Alum can be used to treat hemorrhoids, especially for those that are edematous, but not for the painful, bleeding symptoms of hemorrhoids. The main symptoms of hemorrhoids are blood in the stool, protruding swellings, and pain when there is a blood clot in the external part of the hemorrhoid. It is best to use the more common creams and suppositories available on the market to improve the hemorrhoid symptoms. The more commonly used creams are Ma Yinglong Musk hemorrhoid cream, compound keratanate cream, and anal tide cream. The more commonly used suppositories are Puji Hemorrhoid Suppositories, Jiuhua Hemorrhoid Suppositories, and Compound Keratine Suppositories. You can consider a cream with a suppository to be inserted inside the anus for treatment. You can also take oral medications such as Mai Zhi Ling tablets or Diosmin tablets to promote venous reflux to improve the symptoms of hemorrhoids.