Materia Medica Data
- Category
- Substances for External Application
- Temperature
- Cold
- Nature & Flavour
- Sour, Astringent, Cold
- Channels Entered
- LI, LIV, LU, SP, ST
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Alumen
- Chinese
- 明矾
- Tone Marks
- míng fán
- Also Known As
- Bai Fan
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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Chinese Herbs Books & References
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