Li Shizhen's Story English Composition

Li Shizhen was a famous physician in Ming Dynasty. He was born in 15 18. He wrote a famous book Ben Cao Gang Mu, which is a collection of Chinese herbal medicines. It includes 2,000 kinds of Chinese medicines with millions of characters. ?

He visited the mountains, visited ordinary people, tasted different kinds of herbs and even experimented on himself. It took him 37 years to finish the book. This book is regarded as a great contribution to the development of traditional Chinese medicine.

Translation:

Li Shizhen was a famous doctor in Ming Dynasty. He was born in 15 18. He wrote a famous book, Compendium of Materia Medica, which is a collection of Chinese herbal medicines. It contains 2,000 kinds of Chinese herbal medicines with millions of words. He went to the mountains, visited ordinary people, tasted all kinds of herbs and even did experiments by himself. It took him 37 years to finish reading this book. This book is regarded as a great contribution to the development of traditional Chinese medicine.