Aloe arborescens – Aloe arborescens L.
A perennial evergreen tree, reaching in their homeland - in South and East Africa - 4-10 m of height, families lileynыh (Liliaceae). Aloe is well known in the home culture – in everyday life it is called agave and bred as a flower room. For medical purposes is used aboveground part of the plant.
The chemical composition of Aloe
The fresh leaves and the sap of the plant contains a number of enzymes, vitamins, found volatile. From the leaves of aloe are also highlighted antraglikozidy - aloin, nataloin, raʙarʙeron, gomonataloin, and emodin, resinous substances and traces of essential oils.
The pharmacological properties of aloe
Preparations of aloe and Sabur (condensed aloe juice) have a laxative effect. Entering into antraglikozidy cleaved in an alkaline medium and in the presence of bile on arabinose and aloeemodin, that after 8-10 hours cause excessive upholstered chair, selectively affecting the large intestine. Herbal medicines and aloe aloes increase the secretion of digestive glands, have a choleretic effect, improve appetite and digestion.
Aloe herbal medicines have strong anti-inflammatory, wound healing, antibacterial properties and protivoozhogovymi. The extract of aloe leaves biostimulirovannyh in animal activity increases immunoreactive properties of the organism. Biostimulator, derived from aloe, actually gave a new direction in the use of plants in the practice of medicine.
The use of aloe in medicine
As a remedy aloe was used even more 3000 years ago. In Egypt and Greece, this plant was used as an external agent for the treatment of festering wounds and chronic ulcers. Aloe juice drink for appetite and for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
Currently, aloe preparations are widely used in medical practice. Aloe prepare aloe juice, Aloe liminent, Aloe syrup with iron, Aloe extract liquid for injection. In the complex preparations for the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and for external use in combination with other drugs commonly administered dry or fresh juice plant.
Fresh aloe juice is used in chronic gastritis with low acidity, with a tendency to constipation, to improve appetite, and to improve the body's resistance against infectious diseases.
Appointing aloe juice as a laxative, it must be remembered, that higher doses may suppress peristalsis and cause inflammation of the colon. This is due to the ability antraglikozidov irritate the intestinal mucosa in the use of high doses of medication or when assigning them to long-term.
Laxatives aloe contraindicated in hemorrhoids and uterine bleeding, since antraglikozidy, contained in aloe, promotes a rush of blood to the abdominal organs and can provoke bleeding. Do not prescribe drugs for large aloe and pregnancy.
Preparation, containing liquid aloe juice, preserved a small amount of alcohol, recommended for gastritis with low acidity of gastric juice, chronic colitis.
Syrup aloe iron chloride solution comprises ferrous iron with an iron content of up to 20 % on 100 g, hydrochloric acid, citric acid and the aloe syrup. Syrup aloe iron shown for chronic and acute diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, associated with hemorrhagic anemia, when hypochromic anemia of various etiologies, after infectious and other debilitating diseases or intoxications.
Aloe is widely used in the treatment of diseases of the skin and mucous membranes. It is used topically for festering wounds, burns, osteomielite, trophic ulcers; used for rinsing in diseases of the oropharynx, right. In a number of clinical settings compress with aloe juice is prescribed for lupus, erythematosus, eczema and other diseases. There is evidence, that the radiation dermatitis head compresses with aloe juice yield positive results. In the first days of treatment the pain disappears, 5-6 weeks comes complete tissue regeneration, restored sensitivity, pigmentation and hair growth. Is used in the treatment of aloe epithelioma. For external use in various skin diseases used emulsion of aloe, which is typically applied 2-3 times a day with a thin layer to the affected surface.
In gynecological practice, fresh aloe juice is used in cervical erosion. To this is introduced into the vagina tampons, soaked in aloe juice.
For the treatment of acute rhinitis enough 2-3 injections of fresh canned juice 5-8 drops in the nostrils with an interval of a few hours. Appointment of fresh juice in the form of irrigation turundas and ulcerative stomatitis accompanied by a significant improvement in health patients.
In the manufacture of an aqueous extract of aloe leaves are placed in extremely unfavorable conditions. In a dark place at a temperature of -4-3 ° C before they are kept for 20-25 days. Under these conditions, certain plants begin to accumulate substance, appearing in leaves due to increased resilience vegetable product. Biological agents, stimulants, obtained from the leaves of aloe increases metabolism in tissues, increase the body's immunoresistance, promote healing of smoldering inflammation.
Aloe liquid for injection is widely used in the treatment of ophthalmic diseases (.Aloe, conjunctivitis, keratit, Irit and others.). It is used also in chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer, asthma, gynecological diseases. Tissue therapy used in these cases as one of the components in the complex treatment of patients.
Dosage forms of aloe, Dosing and Administration
Aloe extract liquid for injection. The aqueous extract from the leaves of aloe hypodermic. Transparent liquid of light yellow color. Enter under the skin every day 1 ml (the maximum daily dose of 3-4 ml); Children up to 5 years - 0.2-0.3 ml, senior 5 years - 0,5 ml. The course of treatment consists of 30-35 injections. When the pain of injections administered previously 0,5 ml 2 % Novocaine. Repeated treatments after a 2-3-month break.
In the treatment of persons, asthmatic, are administered for 10-15 days 1 1.5 ml daily, and then 1 once every 2 day; Throughout the course of injections made 30-35.
Producing an extract from the leaves of aloe in ampoules 1 ml. Store in a cool dark place.
Aloe Liniment - Creamy mass of light cream, peculiar smell. Apply for the prevention and treatment of skin lesions with radiation therapy. From prevention to liniment applied to the skin after each exposure; for therapeutic purposes it is applied a thin layer on the skin surface 2-3 times a day and cover with gauze.
Syrup aloe iron used for anemia; appoint 1/2 - 1 a teaspoon to the reception in 1 /4 cup water 3 once a day; Average duration of treatment 15-30 days.
The juice of fresh leaves of aloe also used inside (by 1 tea - 1 dessert spoon 2-3 times a day for half an hour before a meal) chronic constipation and gastritis.
