Group I: Metals

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. CONTENTS 5
3. 1. Prolegomena 19
4. 2. Notes on the Translation 36
5. 3. Wang Shizhen’s preface of 1590 40
6. 4. Translation of the Ben cao gang mu 本草綱目. Chapters 5 - 11. 43
7. Section Waters. Chapter 5
8. Group I: Waters of Heaven 49
9. Group II: Waters of the Earth 67
10. Section Fires. Chapter 6 111
11. Section Soils. Chapter 7 137
12. Section Metals and Stones. Chapter 8
13. Group I: Metals 225
14. Group II: Jades 348
15. Section Stones. Chapter 9
16. Group III: Stones 397
17. 石部第十卷 Chapter 10: Section of Stones
18. Group IV: Stones 594
19. Section Stones. Chapter 11
20. Group V: Salt Stones/Minerals 714
21. Appendix 附錄 877
22. Appendix
23. 5. Weights and measures 888
24. 6. Appendix Pharmaceutical Substances of Plant Origin mentioned in BCGM ch 5 – 11 in passing 890