Lu Hui - 芦荟 - Aloe

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Aloe
Common English:	Dried Aloe Juice Concentrate

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter	Cold	Large Intestine Liver Stomach	Pills or capsules: 0.6-4.5g Do not decoct Tincture: 0.2-1ml Whole leaf decoction: 10-15g

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Purges and drains Fire and guides out accumulations	Heat Accumulation with constipation, dizziness, red eyes, and irritability (especially for Hot constipation with Heart and Liver Fire with irritability, restlessness and insomnia) Chronic constipation
Clears Heat and cools the Liver	Heat in the Liver channel or Liver Fire with epigastric discomfort, dizziness, headache, irritability, tinnitus, constipation and fever
Kills parasites and strengthens the Stomach	Childhood nutritional impairment especially when due to roundworms Tinea

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Cinnabaris Zhu Sha	Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi	Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian Damp-Heat draining herbs
Chronic constipation. Constipation due to Heat accumulation with irritability and insomnia.	Heat in the Liver channel with epigastric pain, dizziness, headache and irritability.	Heat in the Liver channel with epigastric pain, dizziness, headache and irritability.
Pulvis Arisaemae cum Bile Dan Nan Xing Concretio Silicea Bambusae Tian Zhu Huang Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu	Fr. Quisqualis Shi Jun Zi	Borneolum Bing Pian
Childhood convulsions due to Phlegm-Heat.	Childhood nutritional impairment with constipation. Intestinal parasites. (powder and serve in equal portions with rice water)	Hemorrhoids topically.
Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi Indigo Naturalis Qing Dai	Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu	Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
Liver Fire.	Infantile malnutrition with intestinal parasites and Spleen Deficiency.	Topically for itching due to parasites.

Aloe is the solid, dried residue produced by evaporating the leaves of the aloe vera plant.
Whenever an illness involves Heat and the Liver, this herb can be used.
According to some sources, this herb is sedative.
It is used to treat abdominal masses.
The growth of cancer cells is inhibited by this herb.
Its main use is for Heat type constipation.
Because it passes into breast milk, it can act as a purgative for a nursing infant.
An overdose of Fr. Crotonis Ba Dou can be treated with this herb.
In hepatitis, a small dose can serve as a guiding herb alongside others that clear Liver Damp-Heat, such as Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu or Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin.
Lu Hui and Fol. Sennae Fan Xie Ye are both bitter and cold; they drain Heat and relieve constipation caused by accumulated Heat drying the Intestines. Lu Hui kills parasites and cools the Liver, and suits constipation associated with abdominal parasites or Liver Heat. Fan Xie Ye mobilizes water and drains downward, so it can be used for ascites. In a small dose it dissolves Food Stagnation and strengthens the Spleen. Overuse of either herb can lead to painful, colicky diarrhea.