本草纲目 běn cǎo gāng mù

DEFINITIONS

  1. Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen 李時珍|李时珍[Li3 Shi2 zhen1]

CHARACTERS

本 běn root, origin, source; basis
草 cǎo grass, straw, thatch, herbs
纲 gāng heavy rope, hawser; main points
目 mù eye; look, see; division, topic