Separate Records of Famous Physicians

1. Begin with the preface and editorial notes to understand the book's place in materia medica literature, then browse the main text entry by entry.
2. Prepare a copy of the Shennong Bencao Jing for comparison and note similarities and differences in records of the same drug.
3. Mark unfamiliar drug names or ancient disease names as you go and look them up together in reference works; do not insist on understanding everything at once.
4. Use the book as a reference work, searching by drug or symptom, and read only a few entries closely at a time while taking notes.

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