Representation of Shen-Nong，stone carving from the Han-Wu-Liang Temple at De-An，Hubei Province
我國自古相傳神農氏嚐百草，一日遇七十毒以治病，後世推為藥之始祖。
It is said that Shen-Nong tasted the various herbs for the treatment of disease，discovering as many as seventy species in one day。On this account he was acciaimed as Ancestor of Medicines。