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Used during the tanning process for hides and skins. Can be used in the purification of drinking water. Can also be used to dissolve steel while ignoring aluminum and other base metals.
Database name: Alum Roach
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A Compendium of Domestic Medicine, 1865
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Astringent used in the treatment of internal and external haemorrhages. It can be administered during fevers, hooping-cough, for lead colic, a styptic (stops bleeding), chilblains, collyriums (eye wash), and added to gargles to treat sore throat (35).
Remedies Containing or to be used with Alum
- Alum Electuary (35): contains powdered alum, used to treat haemorrhages, immoderate flow of urine, and fluor albus (infection/swelling of genitals)
- Alum Collyrium (35): contains powdered alum
- Alum Gargle, for relaxed uvula and tonsils (35): powdered alum
- Alum Pills for spitting blood (36): Four different versions, two specifically mention uses in treating hooping-cough. First contains powdered alum, the second contains alum (can treat hooping-cough), third contains alum (treats hooping-cough in second stage), fourth contains powdered alum
- Alum, Burnt (36): Astringent, can be applied by use of gargles and/or lotions. Can also be applied as an escharotic (corrosive slave) to "destroy fungus in ulcers"
- Oak Bark (51): One mixture contains powdered alum
- Gum Kino (96) Astringent Electuary: contains powdered alum, treats diarrhoea
- Zinc, Acetate of (193): when combined with Alum "forms an excellent styptic for checking haemorrhage form the lungs, nose, &c."
- Zinc, Sulphate of (194): when combined with Alum, "forms a very styptic liquor, which may be used for stopping haemorrhage and checking increased discharges, externally applied."
Diseases Treated with Alum
- Bleeding from the Nose (232): a strong solution of alum can be used, having lint dipped in it and inserted into the nose (a solution of sulphate or acetate of zinc can also be used.)
- Spitting of Blood (281): Powdered dried alum is part of an astringent recommended by Savory, used to treat considerate amounts of bleeding.
- Whites, or Fluor Albus (284): "a combination of calumbo and alum has been employed by Mr. Pettigrew in many cases with the greatest advantage." Powdered alum can also be used to make an injection that can be administered "by means of a female syringe."
Medical Articles Containing Alum
- Dr. Blake's Remedy for Toothache (323): alum in powder
- To Promote the Growth of Hair (324): contains burnt alum
Prescriptions Containing Alum
Astringents
- Astringent Gargle (339): alum
- Mr. Pettigrew's Astringent Powder for Leucorrhoea, Gonorrhoea, and other Muco-Purulent Discharges (341): powdered alum