Compendium of Materia Medica

A botanical woodblock illustration of a Momordica cochinchinensis Gac fruit plant. The drawing shows the underground root system, a climbing vine with large lobed leaves, a single five-petaled flower on a long stalk, and a large round fruit with a textured, pitted surface. The style is typical of traditional Chinese herbals (Bencao).

Metals, Stones, Insects, Grasses, and Trees original: "金石昆蟲草木", Birds and Beasts?
Middle Volume, Part One