Aloe vera

“Aloe / sinkle bible. Tradition: a bitter that "purges the blood" and clears the skin. Safety: the latex is a harsh laxative (dropped from US over-the-counter laxatives in 2002), acute hepatitis after weeks to years of oral leaf extract, non-decolorized whole-leaf extract a possible carcinogen, risky with digoxin, may be unsafe by mouth in pregnancy. Gel on the skin is the safe side.”

“Skin and wounds. Aloe gel on burns, cerasee bath or rub for boils, itching, dry skin and lice, cooled guinea hen weed leaf bath, king of the forest for fungal "liver spots", topical neem, vervain wash and bissy powder on cuts. TRAMIL demands strict hygiene and nothing older than 24 hours. Never holy thistle oil on the skin.”

“Constipation. Enough drink supports an easy stool (Voedingscentrum), and the old plate was mostly sweet potato and vegetables. Kidachi aloe, nicknamed isha-irazu, "no doctor needed": the aloin in the green skin is a strong stimulant laxative (cramps, diarrhoea, salt loss). Japanese OTC labels: pregnant women ask first, no large doses, no stacking laxatives. Never as a habit or a cleanse.”

“Aloe vera (sábila) for sunburn: the plant on every Spanish balcony, a leaf split and the gel on the red skin, after the 10-20 minutes of cooling. Never instead of cooling, never on blistered or deep burns or a burn that needs a doctor. The yellow latex under the leaf skin by mouth: never.”

“Aloe vera (sábila). Gel on sunburn after cooling. Never instead of cooling, never on deep or blistered burns. The latex by mouth: never.”

“Never in pregnancy or breastfeeding: wormwood, sage by mouth, pennyroyal, rue, juniper berries, large amounts of parsley seed, St John's wort, comfrey, aloe latex, senna long term. A late period with a pregnancy possible: no herb at all until that is answered.”