Aloes (Luhui)
Pharmaceutical
Name: Aloe.
Botanical
Name: 1. Aloe vera L.; 2. Aloe ferox Mill.
Common
Name: Aloes.
Source
of Earliest Record: Yaoxing Lun.
Part
Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The leaves are
gathered all year round. The juice is squeezed out of the leaves, boiled until
it makes a thick soup and then put into a container and stored in a cool place.
Properties
& Taste: Bitter and cold.
Meridians:
Liver and large intestine.
Functions:
1. To purge feces; 2. To clear heat in the liver; 3. To kill worms.
Indications
& Combinations:
1. Constipation accompanied by excessive
fire in the liver meridian manifested as constipation, dizziness, headache and
irritability: Aloes (Luhui) is used with Chinese gentian (Longdancao),
Capejasmine (Zhizi), Natural indigo (Qingdai) and Chinese angelica root
(Danggui) in the formula Danggui Luhui Wan.
2. Abdominal pain caused by accumulation of
worms manifested as sallow complexion and emaciation: Aloes (Luhui) is used
with herbs that kill worms, in a formula such as Feier Wan.
Dosage:
1-2 g.
Cautions
& Contraindications: This herb is combined with other herbs in
pills or powder, but should not be used in a decoction. It is contraindicated
during pregnancy and in cases with weakness of the spleen and stomach
manifested as poor appetite or diarrhea.
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