Background
Ransui Tamura was born in 1718 Tokyo, Japan. He was the son of Munenobu Sakagami, a physician of Tokyo.
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Ransui Tamura
Edit Profile藍水 田村
also known as
Noboru, Moto-o
Education
Originally a physician of the Chinese school of medicine he studied botany under Sho-o Abe.
Career
He was appointed official physician to the Shogunate (1763) and traveled throughout the country to collect rare herbs. He improved the method of extracting essence from ginsen. In his pursuit of knowledge he even went to the extent of eating poisonous insects and herbs. Among his works are "Secrets of Manufacturing Extract of Ginsen" and "Cultivation of Ginsen''.
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May 10, 1776 (aged 58) -
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