Bencao Pinhui Jingyao complied in 1505 shows a drawing of maize under the caption of Yiyi-ren (Job's Tear). Also, a Chinese poem written around 1368 contains a term yumi, which indicates maize. These new findings offer clear evidence that maize existed in China in the pre-Columbian era. Details of this evidence, together with probable routes of introduction of maize to China, are discussed here. © 2006 The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan.
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Uchibayashi, M. (2006, January). Maize in pre-Columbian China found in Bencao Pinhui Jingyao. Yakugaku Zasshi. https://doi.org/10.1248/yakushi.126.27
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