The Herbalist's Manual
2005 Hong Kong television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Herbalist's Manual is a Hong Kong television series released overseas in May 2005 and broadcast on TVB Jade channel in November 2005.
| The Herbalist's Manual | |
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Poster | |
| Genre | Costume drama |
| Starring | Frankie Lam Michelle Ye Kenneth Ma |
| Opening theme | Sai Sheung Mo Nan Si (世上無難事) performed by Frankie Lam |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB |
| Release | November 28, 2005 – December 30, 2005 |
| The Herbalist's Manual | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 本草藥王 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 本草药王 | ||||||
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The series focuses on the greatest physician and pharmacologist in Chinese history, Li Shizhen, and his herbalist manual, Bencao Gangmu.
Cast
- Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.
| Cast | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frankie Lam | Lee See-Jan 李時珍 | Herb Doctor Ng Mo-Yung's husband. |
| Michelle Ye | Dong Ching 冬青 | |
| Kenneth Ma | Pong Hin 龐憲 | |
| Wilson Tsui (艾威) | Lee Gwoh-Jan 李果珍 | Lee See-Jan's brother. |
| Law Koon Lan (羅冠蘭) | Cheung Kiu 張嬌 | Lee See-Jan and Lee Gwoh-Jan's mother. |
| Chun Wong (秦煌) | Ging Wong 荊王 | Ng Mo-Yung's uncle. |
| Law Lok Lam (羅樂林) | Yim Sung 嚴嵩 | Yim Sai-Fan's father. |
| Li Ka Sing (李家聲) | Yim Sai-Fan 嚴世藩 | Yim Sung's son. |
| Felix Lok (駱應鈞) | Pong Bak-Chuen 龐百川 | Pong Hin's father. |
| Power Chan | Dai Wong-Chi 大王子 | |
| Selena Li | Ng Mo-Yung 吳慕榕 | Lee See-Jan's wife. |
| Karen Lee (李焯寧) | Kin Hei 見 喜 | Ng Mo-Yung's personal maid. |
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