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Further reading
- Ågren, Hans (1983), "Review [of Li 1979]", The British Journal for the History of Science 16.2: 212-213.
- Needham, Joseph, Christian A. Daniels, and Nicholas K. Menzies (1996), Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 6 Biology and Biological Technology, Part 3: Agroindustries and Forestry, Cambridge University Press.
- Reed, Carrie E. (2003), "Motivation and Meaning of a 'Hodge-podge': Duan Chengshi's 'Youyang zazu'", Journal of the American Oriental Society 123.1: 121-145.
External links
- 南方草木状. 卷之上,中,下 / 嵇含撰; 平住専安訓点, (1726) Hōbundō edition Nanfang caomu zhuang, commentary by Hirazumi Sen'an (平住専安), Waseda University Library
- 南方草木狀, Searchable Nanfang caomu zhuang, Chinese Text Project
- Nanfang caomu zhuang 南方草木狀 "Herbs and Trees of the South", Chinaknowledge
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