The Herbalist's Manual (2005)
Plot.
LI SHI CHUN (LAM MAN LUNG, FRANKIE), who has studied herbs since he was a little boy, loves a girl TUNG CHING (YE, MICHELLE). However, he is already engaged to NG MO YUNG (LEE SZE WAN). He plans to break off the engagement and reveal his feelings to CHING after taking the imperial civil examination. Unfortunately, when he returns home after the examination, CHING has already agreed to marry his brother (AL WAI). CHUN has no choice but to marry YUNG. He becomes the student of a renowned doctor LITTLE BUDDHA, who turns out to be CHING’s adopted father. CHUN finds out that the old medical books are full of mistakes. There are also all kinds of fake herbs in the market. Therefore, he decides to write a book called the Compendium of Materia Medica. He is appointed as an imperial doctor in the palace by the Duke of Chor..
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Cast & Crew.
Frankie Lam
Li shi zhen
Michelle Ye Xuan
Dong qing
Ma Kwok-Ming
Pang xian
Selena Lee
Wu mu rong
Law Lok-Lam
Yan song
Rebecca Chan
May Law Koon-Lan
Lau Kong
Ai Wai
Liu Kai-Chi
Felix Lok Ying-Kwan
Wong Wai-sing
Creator
Power Chan Kwok-Pong
Savio Tsang
Henry Lo Chun-Shun
Chun Wong
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 8, 2005
Original Name本草藥王
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes25
Running Time42m
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Wiki.
The Herbalist's Manual is a Hong Kong television series released overseas in May 2005 and broadcast on TVB Jade channel in November 2005.
The series focuses on the greatest physician and pharmacologist in Chinese history, Li Shizhen, and his herbalist manual, Bencao Gangmu.