本草

běn cǎo

Dictionary entry

a book on Chinese (herbal) medicine

What does 本草 mean?

本草 (běn cǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a book on Chinese (herbal) medicine

2Chinese materia medica

Character breakdown

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本běn(bound form) root; stem · (bound form) origin; source 草cǎovariant of 草[cao3]

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本草

běn cǎo

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