Li Shih-Chen

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Li Shih-Chen (l

) 1518-1593.

Chinese biologist and pharmacist whose Great Pharmacopoeia (1596) became the standard text of Chinese herbal medicine.

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No references found			Although versions of several ancient pharmacopoeia still exist today, the main surviving text on herbalism is the book by the physician Li Shih-chen describing almost 2,000 herbs and 10,000 herbal remedies, and written in the 16th century. Chinese Herbalism and Chinese Herbal Medicine by Francis Adam / Health, general community			Leydig cell tumor Leydig cells Leydig's cell Leyland cypress LF LFA LFP LFT LGA LGBT Community LGL syndrome LGMD LGSIL LGV LH LH-RH LH/FSH-RF Lhasa apso Lhermitte sign Lhermitte's sign Lhermitte-Duclos disease LHON LHRH LHRH agonist Li Li Shih-Chen Li-Fraumeni cancer syndrome Li-Fraumeni syndrome liabilities Liability Liaison Council on Certification for the Surgical Technologist liaison nursing lian xian liarozole fumarate Libby Zion libel Libel Tourism liberation liberty cap libidinal development libidinous libido Libman-Sacks endocarditis Libnum library temple Librax Libritabs Librium Libyostrongylus lice Lice Infestation			Li Jinhai Li Jinhai Li Ju-chen Li K'o-jan Li Ka Shing Foundation Li Keran Li Ko-Jan Li Kung-Tso Li Li-San Li Longji Li Pai Li Pai Li Peng Li Peng Li Péng Li Péng Li Po Li Po Li Po Chun United World College Li Qingzhao Li Qiuren Li Renshu Li Rui Li Ruzhen Li Shang-Yin Li Shangyin Li Shanlan Li Shaojun Li Shih-Chen Li shih-min Li Shimin Li Shizhen Li Si Li Sianlong Li Sih Li Sixun LI SRR Li Ssu Li Ssu-Hsun Li Ssu-hsün Li Ssu-Kuang Li T'ai Po Li T'ai Po Li T'ai-po Li T'ai-po Li T'aipo Li T'ang Li Ta-chao Li Tài Bó Li Tai Po Li Tai-po Li Taibo Li Taipo Li Tang Li Teng-hui

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