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Zhu tie qi (iron implements)

诸铁器zhu tie qi
1 source

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for transverse delivery and retained placenta (heated red-hot and quenched in wine).

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷八·金类·诸铁器·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：主妇人横产、胞衣不下，烧赤淬酒饮。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·金类·诸铁器·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·金类·诸铁器·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷八·金类·诸铁器·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.