The Tang Materia Medica was the first <em>pharmaceutical</em> book.
Materia Medica is the Latin term for collected knowledge about healing substances. The Tang Materia medica was written circa 659 CE and it is one of many contributions by the Tang dynasty to science. The book, published by the then ruling Chinese government, is a compilation of drugs and instructions for their use. The book has 54 volumes, divided into 3 parts:
- The Main body (20 volumes) and Table of contents (1 volume).
- Pictures of medicines (25 volumes) and Table of contents (1 volume).
- Illustrated description (7 volumes).
After it was published and distributed throughout the country by the Tang government, it became the national basis for the medical practice for more than 400 years.
The correct answer is Mumbai.
Mumbai is located on the western coast, while the other mentioned cities are either continental or on the eastern coast.
The correct answer is <span>increased due to decreasing tax rates for the wealthy and stagnating salaries for the middle class
Most of the wages have only slightly increased while the earnings and wealth of the upper class and the big elites had increased drastically because of many tax cuts. People believed that through tax cuts the people would get more money because the companies could give them higher salaries, but it backfired as big companies hoarded extra money.</span>
