The effects of alum:

　　Alum can strongly coagulate proteins, clinical use and can be anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, antiperspirant, antidiarrheal and used as a hardener. Can be broad-spectrum antibacterial, on a variety of gram-positive cocci and negative bacilli, some anaerobic bacteria, dermatophytes, Candida albicans have different degrees of bacteriostatic effect, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus inhibitory obvious; in vitro there is a significant anti-vaginal trichomonas effect. Alum via urethral instillation has a hemostatic effect; can also promote ulcer healing; purification of turbid raw water.

　　Eliminate phlegm, dry dampness, stop diarrhea, stop bleeding, detoxification, insecticide. It can be used in the treatment of epilepsy, laryngeal paralysis, guilt saliva congestion, hepatitis, jaundice, yellow swellings, gastric and duodenal ulcers, uterine prolapse, leucorrhoea, diarrhea, epistaxis, mouth and tongue sores, hemorrhoids and scabies, and injuries caused by water, fire and insects.

　　The role of alum:

　　Alum is mainly used in eliminating phlegm, drying dampness, stopping diarrhea, stopping bleeding, detoxifying and killing insects. It is used in the treatment of epilepsy, laryngeal paralysis, guilt and congestion of saliva, hepatitis, jaundice, yellow swelling, gastric and duodenal ulcers, uterine prolapse, leucorrhoea, diarrhea, epistaxis, sores on the mouth and tongue, hemorrhoids and scabies, water, fire and insect injuries.

　　External use: detoxicating and killing insects, drying dampness and relieving itching; can be used in eczema.

　　Internal use: stopping bleeding and diarrhea, dispelling wind and phlegm; used for prolonged diarrhea, blood in stool, leakage, epilepsy and madness.

　　With 1% alum solution intratracheal drip, with anti-TB drugs, the treatment of infiltrative tuberculosis 19 cases have a certain effect. Especially on the exudative lesions better efficacy.