Alum is the Chinese medicine alum, the flavor is sour, astringent, cold, belongs to the lung, spleen, liver, large intestine meridian.
Alum is the Chinese medicine alum, belongs to the attacking and killing insects and itching medicine. Alum is acidic, astringent taste, cold, and belongs to lung, spleen, liver and large intestine meridians. It is used externally to detoxify and kill insects, dry dampness and relieve itching, and internally to stop bleeding, stop diarrhea and resolve phlegm.
Alum can be used externally for eczema, itching, sores, scabies and other skin diseases; internally for the treatment of blood in stool, vomiting blood, leakage (excessive menstrual flow or dripping), prolonged diarrhea and dysentery, phlegm, epilepsy, epilepsy, and jaundice with dampness-heat type and other symptoms. It should not be taken by those who are weak and do not have damp-heat, phlegm-fire syndrome.
Alum should be taken under the guidance of a doctor, do not buy your own medication to avoid overdose or medication does not lead to adverse effects.