Zhōngyīshī gàosù tā, guādì de jìliàng yào xiǎoxīn kòngzhì.
The TCM doctor told him to carefully control the dosage of melon pedicel.
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Recorded in the Han-dynasty 神农本草经 ('Shennong's Herbal Classic'). The dried, bitter, yellow-brown melon-stem part is used in small doses to induce vomiting; classical recipes pair it with 赤小豆 ('adzuki bean') in the formula 瓜蒂散.
