Aloe, Lu Hui 芦荟 Lu Hui (TCM)Kumari (Ayurveda)Sibr (Unani) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 A. humilisIcones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1806 A. perfoliata (Socrotine Aloes)Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 A. vulgaris (syn. A. barbadensis)Medical Botany, Bohn, 1832 A. perfoliata (Socrotine Aloes)Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, 1832 Left: Socrotine Aloes, Center: Curacao Aloes; Right: Cape AloeSquibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Aloe as imported in a Keg (Socrotine Aloes); 2 cases of ‘Monkey-skin Aloes’, one case with burlap, one with matting; Gourds emptied and filled with Aloes. Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Traditional packaging for Aloes includes Gourds (left) and sewn up monkey skins (center & right (A Manual of Organic Materia Medica and Pharmacognosy, Sayre, 1907) Dried Aloe juice (Adam 2016) Botanical name: Aloe spp.A. vera, A. barbadensis (syn. A. vulgaris, India), A. ferox (Africa), A. perryi (Arabia) and othersSalmon said in his day it was imported from Egypt, Arabia, East Indies, Jamaica, Asia, Syria, Italy and Spain.The product on the market was traditionally divided into several types: Aloe Succrotina (from the Island Succrotina); is clear, transparent, and when powdered is a fine yellow color; this was accounted best; Sourced from A. socrotrina (syn A. vera), A.…

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