Herb

Lian jia guan (a flail joint)

连枷关lian jia guan
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for bladder-block with retained urine, burnt to ash and taken in water.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十八·器物类·连枷关·主治

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & physical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：主转胞、小便不通，烧灰水服。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·器物类·连枷关·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十八·器物类·连枷关·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.