EAS396H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Huainanzi, Pharmacology, Pedanius Dioscorides
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History of chinese pharmacology: key concept of : roots and herbs / based on herbs , translate as material medic , from a very old dictionary book named de material medica, Dioscorides (1 century ce: divine farmer"s classic of material medica, in the han period. Figure of yan emperor, holding herb or agriculture wearing horn: huainanzi, . Bat dropping red colour character are copy from others, and the black one is his own collection edition : content of : 365 drugs====365 days. , , properties of drugs 1. Nontoxic drugs to prolong life (elevate our body, from health and getting healthier to immortality) A mix of nontoxic& toxic drugs to prevent illness. Toxic drugs to cure illness (illness to health) Soil and earth in the ancient with two dots of mother breast, modern words are growth earth: du(potency)-----to harm as a poison pharmakon. Ex: aconite fuzi is a herb from south west part .
