chronologically to give a historical perspective to this record. 
References to these old works are given by the number in the 
following text. A Bibliography to modern works is given at the 
end of the paper with citations to the author and year of publi- 
cation in the text. It has to be noted that most of the earlier 
herbals have been lost and existed only as quotations in sub- 
sequent works. A number of these items have been reconsti- 
tuted by later workers. 
The illustrations given here are from Chang Ts’un-hui (20), 
the 1249 A.D. edition of T’ang Shén-wei’s Chéng-lei pén-ts'ao 
of 1108 A.D. (16), which is one of the earliest illustrated pén- 
ts'ao extant. 
HAN DYNASTY (206 B.C.-220 A.D.) 
1. Anonymous Shen-nung pén-ts'ao ching (Classical Pén-ts’ao of the 
Heavenly Husbandman). (Based on Chou and Ch'in, 1122-206 B.C., 
material reaching final form ca. 2nd cent. A.D.) 
2. Chang Chung-ching Chin-k'uei yao-liieh (Essentials of the Golden 
Cabinet). ca. 150-219 A.D. 
CHIN DYNASTY (265-420 A.D.) 
3. Chang Hua Po-wu chih (Record of the Investigation of Things). 
290 A.D. 
4. Ko Hung Pao-p'u tzu (Book of the Preservation-of-Solidarity 
Masters). ca. 320 A.D. 
5. Ko Hung Chou-hou pai-i fang (Remedies for Emergencies). 340 
A.D. 
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN DYNASTIES 
(386-589 A.D.) 
6. Lei Hsiao Lei-kung p’ao-chih lun (Master Lei’s Treatise on the 
Decoction and Preparation of Drugs). 470 A.D. 
7. T’ao Hung-ching Ming-i pieh-lu (Records of Famous Physicians) 
ca. 510 A.D. 
8. Ch’én Yén-chih Hsiao-p'ing fang (Minor Prescriptions). 
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