| Botanical Name (Latin):
Aloe barbadensis
Sanskrit
Name:
Kumari
Common Name (English):
Aloe
Type of
Herb: Ayurvedic
Effect on the
Doshas:
Vata: - Pitta: -
Kapha: -
Rasa (Taste): tikta, madhura,
The six flavors are:
Madhura
(sweet) Amla (sour)
Lavana (salty)
Katu
(pungent) Tikta
(bitter) Kasaya (astringent)
Virya
(Energy): shita
The two energies are:
Shita (cold)
Ushna (hot)
Vipak
(Post-Digestive Action):
madhura
Guna
(Qualities):
guru, snigda, schlakshna sp?????
The twenty gunas or qualities
of all substances are: Guru
(heavy) Manda
(dull) Shita
(cold) Ushna (hot)
Snigdha
(unctuous) Slaksna
(smooth) Sandra
(dense) Mridu
(soft) Sthira
(stable) Suksma
(subtle) Visada
(non-slimy) Laghu
(light) Tikshna
(sharp) Rooksha
(un-unctuous, dry) Khara
(rough) Drava
(liquid) Kathina
(hard) Sara
(unstable) Sthula
(gross) Piccila
(slimy)
Prabhava
(Special Potency):
liver cleanser, laxative, blood purifier
Dhatu
Affinity (Tissues
Entered):
all 7 dhatus reproductive system uterus, testes, lungs, liver, spleen, cervix
The seven dhatus or tissues
are: Rasa (plasma, lymph), Rakta
(red blood cells), Mamsa
(muscle tissue), Meda (adipose
tissue), Ashti (bone tissue),
Majja (bone marrow, nervous
tissue
, connective tissue), Shukra
(male reproductive tissue), Artava
(female reproductive tissue)
Pharmacological
Action:
antiseptic, antacid, antiinflammatory, laxative, gastric, uterine tonic, antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, antacid, alterative, taken with milk promotes spermatogenesis, gastric, emmenogogue, K = tridosha ahara, sotha hara, badana samaka, vrana ropana, daha samaka, bhadana, vrisya, avart janka, vgrav srawk, used in udara roga like gulma pliha, yakrt vridhi; stomachic, tonic in small doses, in large purgative; emmenagogue and anthelmintic indirectly TLD = antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antiinflammatory, vulnerary
Indications
(Uses):
hepato-spleenomegaly, burns, PMS,PMT, asthma, cough, radiation exposure neutralized, azoospermia, gingivitis, tartar, bleeding gums, dysrhythmia, peptic ulcer, duodenal ulcer, cuts, burns, bruises, eye problems, hair, spleenomegaly, hepatomegaly, HIV, painful menstruation, asthma, bronchitis, cough, conjunctivitis, jaundice, azoospermia gingivitis, tartar, bleeding gums, mouth bacteria, dysrhythmia inuterus/cervix = opeing and close timing--aided, sun exposure--burns and related problems K = constipation, menstrual suppression, colic (root), as oinment for wounds or thermal burns and radiation injury, functional sterility disturbed menstrual function, intestinal worms in children, as hair dye to stimulate hair growth, general debility, cough, asthma, consumption, piles, epilepsy and colic
Contraindications
(Cautions):
pregnancy maybe contra-indicated from hi estrogen content which maybe lead to miscarriage
Constituents:
K= C-glycosides and resins, anthraquinone content, pentosides barbaloin, isobarbaloin, and beta-barbaloin TLD = polysaccharides, galactose,steroids,, arabinose, amino acids, galmma-linolenic acid,
Active
Substances:
barbaloin, glucoide, aloin, estrogen, emodine
Plant Part
Used:
whole plant
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