Li Shizhen was a famous medical scientist in Ming Dynasty .He was born in 1518 .He wrote a famous book “Ben Cao Gang Mu” ,which is a collection of Chinese herbs .It included 2000 Chinese herbs with millions of characters .

He visited mountains ,called on ordinary people ,tasted different kinds of herbs and even did experiments on himself .It took him 37 years to finish the book .The book is considered to be a great contribution to the development of Chinese medicine .

人物轶事：

李时珍出生那天，他的父亲李言闻正在雨湖上打鱼。平常运气还不错，这一次却连下几网都一无所获，李言闻很丧气。最后一网拉起来感觉沉甸甸的，心中暗喜，以为是条大鱼，原来是一块大石头。李言闻叹道：石头呀石头，我与你无冤无仇，今日为何捉弄我？叫我愁上加愁。

石头突然也说话了：石头呀石头，前来贺喜不用愁。先生娘子快落月，不知先生有何求？原来这石头就是雨湖神。李言闻急忙赶回家，正好李时珍生下地，于是给他起名叫“石珍”。当晚李言闻又做了一个梦，梦见仙人铁拐李前来道喜说：“时珍时珍，百病能诊。做我高徒，传我名声。”