佛說目連問戒律中五百輕重事 1.241

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問：「中食後口得用楊枝不？」答：「得用，若不用純灰皂莢。計都不用，犯墮。過中亦犯墮。中後除藥，一切草木有形之味不得入口，犯墮。」

Question: "May one use a tooth-stick in the mouth after the midday meal?" Answer: "It may be used, provided one does not use pure ash or soapberry. If one intends not to use it at all, it is an offence of pātayantika. Past midday it is also an offence of pātayantika. After midday, with the exception of medicine, no tangible flavour of any grasses or trees may enter the mouth; [doing so is] an offence of pātayantika."