This is the 6651st most frequent Chinese word.
本草
"本草" refers to "materia medica" or "herbal medicine."
Here, '本草' refers to herbs, extracted from the natural environment, used in traditional medicine.
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.
In this sentence, '本草' is part of the title of a well-known written work about medicinal substances.
《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.
The term '本草' is used here to refer to the study of medicinal properties of natural elements for drug creation.