Foxlike odor

Also armpit odor; body odor. An unpleasant body odor noted especially in the armpits, but sometimes also at the nipples, umbilicus, genitals, and anus. foxlike odor is attributed to damp-heat brewing internally or heredity. Many sufferers also have oily ears.

Medicinal therapy: It can be treated by topical application of calcined alum (Alumen Dehydratum, 枯矾 kū fán), or Litharge Powder (密陀僧散 mì tuó sēng sǎn) plus calcined alum, or longan pit (Longanae Semen, 龙眼核 lóng yǎn hé) and (black) pepper (Piperis Fructus, 胡椒 hú jiāo) in the ratio of 20 to 50.

See also sweating armpits.