5
Uses For Alum
Your great
grandparents couldn’t do without it. Neither can you
Alum, known as fitkari in
Hindi, is a naturally occurring salt that offers several benefits to its users.
A combination of aluminium sulphate and potassium sulphate, it is a
translucent, whitish-coloured crystal that has been used for its beneficial
qualities over centuries. In ayurveda, it was named ‘shubhra’.
Here are five benefits of
alum:
As an
aftershave lotion:
Fitkari helps stop bleeding from shaving cuts, helps to heal
the skin and adds a natural glow to it. It also has a naturally toning and skin
tightening action, which is good for people older than 50 years of age and
that’s when the skin begins to sag with age.
For bad
breath:
Add one gram of alum and
a pinch of rock salt to a glass of warm water, stir till they are dissolved,
then rinse the mouth with it. Do not drink it: as it can make you nauseous.
For
bleeding gums, weak teeth, and dental caries:
Make a paste of one gram
of alum, a pinch of cinnamon and some rock salt. Gently massage this on the
gums and then wash the mouth. Along with this treatment, drink barley grass
juice daily for its gum-healing antioxidants and calcium.
For
nose bleeds:
Soak a cotton ball in
cold water, sprinkle one gram of fitkari (alum) on it, and press it to the site
of nose bleed for few seconds. Do not close both nostrils at the same time.
As a
water purifier:
Alum is one of the most
ancient ways to ensure that drinking water is clean. A pinch of alum added to
water removes the solid impurities. Once the sediment is thrown away, the water
is boiled to kill bacteria.
·
shikha sharma
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HTBR15 Oct 2017
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