Compendium of Materia Medica
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The Compendium of Materia Medica is a monumental 16th-century Chinese pharmacopeia that systematically catalogs medicinal substances, their properties, and uses, and is regarded as one of the most important works in the history of traditional Chinese medicine.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Compendium of Materia Medica canonical | 7 |
| Bencao Gangmu | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Compendium of Materia Medica Context triple: [Li Shizhen, notableWork, Compendium of Materia Medica]
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The Book of Medicines
The Book of Medicines is a poetry collection by Chickasaw writer Linda Hogan that weaves Indigenous spirituality, environmental themes, and personal healing into lyrical meditations on land and body.
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B.
Bibliotheca Medicinae Practicae
Bibliotheca Medicinae Practicae is a comprehensive 18th-century medical bibliography and reference work compiled by Swiss physician and polymath Albrecht von Haller, cataloging and evaluating contemporary medical literature.
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C.
Dravyasamgraha
Dravyasamgraha is a concise Jain philosophical treatise, traditionally attributed to Acharya Nemichandra, that systematically explains the fundamental substances (dravyas) and core doctrines of Jain metaphysics and ethics.
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Kitab al-Adwiya al-Mufrada
Kitab al-Adwiya al-Mufrada is a classical Islamic medical treatise focused on simple drugs and their therapeutic properties within the tradition of Greco-Arabic pharmacology.
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E.
The Canon of Medicine
The Canon of Medicine is a seminal 11th-century medical encyclopedia by Avicenna that systematized Greco-Arabic medical knowledge and served as a standard medical text in both the Islamic world and Europe for centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Compendium of Materia Medica Target entity description: The Compendium of Materia Medica is a monumental 16th-century Chinese pharmacopeia that systematically catalogs medicinal substances, their properties, and uses, and is regarded as one of the most important works in the history of traditional Chinese medicine.
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A.
The Book of Medicines
The Book of Medicines is a poetry collection by Chickasaw writer Linda Hogan that weaves Indigenous spirituality, environmental themes, and personal healing into lyrical meditations on land and body.
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B.
Bibliotheca Medicinae Practicae
Bibliotheca Medicinae Practicae is a comprehensive 18th-century medical bibliography and reference work compiled by Swiss physician and polymath Albrecht von Haller, cataloging and evaluating contemporary medical literature.
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C.
Dravyasamgraha
Dravyasamgraha is a concise Jain philosophical treatise, traditionally attributed to Acharya Nemichandra, that systematically explains the fundamental substances (dravyas) and core doctrines of Jain metaphysics and ethics.
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D.
Kitab al-Adwiya al-Mufrada
Kitab al-Adwiya al-Mufrada is a classical Islamic medical treatise focused on simple drugs and their therapeutic properties within the tradition of Greco-Arabic pharmacology.
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E.
The Canon of Medicine
The Canon of Medicine is a seminal 11th-century medical encyclopedia by Avicenna that systematized Greco-Arabic medical knowledge and served as a standard medical text in both the Islamic world and Europe for centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese classic text
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medical encyclopedia ⓘ pharmacopeia ⓘ |
| aim |
to correct errors in earlier materia medica
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to systematically catalog medicinal substances ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bencao Gangmu ⓘ |
| author | Li Shizhen ⓘ |
| basedOn | earlier Chinese materia medica works ⓘ |
| contains |
author’s critical comments
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case anecdotes ⓘ folk remedies ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 16th century ⓘ |
| describes |
medicinal animals
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medicinal minerals ⓘ medicinal plants ⓘ processed drugs ⓘ |
| dynasty | Ming dynasty ⓘ |
| field |
botany
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mineralogy ⓘ pharmacology ⓘ traditional Chinese medicine ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1596 ⓘ |
| includes |
citations of earlier medical texts
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dosage information ⓘ flavor classifications ⓘ indications and uses ⓘ meridian tropism ⓘ preparation methods ⓘ prescriptions ⓘ properties of medicinal substances ⓘ temperature classifications ⓘ toxicology notes ⓘ |
| influenced |
East Asian traditional medicine
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later Chinese pharmacopeias ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| mainCompilationPeriod | 1552–1578 ⓘ |
| numberOfEntries | 1892 ⓘ |
| numberOfIllustrations | 1100 ⓘ |
| numberOfScrollsOrBooks | 53 ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 52 ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the most important works in the history of traditional Chinese medicine ⓘ |
| structure |
16 divisions
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60 orders ⓘ chapters arranged by substance type ⓘ |
| titleInChineseCharacters |
本草綱目
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linked to:
Bencao Gangmu
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| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | inscribed on Memory of the World Register ⓘ |
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