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[English Name] Aloes
[Chinese Name] 芦荟  
[Pinying Name] Luhui  
[Latin Name] Aloe  
[Genera] Liliaceae
[Efficacy] xiexiayao
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[Characteristics]  
[Ecology]     It prefers heat moist climate and light,resistants to drought, avoids water as taboos,is afraid of cold,is cold injuried when the temperature 0.There is no strict damand of soil.Leaves will be thin and yellow when being planted in draught and infertile soil,but turn thick and green in fertile soil.  
[Chemical composition]  
[Pharmacological activities]

1. The Aloin isolated from Alone could improve gastrointestinal movement and exhibits huge purgative action.

2. The extracts isolated from Alone exhibit protective action on liver-injured mice model induced by CCl4.

3. The water extract isolated from Alone could clear away the alcohol in the blood of rats.  

4. The water extract, Aloin A and Alomicin isolated from Alone could inhibit the proliferation of tumor cells such as Heps, ESC, S180 and B16.

5. The water extract isolated from Alone exhibits a curing effect on the wound in back of rats.

6. The water extract isolated from Alone also exhibits other pharmacological actions such as anti-bacteria, anti-diuresis, shortening the clotting time and so on.

 
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[Traditional usage]

1. Constipation

2. Infantile convulsion

3. Five kinds of epilepsy in both adult and children

4. Infantile malnutrition

5.Five kinds of tympanites

6.Distending pain and bleeding induced by hemorrhoid and fistula

7.Tooth retardation

8.Eczema

9.Dental caries

 

 
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