本草

ほんぞう

Meanings

1. Noun plants; medicinal herbs

Kanji

• 本 origin. Read as ホン.
• 草 grass. Read as ソウ.

Words containing 本草

• 本草学 (ほんぞうがく) study of plants, minerals, and animals for use in Chinese medicine
• 本草和名 (ほんぞうわみょう) Japanese Names of Medical Herbs (book written 901-923)

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