Alum Powder Bai Fan 明矾 Mineral Herb for Traditional Culinary and Household Use 500g

Alum Powder, known in TCM as Bai Fan (白矾), is a mineral substance traditionally classified as sour and cold. This 500g loose pack consists of natural alum in its original form, finely ground for convenient measuring. In traditional Chinese practice, alum has long been valued for external applications and selected culinary preparations. Store sealed in a cool dry place and use only as appropriate for this mineral ingredient.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional mineral ingredient Bai Fan 白矾 supplied as finely ground alum powder
• Original-form mineral herb sourced from Shandong China
• 500g loose bulk pack suitable for measured culinary and traditional use
• Sour and cold in nature according to traditional Chinese classification
• Sealed storage in a cool dry place helps maintain quality for up to 36 months

Quality & Sensory

Typically white to translucent white in color with a fine crystalline powder texture. Alum is odorless and has a strongly astringent, slightly sweet-sour mineral taste. Keep dry to prevent clumping.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Traditional culinary use such as home food preparation where alum is a customary ingredient
• Dissolved in water for traditional household and external applications
• Added in small measured amounts to traditional recipes that call for alum
• Stored as a pantry mineral staple for occasional traditional use

Traditional Uses

In TCM tradition, Bai Fan is regarded as sour, cold, and associated with detoxification and drying dampness, and it was historically used topically and in washes. In folk practice, alum has also been a common household mineral for water clarification and traditional food preparation. It is not a substitute for medicine and is not suitable for pregnant or breastfeeding women.

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