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* Tincture of Steel, Muriated. Tincture of Perchloride of Iron (163): combined with aloes and antispasmodics = emmenagogue as well as helping in "leucophlegmatic habits" | * Tincture of Steel, Muriated. Tincture of Perchloride of Iron (163): combined with aloes and antispasmodics = emmenagogue as well as helping in "leucophlegmatic habits" | ||
* Wine of Aloes (168): stomachic, purgative. Treats chlorosis and dyspesia, and "affections of the mesenteric glands of children." | * Wine of Aloes (168): stomachic, purgative. Treats chlorosis and dyspesia, and "affections of the mesenteric glands of children." | ||
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+ | === Diseases Treated with Aloes as listed in CDM1865 === | ||
+ | * Mensturation (246): purging with aloes one of the way to treat Retention of the Menses, and Chlorosis (green sickness) |
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Compendium 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. (11)
treats: constipation, appetite loss, flatulence, obstructed menses, (12)
"Aloe is also contra-indicated in pregnancy during its advance stages, or at any stage when there is a likelihood of miscarriage." (12)
Remedies Containing or to be used with Aloes Listed in CDM1865
- The Aperient and Tonic Aloetic Pills (13): two pills taken before dinner
- The Aloetic Pills (13):2-4 pills "taken in leucophlegmatic and strumous habits, when the alvine excretion is irregular"
- The Compound Cathertic Pills with Aloes (13): 2-3 pills taken sometimes at bed
- Dr. Ballie's Pils for Indigestion and Costiveness (13): one pill, an hour before dinner
- Baume de Vie, or compound decoction of aloes (30): used to treat "hyterical and hypochondriacal affections," along with some spasmodic disorders. Does a lot of things to help out the stomach.
- Extract (Aqueous) of Aloes (62): empties bowels
- Gum Myrrh (76): aloes included in mixture used to "open the bowels in a suppression of the menses."
- Gum Scammony (77): combined with other purgatives, like aloes.
- Hiera Picra (Pulvis Aloes Cum Canellâ) (79): warm cathartic
- Pil Cochiae (Fr: Pilues d'Aloes et de Coloquinte) (116): Aperient.
- Pil Rufi (Fr: Pilules d'Aloes at Myrrhe) (117): "well calculated for delicate females, especially where there is uterine obstruction." Also used as stomachic and purgative.
- Rhubarb, Turkey (126): Part of Dyspeptic Pill (accompanied by constipation)
- Tincture of Aloes (152): stomachic and purgative
- Tincture of Aloes, Compound (153): stronger than ^^
- Tincture of Aloes and Myrrh (153): laxative, tonic, emmenagogue. Treats green sickness and other ailments specific to women.
- Tincture of Aloes, Ethereal (153): used with spasms or irregular nervous action, same as earlier tinctures just has ether
- Tincture of Steel, Muriated. Tincture of Perchloride of Iron (163): combined with aloes and antispasmodics = emmenagogue as well as helping in "leucophlegmatic habits"
- Wine of Aloes (168): stomachic, purgative. Treats chlorosis and dyspesia, and "affections of the mesenteric glands of children."
Diseases Treated with Aloes as listed in CDM1865
- Mensturation (246): purging with aloes one of the way to treat Retention of the Menses, and Chlorosis (green sickness)