Word: 本草纲目 (běncǎogāngmù) Traditional: 本草綱目 本草纲目 dictionary entry běncǎogāngmù Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen 李時珍|李时珍[Li3 Shi2 zhen1] Full dictionary entry for 本草纲目 Example sentences using 本草纲目 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 我奶奶有一本本草纲目。 Wǒ nǎinai yǒu yìběn běncǎogāngmù. My grandmother has a copy of the Compendium of Materia Medica. 本草纲目写了很多药草。 Běncǎogāngmù xiěle hěn duō yàocǎo. The Compendium of Materia Medica describes many medicinal herbs.