Lu Hui芦荟
AloeDried Aloe Juice Concentrate
- Catégorie
- Purgatives
- Nature
- froid
- Saveur
- amer
- Tropisme
- Gros intestin, Foie, Estomac
- Posologie
- 0.6–4.5 g
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Doses usuelles
- Pills or capsules
- 0.6–4.5 g
- Tincture
- 0.2–1 ml
- Whole leaf decoction
- 10–15 g
Actions & indications
- 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
Contre-indications
- Contraindicated during pregnancy.
- Use caution during lactation.
- Contraindicated during menstruation or uterine bleeding.
- Contraindicated in rectal bleeding or hemorrhoids.
- Contraindicated for children.
- Contraindicated in Cold from Spleen and Stomach Deficiency.
- Contraindicated in anorexia.
- Contraindicated in diarrhea.
- Contraindicated in pelvic Stasis.
- Its purgative action may come with abdominal pain and Blood.
- In severe cases it may cause nephritis.
Associations
Chronic constipation, or constipation from accumulated Heat with irritability and insomnia.
- Long Dan Cao
- Zhi Zi
Heat in the Liver channel presenting epigastric pain, dizziness, headache, and irritability.
Liver channel Heat with epigastric pain, dizziness, headache, and irritability.
- Dan Nan Xing
- Tian Zhu Huang
- Chuan Bei Mu
Childhood convulsions caused by Phlegm-Heat.
Childhood nutritional impairment with constipation, or intestinal parasites (given as a powder in equal portions with rice water).
Applied topically for hemorrhoids.
- Long Dan Cao
- Zhi Zi
- Qing Dai
Liver Fire.
- Ren Shen
- Bai Zhu
Infantile malnutrition accompanied by intestinal parasites and Spleen Deficiency.
Applied topically for itching caused by parasites.
Notes
- Aloe is the dried, solid residue left after evaporating the juice of aloe vera leaves.
- It may be used whenever an illness involves the Liver together with Heat.
- Some sources attribute a sedative effect to this herb.
- It treats abdominal masses.
- This herb inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
- It is used mainly for Heat-type constipation.
- It passes into breast milk and can have a purgative effect on a nursing infant.
- It can treat an overdose of Fr. Crotonis Ba Dou.
- For hepatitis, a small dose serves as a guiding herb alongside others that clear Damp-Heat from the Liver, such as Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu or Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin.
- Lu Hui and Fol. Sennae Fan Xie Ye are both bitter and cold, draining Heat and relieving the constipation caused by accumulated Heat drying the Intestines. Lu Hui additionally cools the Liver and kills parasites, making it suitable for constipation tied to Liver Heat or abdominal parasites, while Fan Xie Ye drains downward and moves water — useful for ascites — and, in a small dose, strengthens the Spleen and resolves Food Stagnation. Overuse of either herb can cause painful, colicky diarrhea.