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Oral Ulcers, Alum for Healing! This is a proven remedy from my personal experience, tried and tested repeatedly with success. Initially, I planned to sell the technique for a transfer fee, but there were no takers, so I am now sharing it freely. I frequently suffer from oral ulcers and have often used this remedy. For ulcers the size of a grain of rice, they usually heal within two days. The remedy consists of just one ingredient: alum (white alum). You can get a small amount from places that fry dough sticks or buy it from a traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy—it’s very inexpensive. **Usage:** Scrape off a small amount of alum with a knife and grind it into a fine powder. Dip a cotton swab into the powder and apply it directly onto the ulcer. It may cause a slight stinging sensation, but avoid licking it with your tongue as it has a bitter taste. Apply three times a day, and generally, the ulcer will heal within two days. For larger ulcers, you may need to continue the treatment for a few more days. **Benefits of Alum:** Alum has antibacterial and astringent properties and is used in traditional Chinese medicine. It is believed to detoxify, kill parasites, dry dampness, relieve itching, stop bleeding, reduce diarrhea, and clear heat and phlegm. This method has cured many people! I am sharing this with you out of gratitude for your dedication and responsibility toward folk remedies. In fact, there are many nearly lost remedies in folk medicine. I hope that through the internet, we can work together to spread these remedies, rather than clinging to old notions of secrecy and tradition, which often lead to their unfortunate disappearance. Contributed by: Teacher Ma (Tianjin)
