Aloe vera extracts are used in the West externally for soothing burns and skin sores while internally the plant is increasingly marketed as a tonic remedy. It is strongly purgative (it was once known as "bitter aloes") and is a household standby for constipation. In Indonesia it has been used as a draining remedy since the eleventh century.
:: BOTANICAL NAME : Aloe vera L.
:: COMMON NAME : Aloe FAMILY Liliaceae / Aloaceae
:: PART USED : Leaf juice
:: TASTE : Bitter
:: CHARACTER : Cold
MERIDIANS
Liver, stomach, large intestine
:: ACTIONS
Purgative, stimulates bile flow, wound healer, tonic demulcent, antifungal, stops external bleeding, sedative, expels parasitic worms.
:: TRADITIONAL INDONESIAN USES
- to purge heat and fire in the liver and large intestine
- to move stools
- to strengthen the stomach
:: TYPICAL INDONESIAN DOSE
1 - 2 grams (3/100 - 7/100 ounce)
:: RECOMMENDED
Shampoo Aloe vera (Normal and dry hair) Aloe Tonic Lotion (Closes purifies pores, normal and dry skin)
:: COMBINATIONS
Aloe is used with herbs like Baical skullcap and 'Long Dan Cao' for excess heat in the liver channel associated with abdominal pain and headaches.
Also mixed with Rose hips, Jasmine and other herbs used for Traditional Hair Tonic
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