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” Brief Introduction “”() The Compendium of Materia Medica exists in numerous editions. Beyond foreign translations (full or abridged), approximately 72 domestic versions survive, broadly categorized into “”one ancestral origin and three lineages”” the ancestral editions (Jinling and Sheyuantang) along with the Jiangxi, Qian, and Zhang lineage editions. ()(1593)””1590 1593761596 The ancestral ]Jinling edition] (or ]Sheyuantang edition]), carved by Hu Chenglong in 1593 during the Ming Wanli era, is the earliest surviving version. As the original text personally revised by Li Shizhen’s family, it became the foundational source for later editions and is exceptionally rare. In 1590, Hu Chenglong, a Nanjing bibliophile and publisher, pledged to print the Compendium. Li Shizhen died in 1593 at age 76, and the carving was completed in 1596. Author Introduction 19582 Professor Cao Hongxin (born February 1958), of Han ethnicity, holds a Doctor of Medicine degree. He serves as Chief Researcher and PhD Supervisor at the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, where he previously held the position of President. “” Currently, he is Director-General of the Science and Technology Department under the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. His concurrent roles include Vice President of the Chinese Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Vice President of the Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine, Vice Chairman of the China Health Care Association, Special Researcher at the State Council Counsellor’s Office, and President of the TCM Committee under the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Conservation Association. Recognized as a Heilongjiang Provincial Eminent TCM Physician, he is the representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage project “”TCM Cognition Methods of Life and Disease.”” He has been honored as a National, Ministry of Health, and Heilongjiang Provincial Outstanding Mid-Career Expert, and is a recipient of the State Council Special Allowance.
