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lu hui 蘆薈

 

Edited by: Joe Hing kwok Chu

A manuscript... writing and translation in progress

Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Herba Aloes

Botanical name:

學名﹕

Aloe barbadensis Miller,

Aloe ferox miller 好望角蘆薈

Aloe arborescens 木力蘆薈

Aloe vera 吉拉索蘆薈
Aloe perryi 索科特拉蘆薈

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

rokai

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

nohwa

Pron. in Cantonese:

粵音﹕

lou4 wai3

Other Names:

別名﹕

 

Common Name:

英文名﹕

aloe vera, burn plant

Distribution:

產地﹕

throughout southern China

中 國 南 方 地 區 。

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

bitter, cold.

苦 ﹐ 寒 。

Channels (meridians) entered:

 

歸經﹕

large intestine, liver, stomach

大 腸 ﹐ 肝 ﹐ 胃 。

Medical functions:

藥理﹕

 

Laxative effect

Healing wounds and burns

Antineoplastic effect on certain tumors and ascitic hepatic carcinoma.

Inhibitory effect on frog heart specimens

Antifungal effect

致 瀉 作 用 。

抗 腫 瘤 ﹐ 抗 腹 水 性 肝 癌 。

抑 制 離 體 青 蛙 肝 臟 作 用 。

抑 制黴 菌 作 用 。

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

  1. for constipation, dizziness, red eyes, and irritability due to heat buildup (yinxu (yin deficient)  with heat)
  2. Kills intestinal parasites, especially roundworms.
  3. for treatment of ringworms.
  4. for burns and wounds
  5. for treatment of liver yang over active

 

  1. 陰虛 有 熱 而 便 秘 ﹐ 頭 暈 ﹐ 眼 紅 ﹐ 煩 躁 易 怒 。
  2. 殺 蟲。
  3. 治 金錢癬。
  4. 創 傷 ﹐ 燒 傷 。
  5. 肝 陽 上 昇 。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

1. aloeemodin, aloin, barbaloin, isobarbaloin, homonataloin, chrysophanol, chrysophanol glucoside, anthranol, isoelutherol glucoside, aloesaponarin, helminthosporin, aloesin, (6"-O-p-coumaroylaloesin), (2"-O-p-coumaroylaloesin), (2"-O-p-feruloylaloesin), aloenin, (7-hydroxyaloin), tetrahydroanthracene glucoside.

2. quercetin, campherenol, rutin

3. glucose, mannose, arabinose, rhamnose, fructose, sucrose, xylose, glucuronic acid, .

5. cholesterol, campesterol, sitoterol.

6. capric acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, pentadecanoic acid, palmitic acid, margaric acid, stearic acid, palmitoleic acid, hexadecadienoic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, succinic acid, malic acid, lactic acid, P-coumaric acid.

8. beta-carotene.

9. bradykininase, magnesium lactate, glyoxalase.

Dosage:

用量﹕

0.3 to 1.5 g in pill or powder form.

Samples of formulae

:處方舉例﹕

 

Modern Research:

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Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

Contraindication during pregnancies and menstrual periods, rectal bleeding. Not to use in case of pixu (spleen deficient) .

懷 孕 或 月 經 期 間 ﹐或 直 腸 出 血 ﹐  或 脾虛  忌用 。

 

Other varieties

Ornamental type of Aloe Vera: 觀賞蘆薈:
Aloe Mitriformis 不夜城蘆薈
Aloe Variegata   千代田錦
Aloe Aristata 綾錦

 

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