Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

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Genre： comedy drama historical mystery romance seinen slice of life
Author： hyuuga natsu nanao ikki
Artist(s): nekokurage
Year: 2017
Original Publisher: square enix
Status： Ongoing

abusive mother adapted to anime adopted protagonist adoptive family adult female characters alcohol allergy/ies anachronisms ancient china androgynous characters androgynous male lead annoying female lead annoying male lead anti-love protagonist anti-social protagonist arranged marriage assassination attempts assertive female lead assertive male lead attempted drugging attempted murder award-winning work baby/ies based on a light novel based on a novel based on a web novel battle of wits beautiful artwork beautiful female characters beautiful female lead big breasts birth secrets bishounen black-haired female lead black-haired protagonist blunt female lead board games books brothels bureaucracy careful male lead cats chance encounter characters connected to wealth child born from rape child bride child of a concubine child protagonist child/ren child/ren death chinese ambience chinese dress chinese girl civil servants or officials clans clever female lead clever protagonist color blind comedic misunderstandings comedic moments in a serious manga commoner female lead commoner protagonist commoners concubines confident female lead confident protagonist consorts conspiracy/ies court politics courtesans cross-dressing cunning female lead cunning male lead cunning protagonist dancers dark past daughter complex daughter-in-law death deceptively weak-looking protagonist detached protagonist detectives determined female lead determined protagonist devoted followers different clans different social status diplomacy diplomats discrimination disguises distinguished family doctors drugs eccentric characters eccentric female lead eccentric protagonist emperors empires empress/es

Maomao, a young woman skilled in herbal medicine, finds herself working as a servant within the inner palace. Though she dreams of life beyond its perfumed walls, she refuses to accept a life of drudgery. By using her intelligence to break a curse affecting the imperial heirs, Maomao catches the eye of the handsome eunuch Jinshi and is promoted to become an attendant food taster. However, Jinshi has other plans for the former apothecary, and soon Maomao is back to concocting potions and unraveling mysteries. Original Manga: Square Enix, Mechacomic Official English Note: Won the Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Award in 2019.

Associated Names

Die Tagebücher der Apothekerin - Geheimnisse am Kaiserhof
Diários de uma Apotecária
Dược Sư Tự Sự
El monólogo del farmacéutico
I diari della speziale
Il monologo della speziale
Les carnets de l'apothicaire
Los Diarios de la Boticaria
The Apothecary Diaries
Zapiski zielarki
Şifacı Günceleri
Монолог в аптечной лавке
Монолог травниці
يوميات الصيدلة
ตำรับปริศนา หมอยาแห่งวังหลัง (Animag)
薬屋のひとりごと
약사의 혼잣말