Aloes are one of the most healing agencies we have among the herbs. It is used in many cathartics since it is one of the best herbs to clean out the colon. The writer is personally acquainted with a lady who could not find anything that would move the bowels. She has used Aloes alone for many years with most splendid results. I have used Aloes for many years with most splendid results.
I have used Aloes for many years in connection with other herbs in the following mixture:
1 ounce powdered buckthorn bark
1 ounce powdered rhubarb root
1 ounce powdered mandrake root
¼ ounce powdered socotrina Aloes
1 ounce powdered calamus root.
Dose: Each person should take the amount necessary to move the bowels freely one or two times a day. For instance, start with one fourth teaspoonful, then increase or decrease the dose as needed. Some need much more than others, so everyone must take the amount needed in his own case. Some who have very slow digestion do well if they take the full amount needed the first thing in the morning, an hour or more before breakfast. Others prefer to take it just before retiring in the evening. Do not take it during pregnancy or while nursing.
This is one of the finest body cleansers and brings most gratifying results. It cleans the morbid matter from the stomach, liver, kidneys, spleen, bladder, and is the finest colon cleanser known. It should be used in any case where a laxative is needed. It does not gripe and is very healing and soothing to the stomach and the rest of the body. Aloes may be used alone for any kind of sore, cut, burn, or wound on the outside of the body, and is a very excellent remedy for piles or hemorrhoids. Take a heaping teaspoonful to a pint of water, strain, and use. Two teaspoonfuls of boric acid may also be added, which, besides healing, will keep the mixture from souring.
Reference: Back to Eden by Jethro Kloss
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