Ming Fan

Latin name: Alumen

Ming Fan Also Known As: Alum

Properties: SOUR, ASTRINGENT - COLD

Dosage: 0.6-3g.

Meridians/Channels: LARGE INTESTINE, LIVER, LUNG, SPLEEN, STOMACH

• relieve toxicity, kills parasites, dry damp, alleviate itch
• topical wash for scabies, ringworm, damp or damp heat rash
• swollen painful eyes-throat and jaundice
• stop bleeding, alleviate diarrhea -chronic blood in diarrhea/urine, hemorrhoidal bleeding, nosebleed, bleeding gums, any external bleeding
• clear heat, expel phlegm, wind phlegm
• irritability, delirium, convulsions, cough with thick sticky sputum