Zou Shu

Notable works: Commentary on the Classic of Materia Medica Sequel to the Commentary on the Materia Medica Classic An Annotated Commentary on the Materia Medica (with Continued Commentary and Preface Commentary)

4 written works

About the author

Zou Shu was a physician in ancient China whose life is difficult to examine in detail because public information is limited. Four of his works survive, all centered on the classical materia medica: Ben Jing Shu Zheng, Ben Jing Xu Shu, Ben Jing Xu Shu Yao, and a combined edition titled Ben Jing Shu Zheng (with Ben Jing Xu Shu and Ben Jing Xu Shu Yao). These writings organize and explain the meanings of the herbal classic through commentary, supplement, and prefatory notes, reflecting a systematic examination of the properties and clinical applications of medicines. In book classifications, his works are often placed under medicine and health, indicating that they combine herbal textual research with practical medical concerns and are suitable for readers interested in traditional pharmacology and Chinese medical classics.

Written (4)

Commentary on the Classic of Materia Medica cover

Commentary on the Classic of Materia Medica Zou Shu / Guo Ruihua / Xie Jing / Wang Quanli China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine · 2015 Commentary on the Classic of Materia Medica is a renowned work of materia medica by the Qing dynasty physician Zou Shu (1790–1844; courtesy name Run'a…

Sequel to the Commentary on the Materia Medica Classic cover

Sequel to the Commentary on the Materia Medica Classic Zou Shu Xueyuan Publishing House · 2009 Sequel to the Commentary on the Materia Medica Classic is a materia medica work by the Qing-dynasty physician Zou Shu, in six volumes, covering 142 me…

An Annotated Commentary on the Materia Medica (with Continued Commentary and Preface Commentary) cover

An Annotated Commentary on the Materia Medica (with Continued Commentary and Preface Commentary) Zou Shu Shanghai Health Publishing House · 1957 An Annotated Commentary on the Materia Medica is a rare Qing dynasty materia medica work that "verifies drugs through formulas." Zou Shu does not clin…

Essentials of the Materia Medica Sequence and Commentary cover

Essentials of the Materia Medica Sequence and Commentary Zou Shu Shanghai Health Publishing House · 1957 Essentials of the Materia Medica Sequence and Commentary (Ben Jing Xu Shu Yao), in eight juan, was compiled by the Qing physician Zou Shu (1790–1844; …

Publishers

Shanghai Health Publishing House China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine Xueyuan Publishing House