Ming Fan
| Ming Fan in TCM:Explore the properties of Ming Fan according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: alum
Pharmacuetical Name: Alumen
Properties: toxic, sour,
cold
Temperature: cold
Channels: LU, LI, ST, SP, LV
Flavors: toxic, sour
Special Properties:
clears heat, clears damp, eliminates toxins, expels parasites, resolves phlegm, stops bleeding
Other Forms:
- ku fan (calcined alum) - primarily for external use, stronger astringent action
Actions / Indications:
- Relieves toxicity; Kills parasites; Dries damp; Stops itching
(genital itching, external use for scabies, ringworms, rashes, eczema
due to dampness or damp-heat; swollen painful eyes or throat; carbuncles)
- Stops Bleeding; Relieves Diarrhea (internal use for
chronic diarrhea, blood in stool, dysenteric disorder, uterine bleeding,
vaginal discharge; topical for epistaxis, bleeding hemorrhoids, bleeding
gums, bleeding due to external trauma)
- Clears Heat and Phlegm (internal use for wind-phlegm
with irritability, mania, delerium, epilepsy, convulsions, seizures;
cough with sticky sputum)
Applications:
- External Application: For powder or paste use dose appropriate for area; 10-30g dissolved in decoction for a wash or hot compress
- Internal Application: 0.6-1.5g in pill or powder
Special Notes:
- Ming Fan has been shown to have an antibiotic effect against a wide spectrum of bacteria.
Contraindications:
- (cc: pregnancy contraindications for internal use)
- (cc: weak digestive systems)
- (cc: in absence of damp-heat)
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