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The Herbalist's Manual

2005, Cantonese, on TVB Jade. Created by Wong Wai-Sing.

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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Seasons
1
Episodes
25
Episode length
42 min
Status
Ended in 2005

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S1 E25: Episode 25

Aired 9 September 2005

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First aired
8 August 2005
Last aired
9 September 2005
Network
TVB Jade
Original title
本草藥王
Language
Cantonese
Country
Hong Kong
Type
Scripted
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The Herbalist's Manual has 1 season and 25 episodes, about 42 minutes each.

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The Herbalist's Manual was created by Wong Wai-Sing and stars Frankie Lam, Michelle Ye Xuan, Kenneth Ma Kwok-Ming.

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