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The thickened or congealed (insipissated) juice from the leaf of ''Aloe vulgaris'' (aka ''Aloe vera'' http://www.plantsrescue.com/tag/aloe-vulgaris/) and is imported from Barbados <ref> General Medical Council of Great Britain, ''British Pharmacopeia'', (London: Spottiswoode & Co.,1867), 30 https://archive.org/details/britishpharmacop00gene</ref> | The thickened or congealed (insipissated) juice from the leaf of ''Aloe vulgaris'' (aka ''Aloe vera'' http://www.plantsrescue.com/tag/aloe-vulgaris/) and is imported from Barbados <ref> General Medical Council of Great Britain, ''British Pharmacopeia'', (London: Spottiswoode & Co.,1867), 30 https://archive.org/details/britishpharmacop00gene</ref> |
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British Pharmacopoeia 1867
Barbadoes Aloes Aloe barbadensis
The thickened or congealed (insipissated) juice from the leaf of Aloe vulgaris (aka Aloe vera http://www.plantsrescue.com/tag/aloe-vulgaris/) and is imported from Barbados [1]
Characteristics
“In yellowish-brown or dark-brown opaque masses; breaks with a dull conchoidal fracture; has a bitter nauseous taste, and a strong disagreeable odour; dissolves almost entirely in proof spirit, and during solution exhibits under the microscope numerous crystals. Usually imported in gourds.” Given in a dosage of 2-6 grains. [2]
Socotrine Aloes Aloe socotrinae
The thickened or congealed (insipissated) juice from the leaf of one or more species of Aloe. Produced in Socotra, and shipped to Europe from Bombay. [3]
Characteristics
“In redish-brown masses, opaque, or translucent at the edges; breaks with an irregular or smooth and resinous fracture; has a bitter taste, and a strong but fragrant odour; dissolves entirely in proof spirit, and durin solution exhibits under the microscope numerous minute crystals.” Given in a dosage of 2-6 grains. [4]
Preparations of Aloes
- Compound Decoction of Aloes: extract of socotrine aloes [5]
- Enema of Aleos: aloes [6]
- Extract of Barbadoes Aloes: barbadoes aloes, in small fragments [7]
- Extract of Socotrine Aloes: socotrine aloes in small fragments [8]
- Pill of Barbadoes Aloes: barbadoes aloes, in powder [9]
- Pill of Aloes and Assafoetida: socotrine aloes, in powder [10]
- Pill of Aloes and Iron: barbadoes aloes, in powder[11]
- Pill of Aloes and Myrrh: socotrine aloes [12]
- Pill of Socotrine Aloes: socotrine aloes, in powder[13]
- Tincture of Aloes: socotrine aloes, in coarse powder [14]
- Wine of Aloes: socotrine aloes [15]
A Compendium of Domestic Medicine, 1865
Socotrine Aloes slow acting carthartic, gentle laxative. Also acts upon the uterine system in women, restoring/increasing menstrual discharge. Will also increase appetite and improve digestion.[16]
Socotrine aloes can be used to treat: constipation, appetite loss, flatulence, obstructed menses[17]
Aloe is included in "all those combinations which have enjoyed so much popular credit under the names of Antibilious and Dinner Pills."[18] "Aloe is also contra-indicated in pregnancy during its advance stages, or at any stage when there is a likelihood of miscarriage."[19]
Rarely given to children on its own. Because of the bitter taste aloe is often combined with liquorice-root, "perhaps there are few medicines to the taste of which children sooner become reconciled."[20]
Aloes can be given as part of the treatment for poisoning from preparations of lead.[21]
Remedies Containing or to be used with Aloes
- The Aperient and Tonic Aloetic Pills: Contains Socotrine aloes. Two pills taken before dinner [22]
- The Aloetic Pills:2-4 pills Contains extract of aloes. "taken in leucophlegmatic and strumous habits, when the alvine excretion is irregular"[23]
- The Compound Cathertic Pills with Aloes: Contains Socotrine aloes. 2-3 pills taken sometimes at bed[24]
- Dr. Ballie's Pils for Indigestion and Costiveness: Contain extract of aloes. One pill is to be taken an hour before dinner[25]
- Assafoetida: can be combined with aloetics when treating hysterical complaints.[26]
- Baume de Vie, or compound decoction of aloes: used to treat "hyterical and hypochondriacal affections," along with some spasmodic disorders. Does a lot of things to help out the stomach.[27]
- Calomel: a purgative containing calomel used by Savory to illustrate the applications of calomel contains aloes in the form of Rufus' pill [28]
- Extract (Aqueous) of Aloes: empties bowels[29]
- Gum Myrrh: extract of aloes included in mixture used to "open the bowels in a suppression of the menses."[30]
- Gum Scammony: combined with other purgatives, like aloes. Socotrine aloes included in a pill containing powdered scammony that is intended to be taken a bed time.[31]
- Hiera Picra (Pulvis Aloes Cum Canellâ): warm cathartic, mostly used by women "in whom the bowel are indolent."[32]
- Pil Cochiae (Fr: Pilues d'Aloes et de Coloquinte): Aperient given for "all common purposes."[33]
- Pil Rufi (Fr: Pilules d'Aloes at Myrrhe): "well calculated for delicate females, especially where there is uterine obstruction." Also used as stomachic and purgative. Most likely this is Rufu's Pills, both contain aloes and myrrh[34]
- Rhubarb, Turkey: extract of aloes are part of Dyspeptic Pill, used to treat dyspepsia accompanied by constipation[35]
- Tincture of Aloes: stomachic and purgative[36]
- Tincture of Aloes, Compound: stronger than tincture of aloes[37]
- Tincture of Aloes and Myrrh: laxative, tonic, emmenagogue. Treats green sickness and other ailments specific to women.[38]
- Tincture of Aloes, Ethereal: used with spasms or irregular nervous action, same as earlier tinctures just has ether[39]
- Tincture of Steel, Muriated. Tincture of Perchloride of Iron: combined with aloes and antispasmodics = emmenagogue as well as helping in "leucophlegmatic habits"[40]
- Wine of Aloes: stomachic, purgative. Treats chlorosis and dyspesia, and "affections of the mesenteric glands of children."[41] Savory's Aloetic Mixture for Children contains compound decoction of aloes and wine of aloes.[42]
Diseases Treated with Aloes
- Costiveness, or Constipation: a compound aloetic pill can be used when the intestinal muscles are no longer functioning properly[43]
- Gout: Socotine aloes are included in Dr. Cartwright's pills used as preventative measures[44]
- Mensturation: purging with aloes one of the way to treat Retention of the Menses, and Chlorosis (green sickness)[45]
- Water-brash: a compound decoction of aloes can be used, but Savory indicates that Dr. Jenner's Absorbent Lozenges provide more relief[46]
Medical Articles Containing Aloes
- Aloetic Clyster: contains extract of socotrine aloes[47]
Prescriptions Containing Aloes
Antacid
- Antacid Draught (Another): compound decoction of aloes. Used to treat dyspepsia[48]
- Chronic Gout: compound decoction of aloes [49]
Aperients and Cathartics
- Aperient Aloetic Mixture: compound decoction of aloes, wine of aloes. "found very useful when we wish to expel worms from children" [50]
- Aperient Pills: extract of aloes [51]
- Aperient and Tonic Pills: extract of aloes[52]
- Dr. Copland's Aperient Pills: extract of socotrine aloes [53]
- Dinner Pills for the Dyspepsie of Old Persons: powdered socotrine aloes [54]
Anthelmintics
- Anthelminic Ointment: powdered aloes[55]
Emmenagogues
- Emmenagogue and Antispasmodic Mixture: compound tincture of aloes[56]
- For Retention of the Menses: extract of aloes[57]
References
- ↑ General Medical Council of Great Britain, British Pharmacopeia, (London: Spottiswoode & Co.,1867), 30 https://archive.org/details/britishpharmacop00gene
- ↑ GMCGB, 30
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- ↑ GMCGB, 319
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- ↑ Savory, John. A Compendium of Domestic Medicine (London: John Churchill and Sons, 1865), 11. https://books.google.ca/books?id=VxoDAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
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