Aloe, Lu Hui 芦荟

Lu Hui (TCM)
Kumari (Ayurveda)
Sibr (Unani)
New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563
Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578
Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806
Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800
A. vulgaris (syn. A. barbadensis)
Medical Botany, Bohn, 1832
A. perfoliata (Socrotine Aloes)
Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, 1832
Left: Socrotine Aloes, Center: Curacao Aloes; Right: Cape Aloe
Squibb's Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919

Aloe as imported in a Keg (Socrotine Aloes); 2 cases of 'Monkey-skin Aloes', one case with burlap, one with matting; Gourds emptied and filled with Aloes
Squibb's Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919
Dried Aloe juice
(Adam 2016)
Botanical name:
Aloe spp.
A. vera, A. barbadensis (syn. A. vulgaris, India), A. ferox (Africa), A. perryi (Arabia) and others

Parts used:
dried juice; prepared ('washed') juice; more recently, the fresh juice is used.

Temperature & Taste:
Cold, dry (often classed as Warm in the Western Tradition); Bitter
Purges, binds, cleanses

Classification:
2F. PURIFYING.   2G. CLEANSING.   2N. REPELLENTS.   2T. GLUTINATE.   2X. INCARNATIVE.   2Z. CICATRIZING
Preparers and Purgers of Phlegm.   Preparers and Purgers of Melancholy.   Preparers and Purgers of Bile
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Uses:
1. Clears Heat, Purges Bile and Phlegm:
-used to purge in Bile and Bile-Phlegm (Damp-Heat) diseases.

2. Drains Downward
-acute constipation with Heat; Atony of the Bowel

3. Strengthens the Stomach
-small doses to stimulate appetite and digestion

4. Resists Poison and Putrefaction
-internally and topically to clear Poison and resist putrefaction in Wounds, Sores etc.

5. Kills and Expels Worms

6. Externally:
-Bruises, Wounds, Ulcers, Sores especially of the Genitals, Gangrene
-applied to Tumors and Cancers
-mixed with wine and applied to prevent falling of Hair.
-mixed with honey and wine as a mouthwash for sores and ulcers of the mouth, tongue or gums

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CORRECTIVES:
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Main Combinations:
Aloe & Myrrh
Aloe & Rose

1. Many formulas are based on the combination of Aloe ... available in PRO version
2. To Purge Bile, combine Aloe with ... available in PRO version
3. To Purge Phlegm, combine Aloe with ... available in PRO version
4. To Purge Melancholy, combine Aloe with ... available in PRO version
5. To Purge Congealed Blood, combine Aloe with ... available in PRO version
6. To promote Menstruation, Aloe with ... available in PRO version
7. Cough, Aloe with ... available in PRO version
8. Arthritis, Rheumatism, Aloe with ... available in PRO version
9. Arthritis, Joint disease, Aloe with ... available in PRO version
10. Scoliosis, crookedness of the back, Aloe with ... available in PRO version
11. Jaundice, Liver Tumor, Liver Sclerosis, Cirrhosis, Liver Obstruction Aloe with ... available in PRO version
12. To strongly promote Menstruation, Aloe with ... available in PRO version
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14. Wounds, Bruising, Trauma, Gangrene, Aloe with ... available in PRO version

Major Formulas:
Hiera Picra
Lesser Pills of Cochia
Imperial Pills
Common Pills
Aromatic Pills of Aloes (Sweet Pills of Aloe, Pilulae Aloephangine) (Mesue)
Pills for Joint Disease
‘Pills without which I would not be’ (Nicholas)
Pills for Mixed Humors (Mesue)
Golden Pills (Nicholas)
Pills for Pestilence
Arabian Pills (Nicholas)
Greater Polycrest Pills
Stomach Pills (Mesue)
Powder to Purge Bile (Mesue)
Tincture of Myrrh and Aloes


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Cautions:
1. Not used in purgative doses in deficiency
2. Not used during Pregnancy
3. Not used long-term. Most typically, it was used in compounds once weekly on a long-term basis.

Main Preparations used:
Prepared (washed) Aloes (washed in water, or with Rose, Endive, Sorrel or Chicory water; or it can be washed with a purging decoction to make it stronger), Aloes prepared with Violet juice, Aloes with Violet and Tartar, Aloes prepared with Rose juice (Aloes Rosata) Extract, Purging Oil of Aloes