Chinese Myth

神农尝百草🔊

Shén Nóng Cháng Bǎi Cǎo
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This myth tells how Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs to discover medicine.

The Story 🔊

Yuǎngǔ shíqī rénmen jīngcháng shēngbìng
远古Yuǎngǔ🔊时期shíqī🔊人们rénmen🔊经常jīngcháng🔊生病shēngbìng🔊
Shénnóngshì juédìng qīnzì cháng biàn gèzhǒng cǎoyào
神农氏Shénnóngshì🔊决定juédìng🔊亲自qīnzì🔊尝遍cháng biàn🔊各种gèzhǒng🔊草药cǎoyào🔊
Tā yì tiān zhī nèi zhòngdú qīshíèr cì
🔊一天yì tiān🔊之内zhī nèi🔊中毒zhòngdú🔊七十二次qīshíèr cì🔊
Tā fāxiàn le nǎxiē cǎo néng zhìbìng nǎxiē yǒudú
🔊发现了fāxiàn le🔊哪些nǎxiē🔊cǎo🔊néng🔊治病zhìbìng🔊哪些nǎxiē🔊有毒yǒudú🔊
Zuìzhōng tā wèi rénlèi zhǎodào le zhìbìng de fāngfǎ
最终Zuìzhōng🔊🔊wèi🔊人类rénlèi🔊找到了zhǎodào le🔊治病zhìbìng🔊de🔊方法fāngfǎ🔊
English Translation:
In ancient times, people often fell ill. Shennong decided to personally taste all kinds of herbs. He was poisoned seventy-two times in one day. He discovered which herbs could cure diseases and which were poisonous. Ultimately, he found methods to cure diseases for humanity.

Key Vocabulary

神农尝百草
shén nóng cháng bǎi cǎo
Shennong tastes herbs
草药
cǎoyào
herbal medicine
中毒
zhòngdú
poisoned
治病
zhìbìng
cure disease
亲自
qīnzì
personally
有毒
yǒudú
poisonous

The Moral

Selfless dedication saves lives! This myth shows the spirit of sacrifice for the benefit of humanity.

Cultural Insight

神农尝百草 is recorded in "Huainanzi" (淮南子) and is the origin of Chinese herbal medicine.