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As part of the Compendium of Materia Medica Cultural Project launched by SCM in 2018 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the birth of Li Shizhen, Professor Zhao Zhongzhen, Chair Professor of CMTR, has started a podcast named “200 Talks on Health Wisdom in Compendium of Materia Medica” and a WeChat public account called “Exploring Compendium of Materia Medica with Zhongzhen” to further promote the legacy of the medical masterpiece.  As its name suggests, the podcast which has been streaming online since June is set to include 200 episodes about a wide range of intriguing topics such as the myths surrounding Li Shizhen, the history and origins of a host of medicinal herbs, Professor Zhao’s interesting experience and discoveries over more than four decades of bencao studies.  Portions of the podcast content will be repurposed into articles for sharing on the new WeChat public account.