Chinese: lu hui
English: Dried concentrate of the juice of the aloe leaf
Pharmaceutical: Aloe
Properties: Bitter, cold
Standard Species: Aloe ferox Mill., , Aloe Africana Mill., Aloe spicata Baker
Aloe barbadensis Mill. (or commonly known as Aloe vera in West) is not typically used in Japanese Kampo
National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Meise, Belgium
Aloe ferox Mill. var. Hanburyi – National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Meise, Belgium (Photo by TH. Tanaka)