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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 19 ‘Compendium’ Thoughts on Water Environmental Medicine [Abstract] From the importance of water, water in the nature of taste anywhere but to move the people choose to protect the health, water, medical choice to achieve the best effect of water, water pollution and the countermeasures such as five aspects of the Ming Dynasty, Li’s ‘Compendium of Materia Medica’ medical thought in the water environment were discussed. After finishing study found that Li’s conclusion, summed up the thinking of ancient water, environmental medicine, combined with observation and practice, put forward a new point of view. That Li’s is 16 centuries ago on the water environment discussed in medical thought the most comprehensive and profound a medical home, ‘Compendium of Materia Medica’ is the one rich in water environment in the medical books medical thought, these ideas still have important practical significance. [Keywords:] ‘Compendium of Materia Medica’; Environmental Medicine thought; water; health; pollution Abstract: The water environmental ideas in Compendium of Materia Medica by Li Shizhen were studied from five aspects: the importance of water; the characters of water changed with soil; selection water to protect health; water pollution and management. It is concluded that Li Shizhen highlighted and put forward new ideas about the water environment on the basis of history water environmental idea and experiences from observation and action. Mr. Li is one of the famous medical scientists to study water environmental idea profoundly and in detail before 16 century. Li’s ideas is valuable until today. Keywords:: Compendium of Materia Medica; Environmental and health idea; Water; Health; Pollution ‘Compendium of Materia Medica’ is the Ming Dynasty, Li Shi Zhen more than 30 years of work on the crystallization, known as ‘Oriental Pharmacy giant Code’. ‘Compendium of Materia Medica’ is not only a systematic account of a variety of drugs, knowledge of