Tao Te Ching
Shennong 神农
(Shen Nung, Divine Farmer, Emperor of the Five Grains)
2737 – 2697 BCE
“Father of Agriculture” and Traditional Chinese medicine
“Father of Agriculture” and irrigation; inventor of the plow, axe, rake, digging wells, preserving seeds, cultivating grain and the farmer’s market; Chinese history also credits Shen Nung with developing science and the use of herbs for medicine, moxibustion, taking pulses, and acupuncture. Said to have discovered tea, he is also quoted in the I Ching and the Huainanzi. Wandering through remote mountains and plains, he identified and then cultivated rice, wheat and millet; tasted and tested hundreds of herbs, developed the first pharmacopoeia and Traditional Chinese medicine.
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“Legendary ruler of China's prehistoric period. He is venerated as the father of agriculture and herbal medicine in China.”
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“Dying, [Fu Xi] appointed as his successor [Shen Nung] who introduced agriculture, invented the wooden plow, established markets and trade, and developed the science of medicine from the curative value of plants.”
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