No. 6,651 in Chinese
本草
"本草" refers to "materia medica" or "herbal medicine."
In a sentence
中医所用的本草是自然界的植物或矿物药。
The '本草' used in Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to natural herbs or mineral medicines.
Here, '本草' refers to herbs, extracted from the natural environment, used in traditional medicine.
《本草纲目》是古代著名的药学著作。
The 'Compendium of Materia Medica' is a famous ancient pharmacological work.
In this sentence, '本草' is part of the title of a well-known written work about medicinal substances.
研究本草的特性有助于开发新的药物。
Studying the characteristics of '本草' aids in the development of new drugs.
The term '本草' is used here to refer to the study of medicinal properties of natural elements for drug creation.
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