are people in Shannan who can solve the epidemic.
Another cloud, Shennong smoked a hundred herbs with a whip, knowing that it was poisonous and cold, and its smell was dominant. It was suitable for eating five grains, five meats, five fruits and five vegetables. Those who teach, things can benefit and pass, cold, hot and cold are monarch, minister and auxiliary, and things that are eaten are forbidden to be convenient. This book is divided into two volumes.
According to the Book of Eating Immortals, Emperor Yan Shennong came from a country with bears. He was born with the ability to speak, to observe the nature of yin and yang and the five elements, to distinguish the taste of everything, and to learn to keep in good health.
The story of Shennong tasting a hundred herbs first appeared in Supplement to Historical Records and Biographies of Huang San, and was later recorded in Shennong Herbal Classic and other books. These books describe how Shennong tried various plants to understand their medicinal properties and found many drugs for human beings to treat diseases.
The story of Shennong tasting a hundred herbs had a profound influence on China's ancient culture and thought. It is regarded as a symbol of dedication, courage and wisdom, inspiring people to explore, innovate and try. At the same time, this story also emphasized the medicinal properties and efficacy of herbs, which had an important impact on the later development of traditional Chinese medicine and pharmacy.
The story of Shennong tasting a hundred herbs not only shows Shennong's courage and wisdom, but also shows the ancient people's understanding and knowledge of herbs. Through Shennong's attempt and summary, people gradually understood the medicinal properties and efficacy of various plants, thus laying the foundation for the later development of traditional Chinese medicine and pharmacy.
The origin of myths and legends:
First of all, the emergence of myths and legends is closely related to the level of knowledge cognition of ancient humans. At that time, people's understanding of natural phenomena, social life and the origin of human pure stool was limited, so it was impossible to explain these phenomena scientifically. So they personified natural phenomena and social life with the help of fantasy and expressed them in the form of supernatural images and fantasies, thus producing myths and legends.
Secondly, the emergence of myths and legends is also related to ancient human beliefs, religions, witchcraft and other cultural phenomena. Ancient humans believed in the existence and power of God and that God controlled everything in nature and society, so they expressed their worship and belief in God through myths and legends. At the same time, myths and legends are also closely related to religious ceremonies, sacrifices to the wise, tourism and other activities at that time, which is one of the important manifestations of ancient human religious beliefs and cultural heritage.