Botanical Index No. 23

Aloe

aloe

Medicinal Actions

Antiplaque, Antiprostaglandin, Antiseptic, Antithromboxane, Antiulcer, Antiviral, Antiwrinkle, Cholagogue, Collagenic, Depurative, Digestive, Emmenagogue, Fungicide, Hypocholesterolemic, Hypoglycemic, Insecticide, Larvicide, Laxative, Microcirculatory Stimulant, Mitogenic, Nematicide, Phagocytotic, Propecic, Radioprotective, Stimulant, Stomachic, Tonic, Colic, Analgesic, Antiaggregant, Antiaging, Antialcoholic, Antibacterial, Antidote, Antiedemic, Antiherpetic, Antihistaminic, Antiinflammatory

Primary Conditions Treated

Aperient Arylamine-N-Acetyl-transferase-Inhibitor Bitter Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor Demulcent Emollient Hemostat Immunomodulator Moisturizer Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor Vermifuge Vulnerary Abrasion Abscess Acne Acrochordon Adenopathy Alcoholism Alopecia Amenorrhea Anemia Apoplexy Arthrosis Asthma Bacteria Bleeding Blindness Boil Bronchosis Bruise Bug Bite Burn Cancer anus breast larynx lip liver lymph nose skin stomach tongue uterus Childbirth Cold Condyloma Conjunctivosis Constipation Convulsion Cough Decubitis Dermatosis Diabetes Dysmenorrhea Dyspepsia Eczema Enterosis Epilepsy Erysipelas Fever Frostbite Fungus Gastrosis Gingivosis Glaucoma Hemorrhoid Hepatosis Herpes High Cholesterol HIV Hyperglycemia Hysteria Immunodepression Indigestion Infection Infertility Inflammation Ischemia Itch Jaundice Leukemia Mouth Sore Mycosis Ophthalmia Pain Peptic Ulcer PMS Proctosis Psoriasis Radiation Burn Rash Rheumatism Ringworm Salmonella Seborrhea Splenosis Staphylococcus Stomatosis Streptococcus Sunburn Swelling Syphilis Trachosis Tuberculosis Tumor Ulcer Uterosis Vaginosis VD Virus Wart Worm Wound Wrinkle Abortifacient alcohol

General Dosage

Do not exceed recommended dose. 50–200 mg powder; 50–300 mg powder in a single dose at bedtime; 1 tbsp gel 3 ×/day; 25 mg in 701 mg soybean oil, 1–2 softgels 3 ×/day; apply topically; or 1 tbsp juice after meals.

Safety & Contraindications

Do not use this product if you have abdominal pain or diarrhea. Consult a health care provider prior to use if you are pregnant or nursing. Discontinue use in the event of diarrhea or watery stools. Not for long term use. Gel Class 1 Internally; Gel Class 2d Externally; Powder Class 2b, 2c, 2d. Anthraquinones may be purgative and GI tract irritant. Commission E reports contraindications, adverse effects, and interactions of anthranoid laxatives. Because of its laxative and reputed abortifacient actions, its use in pregnancy and lactation is to be avoided. However, they suggest that topical, but not oral, application may be okay in pregnancy and lactation. The latex can be a drastic laxative. Contraindicated for pregnant women and children. Do not use internally in pregnancy. Do not use with undiagnosed abdominal pain. Do not use internally for more than 10 days. Epidemiological studies in Germany reveal that abusers of anthranoid laxatives have three times higher rate of colon carcinoma. May cause allergic dermatosis. Taken in excess may result in ulcers or irritated bowels. Hypoglycemic. Naturopaths Yarnell and Meserole state that people allergic to aloe may develop a severe rash following its application. Alcoholic extract at 100 mg/kg for 3 months toxic in mice.

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