Li Shizhen was a Ming Dynasty physician and was greatly influenced by the New-Confucian beliefs of the time.Although Ben Cao Gang Mu(《本草纲目》Compendium of Materia Medica)is a monograph on medicine,its purpose is“...Li Shizhen was a Ming Dynasty physician and was greatly influenced by the New-Confucian beliefs of the time.Although Ben Cao Gang Mu(《本草纲目》Compendium of Materia Medica)is a monograph on medicine,its purpose is“to investigate things.”The best way to get to know historical figures is to restore facts.展开更多
文摘Li Shizhen was a Ming Dynasty physician and was greatly influenced by the New-Confucian beliefs of the time.Although Ben Cao Gang Mu(《本草纲目》Compendium of Materia Medica)is a monograph on medicine,its purpose is“to investigate things.”The best way to get to know historical figures is to restore facts.
