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The abbreviation of this book is Zhenglei Bencao, written by Song Dynasty Tang Shen-wei. The initial work was completed in 1082, and the final draft was completed in about 1098.

Zhenglei Bencao is in Zhang Yu-xi Jiayou materia medica and Su Song Bencao Tujing Based on the collection of folk prescriptions, famous medical works of various medical schools, and relevant material medica records in classics, historical biographies, and Buddhist and Taoist canons, it is compiled and compiled. The book has 31 volumes in total. Volumes 1 and 2 are prefaces. In subsequent volumes, medicines are divided into jade, grass, wood, humans, animals, poultry, insects, fish, fruits, rice grains, and vegetables (each of the above is divided into the above). , middle and lower grades), named but not used, herbs outside the Illustrations, wood and vines outside the Illustrations, 13 categories, describing the alias of the drug, medicinal property, indications, place of origin, collection, moxibustion, analysis, attached prescriptions, etc. This book is rich in content, including 1,746 types of medicines, including 660 new types of medicines, and 294 pictures of medicines. The classification is more systematic and the discussion is more detailed. The book cites a large number of literature materials. According to statistics, it cites more than 240 classics and historical prescriptions in total (Renovation of Classics and History, Alternative Materia Medica is listed as "Zhenglei Bencao). Some important materia medica works such as Kaibao Bencao, Rihuazi Bencao, Jiayou materia medica , etc. have long been lost, and their contents are thanks to Zhenglei Bencao has been preserved, which is a great achievement of Tang Shen-wei. This book contains more than 1,000 prescriptions and more than 3,000 ancient and modern prescriptions after each medicine. In short, Zhenglei Bencao systematically summarizes the achievements of material medica before the Song Dynasty. It was popular for more than 500 years before the advent of Bencao Gangmu and has always been a model for material medica research. In materia plays an important role in medica.

This book was later revised and renamed "Daguan Jingshi Zhenglei Beiji Bencao", referred to as Daguan Bencao (1108). Later, it was revised and renamed "Materia Medica" (1116), "Shaoxing Correction Jingshi Zhenglei Beiji Bencao" (1159), etc.

The main existing versions of Zhenghe Bencao are: Pingyang Zhang Cunhui Hui Mingxuan's version in the fourth year of Dingzong in Mongolia (1249), and the original Jie's version in the fourth year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty (1468). Published by Fuchuntang in the ninth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1582). Sikuquanshu, Sibu Series. The People's Medical Publishing House made a microcopy in 1597, and the People's Medical Publishing House photocopied the original large-scale thread-bound version in 1964.

The main existing versions of Daguan Bencao are: the version published by Chongwen Academy in the sixth year of Dade in the Yuan Dynasty (1302), the version published by Jiajingjian in the Ming Dynasty, the version published by Chen Ying in the fifth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1577), and the Wang version published in the fourth year of Anyong in the Ming Dynasty (1775) Caoxuan engraving.

The existing reprint of materia medica main editions include: the edition published by Xuanjun Wang Daxian Shangyitang in the fifth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1577), and the edition by Jishan Academy in the twenty-eighth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1600) Wang Daxian's edition, Shanxi official edition in the 38th year of Wanli reign in the Ming Dynasty (1610).

Shaoxing materia medica has long been lost in China, but it has spread to North Korea, Japan and other countries very early. Several manuscripts exist.