ALOE BARBADENSIS—BARBADOES ALOES
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The thickened juice of the leaves of Aloe vera, Linn., Aloe chinensis, Bak., and probably other species, evaporated to dryness.
Habitat.—The Barbadoes Island.
Properties.—In hard masses, orange, brown, opaque, translucent on the edges; fracture waxy or resinous; odor saffron-like; taste strongly bitter. Almost entirely soluble in alcohol; most used in veterinary medicine.
Constituent.—Aloin; a resin; volatile oil; gallic acid.
Dose.—Horses, 1⁄2 to 1 oz.; cattle, 1 to 2 oz.; sheep, 1⁄2 to 1 oz.; pigs, 2 to 4 dr.; 20 gr. to 1 dr.