Analysis of the Application of “Jing (精)” in Ben Cao Gang Mu (《本草纲目》Compendium of Materia Medica)

Abstract

Taking the Ben Cao Gang Mu (《本草纲目》Compendium of Materia Medica) (Jinling edition金陵本) as the research object and “Jing” as the search term, this article summarizes the quantity of medicinals containing “Jing” in Ben Cao Gang Mu, analyzes the connotation and application of “Jing” in traditional Chinese medicine, and finds that the application of “Jing” in medicine does not deviate from the original meaning of “Jing,” but endows it with the concepts of medicine and pharmacy, and expands the application scope of “Jing.” This study is helpful to understand and use spermicide more reasonably.