Compendium of Materia Medica

... [half a] qian Qian: A traditional unit of weight, approximately 3.75 grams.. In severe cases, add half a qian of Genkwa The flower of Daphne genkwa, a potent medicinal used to drive out fluids.. Vomiting will occur immediately.

Wind-Epilepsy and Throat-Wind

For coughing and generalized "Wind" Wind: In Chinese medicine, "Wind" syndromes often involve sudden onset, spasms, or itching. symptoms. This applies to both adults and children. This medicine does not cause severe vomiting or nausea, but only the discharge of saliva and phlegm. Grind melon stalks into a powder. For a person in their prime, take a "one-character" dose One-character (Yizi): A small measure, roughly the amount of powder that would cover the character on a lead coin.; for the elderly or young, take half a "character." Take in the early morning with "well-flower water" Freshly drawn water from the well at dawn, considered to have pure, cooling properties.. After the time it takes to eat a meal, hold a piece of granulated sugar in the mouth. After a long while, saliva will flow out like water. For chronic conditions, the saliva will be dark (like ink) and may contain clumps that float on the water. Once the saliva is exhausted, eat only rice porridge for one or two days. If vomiting is excessive and the person is severely exhausted, soak musk A potent aromatic substance used to revive the senses and stabilize the body. in a cup of hot water and drink it; the vomiting will stop immediately. From Tested Formulas of Later Generations

Acute Jaundice with Wheezing

For symptoms where the area above the heart feels hard and the patient has a strong desire for water. Use two small he He: A volume measure, approximately 100ml. of melon stalks and one he of small red beans. Grind into a powder. Warm five he of "slurry water" The fermented water from soaking millet, used for its cooling and digestive properties. and take one square-inch spoonful. After the time it takes to cook a meal, the patient should vomit.

If no vomiting occurs, take another dose.
One may also blow the powder into the nose to draw out fluids.
From Classified Essentials of Cold Damage.

Melon

Body as Yellow as Gold

Take forty-nine melon stalks and forty-nine cloves. Burn them in a dry pot, preserving their medicinal properties A technique called "burning to charcoal" or "carbonizing," where the herb is charred but not reduced to ash., and grind into a powder. For each use, take a "one-character" dose and blow it into the nose. This can also draw out "yellow water" The discharge of yellow fluids from the nose was traditionally seen as a sign that the jaundice-causing "damp-heat" was leaving the body..
From Tested Formulas

Stalk

Onset of Jaundice

Grind melon stalks into a powder. Take an amount roughly the size of a soybean and blow it into the nostrils. In mild cases, yellow water will flow out within half a day; in severe cases, it will take a full day. Once the fluid flows, the patient will recover. From the Supplement to the Thousand Golden Formulas

Jaundice

Consumptive Jaundice

Take seven melon stalks, seven cloves, and seven small red beans. Grind them into a fine powder. Blow an amount the size of a bean into the nose. After a short time, yellow water will flow out. Use this once every other day, and the consumption will cease. From Meng Shen’s Materia Medica of Diet