Comments on Ben Cao Gang Mu Cai Se Yao Tu (《本草纲目彩色药图》 Colored Illustrations of Compendium of Chinese Materia Medica)

Abstract

This article gives a brief introduction of Ben Cao Gang Mu Cai Se Yao Tu (《本草纲目彩色药图》 Colored Herb Illustrations of Compendium of Materia Medica) and explains the history of herb illustrations in each dynasty, the illustration of Ben Cao Gang Mu (《本草纲目》 Compendium of Materia Medica) and the value and the significance of Ben Cao Gang Mu Cai Se Yao Tu in detail.

Keywords

• ben cao gang mu cai se yao tu (《本草纲目彩色药图》 colored herb illustrations of compendium of materia medica)
• ben cao gang mu (《本草纲目》 compendium of materia medica)
• herb illustration
• li shizhen (李时珍)