Ming Fan

Alumen

Properties: SOUR, ASTRINGENT - COLD
Dosage: 0.6-3g.
Meridian: 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

Reference
Benskey & Gamble 1986, Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, Seattle Washington, Eastland Press