Ingredients: 60g Qingmu Xiang (Saussurea costus), 30g Fuzi (Aconite), 30g Lime, 15g Alum Stone.
Method: Finely grind Qingmu Xiang, Fuzi, Lime, and Alum Stone into powder. Apply regularly to underarms.
Effects: Aquilaria wood emits a fragrant aroma. Topical application both perfumes the skin and neutralizes toxins to eliminate body odor. Aconite warms meridians and channels, dispels wind and dampness, addressing the root cause of body odor. Lime and alum astringe perspiration, absorb moisture, refresh the body, and eliminate odor, treating the symptoms of body odor.
Song Dynasty Imperial Remedy for Body Odor
Ingredients: 30g Aquilaria wood, 30g Liquidambar wood, 30g Frankincense, 30g Cloves, 30g Yangqishi stone, 30g Dried tangerine peel, 60g Alum, 200g Lime.
Method: Grind the sandalwood, sweetgum, frankincense, cloves, talc, aged tangerine peel, alum, and lime into a powder. Secure this mixture under the armpits with a bandage, changing it daily. Body odor will be eliminated within 7 days.The fragrances of clove, frankincense, agarwood, and dried tangerine peel neutralize body odor; calcined gypsum, alum, and lime dry moisture, reduce perspiration, and kill bacteria for a refreshing effect; sweetgum's aromatic scent warms meridians and promotes circulation, offering external detoxification and antibacterial benefits.
Sui Dynasty Palace Axillary Odor Formula
Ingredients:Realgar, musk, sulfur, frankincense, blue alum stone, fresh purslane. Method: Pound realgar, musk, sulfur, frankincense, blue alum stone, and fresh purslane into a paste. Spread it out to dry, then sift into a powder.Wash armpits with white vinegar, then dry skin with coarse cloth until slightly broken. Apply prepared powder to armpits. Use every 3-7 days.
Efficacy: This formula was recorded by the Japanese scholar Sumi Nagayori during his studies in Chang'an, Tang Dynasty, from the "Sui Yangdi's Imperial Palace Fragrance and Medicine Chamber" and documented in his "Medical Heart Formula." It employs toxic substances like realgar, sulfur, and blue vitriol to dry dampness, reduce perspiration, dispel wind, detoxify, and inhibit skin fungi;combined with purslane to clear heat and detoxify, improving skin lipid metabolism; further enhanced with musk and frankincense to eliminate body odor and promote blood circulation to reduce swelling.
Jin-Yuan Body Odor Formula
Ingredients: Cuttlefish bone 9g, Calcined alum 9g, Borax 3g.
Method: Grind cuttlefish bone, calcined alum, and mica into powder. First wash the underarms with medicated water to remove odor, then apply the prepared powder to the underarms.
Efficacy: This formula originated from the imperial court during the Jin-Yuan era.Cuttlefish bone astringes, dries dampness, and heals sores; alum and mica powder astringe to stop sweating, detoxify, and kill parasites. It significantly inhibits various skin fungi. When these three herbs are applied topically, they eliminate body odor. Spider Remedy for Body Odor Ingredients: One large spider, 3g mercury chloride.
Method: Wrap the large spider in yellow clay. Heat the clay over fire until glowing red. Remove the spider from the clay, let it cool, then grind it with 3g of mercury oxide into a powder. Apply this powder to the armpits several times.
Effect: After applying the powder to the armpits several times, body odor is permanently eliminated.
White Pepper for Eliminating Body Odor
Ingredients: 18g white pepper, 60g longan flesh, 120g petroleum jelly.
Method: First, grind the white pepper and longan flesh into a paste. Mix with petroleum jelly to form a cream. Apply to the armpits. For light sweating, apply twice daily. For heavy sweating, apply over ten times daily.
Benefits: White pepper clears heat and detoxifies; longan flesh reduces perspiration. This formula effectively addresses underarm odor caused by excessive sweating.