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| Processed by: | richwarm (2018-09-12 02:57:04 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 62950 >> this is not a stem or pedicel. ----------------------------------- Editor: If you check the following diagram, you can see that the 瓜蒂 is indeed mostly pedicel, with a small calyx on the end. http://www.a-hospital.com/images/3/3c/Bkfg4.jpg The following book also states that the calyx is only *part* of the 瓜蒂. "瓜蒂 The stem and calyx (heta) of makuwauri Pedicellus" "Kampo: A Clinical Guide to Theory and Practice" If you Google ["瓜蒂" powder], you find that nobody is talking about "melon calyx powder". Here are some of the results: - Melon stalk powder, Gua Di San (瓜蒂散), became a powerful diffusing and ejecting formula used to clear phlegm and eject cold evil from the body. - melon pedicle was the main ingredient of the “melon pedicle powder”瓜蒂散 - Gua di san(Muskmelon Pedicel Powder) ---瓜蒂散. - 瓜蒂散guadi san; powder of muskmelon pedicel. - Guadi San (瓜蒂散 Melon Stalk Powder) is composed of the following ... Finally, here is a photo of some 瓜蒂 showing that it is mostly pedicel. http://www.tcm100.com/Images_ZhongYaoXue/Guadi-YaoCai.jpg |
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- 瓜蒂 瓜蒂 [gua1 di4] /stem or pedicel of a melon/ # + 瓜蒂 瓜蒂 [gua1 di4] /calyx of a melon/ + 瓜蒂 瓜蒂 [gua1 di4] /pedicel and calyx of muskmelon (used in TCM)/ |