Aloe (Lu hui)
Modern sources record safety concerns for this herb. Reference information, not a diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
Modern sources record use restrictions for aloe (lu hui). The WHO monograph on Aloe — the dried leaf juice (latex) of Aloe vera or Aloe ferox used as a stimulant laxative, distinct from aloe gel — states that it should not be used in patients with intestinal obstruction or stenosis, atony, severe dehydration with electrolyte depletion, or chronic constipation, nor in inflammatory intestinal diseases such as appendicitis, Crohn disease, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome or diverticulitis, nor in children under 10 years of age, and that it should not be used during pregnancy or lactation except under medical supervision. This is reference information drawn from modern sources, not a diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
Clears heat and frees the stool, cools liver-fire, and kills worms and dispels childhood gan-accumulation.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十四·木部·卢会·主治（《开宝》）
- functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
- WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
- public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.
传统中医记载：《开宝》载卢会主热风烦闷、胸膈间热气、明目镇心、小儿癫痫惊风、疗五疳、杀三虫及痔病疮瘘、解巴豆毒；甄权谓杀疳蛔、吹鼻杀脑疳；苏颂谓治湿癣出黄汁。
Nature & flavor: 苦，寒，无毒（《开宝》）。·Meridians: 肝（足厥阴）
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·香木类·卢会（宋《开宝》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·卢会·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·卢会·气味（《开宝》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·卢会·发明（时珍·厥阴经药）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·卢会·主治（《开宝》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·卢会·主治（甄权）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·木部·卢会·气味（《开宝》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.