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How many herbs/substances are in the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing?

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365

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In what era was the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing published?

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Han Dynasty

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What achievements/inventions are attributed to Huang Di?

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Currency, land distribution, utensils, boats, mortar & pestle, calendar

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Who was Sun Si Miao?

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Famous doctor of the Tang Dynasty, authored Qian Jin Yao Fang (5,300 prescriptions), Qianjin Yifang (2,571 prescriptions)

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Who was Shen Nong?

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Emperor, legendary figure, Fire Emperor, physician who discovered medicinal value of plants, pioneer of agriculture

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Who republished the Shang Han Za Bing Lun? When?

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Zhang Zhong Jing during Han dynasty

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Shang Han Za Bing Lun was divided into what two volumes? What does each volume focus on?

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Shang Han Lun - cold pathogen, febrile diseaseJin Gui Yao Lue - miscellaneous diseases e.g. lung diseases, water swelling, summerheat stroke, gynecological dieases

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When was the Wen Bing Xue developed?

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Ming dynasty

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Who was Li Shi Zhen?

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Member of imperial medical academy during Ming Dynasty, father of modern Chinese medicine, authored Ben Cao Gang Mu containing 2,000 drugs and 8,000 prescriptions

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What theoretical principles arise from Huang Di Nei Jing? How many herbal prescriptions were in this text?

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Yin and Yang12

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Shen Nong is said to have been intoxicated 70 times a day. What does this mean?

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Experimented with medicinal substances to see their effect on the body

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Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing was divided into what 3 groups?

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Superior - non-toxic and invigorating, nurturing life (yang sheng)intermediate - sometimes toxic, prevent illness, restore vitalityinferior - toxic, used for therapeutic purposes to treat diseases

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What is the primary disease factor discussed in Shang Han Za Bing Lun?

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Cold

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What are the four levels of disease in Wen Bing Xue? What is the primary disease factor?

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Wei, Qi, Ying, XueHeat

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Explain why primary disease factors differed amongst Shang Han Za Bing Lun and Wen Bing Xue

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The former was compiled during a time of relative poverty where places were sparsely populated while the latter was developed during an era when there were denser populations and epidemics

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What does “like treats like” mean?

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The nature of the substance treats an analogous condition. E.g. chan tui - cicada molting treats skin disorders

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