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蘆薈 Luhui

Chinese Name	蘆薈
Chinese Pinyin	Luhui
English Name	Aloes
Latin Pharmaceutical Name	Aloe
Category	Others
Origin	The dried concentrated leaf juice of Aloe barbadensis Miller, Aloe ferox Miller or other substance from the same genus. The first is also called ‘old lu hui’, the second is also called ‘new lu hui’.
Production Regions	Primarily produced in northern Africa and the West Indies of South America.
Macroscopic Features	Aloe barbadensis Miller: Irregular lumps, often cracked to polygons, uneven size, externally dark reddish-brown or dark brown, not lustrous, light in weight, hard texture, not easily broken, fractured surface is rough or with pitting lines. Hygroscopic. Distinctive odor, very bitter taste. Aloe ferox Miller: Externally dark brown, slightly green, lustrous. Light and loose texture, easily broken, fractured surface is glass-like and layered.
Quality Requirements	Superior medicinal material is ink-green, lustrous, brittle, with potent odor.
Properties	Bitter, cold.
Functions	Clears liver heat, frees stools. Apply to constipation, malnutrition of children, infantile convulsions, externally used to damp tinea.
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