ALOE 



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ALSACE GUM 



Aloe (al'-o) \o7mtj, the aloe]. The inspissated juice of 

 several species of aloe, of which the A. socotrina, A. 

 barbadensis, and A. capensis are most commonly used. 

 Its properties are due to a glucosid, aloln, C 17 H H 0-. A 

 tonic astringent, useful in amenorrhea, chronic consti- 

 pation, and atonic dyspepsia. It is also an emmen- 

 agogue and anthelmintic. Dose gr. j-v. A. amer- 

 icana. See Agave. A. Decoct., Comp. (B.P.). 

 Dose gr. ss-ij. A. Enema (B.P.), aloes, carbonate 

 of potassium ; mucilage of starch. A. et Asafcetida, 

 Pil., aloes and asafetida aa gr. Ij£. A. et Canellae. 

 Pulv., contains powdered bark of Canella alba. Dose 

 gr. t— xx. A. et Ferri, Pil., contains gr. j each of 

 aloes, ferrous sulphate, and aromatic powder, incor- 

 porated with confection of roses. A. et Mastich, 

 Pil , " Lady Webster's" pill, contains each aloes gr. 

 ij, mastich and red rose gr. ss. A. et Myrrh, Pil., 

 contains each aloes gr. ij, myrrh, gr. j, aromatic pow- 

 der gr. ss, mixed with syrup. A. et Myrrh, Tinct., 

 aloes 10, myrrh io, alcohol loo parts. Dose 3 ss- 3 ij. 

 A. Ext. Aquosum, prepared by mixing I with 10 parts 

 boiling water, straining and evaporating. Dose gr. 

 ss-v. A. Pil., aloes and soap aa gr. ij. A. Puri- 

 ficata, the common drug purified by solution in alcohol 

 and evaporation. Dose gr. j— v. A. Socotrin, Pil. 

 (B. P.), contains socotrin, aloes, hard soap, oil of nut- 

 meg and confection of roses. Dose gr. v— x. A. 

 Tinct., consists of aloes 10, glycyrrhiza 10, dil. alcohol 

 100 parts. Dose ^ss-^ij. A. Vin., has aloes 6, 

 cardamon 1, ginger I, str. white wine ioo parts. 

 Dose 3J-3iv. 



Aloedary [al'-o-ed-a-re) [aMniSapiov, aloedarium]. A 

 compound aloetic purgative medicine. 



Aloeretin (al-o-e-re' -tin) [aMrj, aloes ; ptjt'ivt], resin]. 

 A brown resin contained in aloes. 



Aloes (al'-oz). See Aloe. A. Caballine \caballus, 

 a horse]. Coarse aloes, used in veterinary medi- 

 cine. A. Hepatic, dark liver-colored aloes, mostly 

 Socotrine or Barbadian. A. Lign. See Agallo- 

 ckum. 



Aloes-wood (al'-oz-wood). See Agallochum, and 

 Aquilaria. 



Aloetic (al-o-et'-ii) [a/.oT], the aloe]. Containing or 

 pertaining to aloes. 



Aloetin (al-o-e / -tin) \a'/x>r), the aloe ; pTjrivrj, resin]. I. 

 Aloeretin. 2. A yellow crystalline principle obtain- 

 able from aloes ; aloeretic acid. 



Alogia {ah-lo* -je-ah) [d priv. ; X6yoc, word, reason]. 



1. Inability to speak, due to some psychical defect. 



2. Stupid or senseless behavior. 



Alogotrophy {al-o-gof '-ro-fe) [dAoyoc, strange, absurd ; 

 rpoo^, nutrition]. Irregular and perverted nutrition, 

 leading to deformity. 



Aloin (al'-o-in) \a/Mti, the aloe]. A bitter principle 

 found in aloes. It forms fine needles, possesses a 

 very bitter taste, and acts as a strong purgative. Sev- 

 eral glucosids of this name are described ; as Bar- 

 baloin, Nataloin, Zanaloin, Socaloin, q. v. 



Alonette's Operation. See Operations, Table of. 



Alonsenel {al-on-sen-el') [Fr.]. A variety of the Cow- 

 ania mexicana, a tall, rosaceous shrub of Mexico and 

 the Rocky Mountain region. It is also called Cowan 

 Plant and Cliff-rose. It is locally valued as a styptic 

 and astringent. Unof. 



Alopecia (al-o-pe / -se-ah) [d/.<jT^j, a fox]. Baldness ; 

 Calviues ; a term employed to designate the forms of 

 baldness occurring in any disease as a symptom of 

 the latter, or occurring as a purely local affection of 

 the follicles in which the pilary filaments are lodged. 

 It may be universal or partial, congenital or acquired, 

 physiological or pathological, symmetrical or asym- 

 metrical. It follows a large number of svstemic 



affections. A. adnata. See A., Congenital. A. 

 areata ; Area celsi ; Tinea decalvans ; Porrigo de- 

 calvans ; Alopecia circumscripta ; that condition in 

 which suddenly or slowly one or several, usually 

 asymmetrically distributed, patches of baldness appear 

 upon the hairy regions of the body, more often upon 

 the scalp and parts covered by the beard. The patches 

 vary in size from a pin-head to an involvement of the 

 entire surface from the coalescing of many patches. 

 The disease may be produced by traumatism of the 

 head, nervous shock, neurasthenia, ringworm of the 

 scalp and syphilis. A. circumscripta. See A. are- 

 ata. A., Congenital, a rare form, seldom complete, 

 due to absence of hair-bulbs. A. furfuracea ; Alo- 

 pecia pityroides capillitii ; Pityriasis capitis ; Seborrhea 

 capillitii ; Pityriasis simplex ; Dandruff; a form of 

 baldness associated with a disorder of the scalp 

 marked by hyperemia, itching, and exfoliation of 

 dry or fatty scales from its surface. It may be 

 acute or chronic, and produce a dryness, brittleness, 

 and lack of luster in the hair. A. localis ; A. 

 neuritica ; that form occurring in one or more patches 

 at the site of an injury, or in the course of a recog- 

 nizable nerve. A. neuritica. See A. localis. A. 

 neurotica, a name given to baldness of tropho- 

 neurotic origin. A. orbicularis. Same as A. cir- 

 cumscripta. A. pityroides capillitii. See A. 

 furfuracea. A. pityroides universalis, a rapid 

 and general denudation of hair occurring in debilitated 

 states, preceded by abundant desquamation of fatty 

 scales. The skin is rather firmer and stiffer than 

 normal. A. senilis ; Senile Calvities ; that occur- 

 ring in old age from atrophy and sclerosis of the scalp. 

 A. simplex, the idiopathic premature baldness of 

 young adults. Most common in males. Often asso- 

 ciated with premature grayness. A. syphilitica, 

 that due to syphilis. A. universalis, that in 

 which there is a general falling out of the hairs of 

 the body. 



Alopecist [al-o-pe / -sist) [a/Mnrrj^, a fox]. One who 

 makes a specialty of the treatment of baldness. 



Alopecoid (al-o-pe' -koid) [d/AKr^jf, a fox; eldoc, form]. 

 Resembling a fox ; vulpine. 



Alouchi (al-oo'-chi). See Acucki. 



Alouette's Amputation. See Operations, Table of. 



Aloxanthin (al-oks-an'-thin), C 15 H 10 O 6 . A yellow 

 substance obtained from barbaloin and socaloin by the 

 action of bichromate of potassium. 



Alpestrine (al-pes* -trin) [alpestris, alpine]. Peculiar 

 to mountain, districts, as alpestrine diseases. 



Alpha (al / -faA) [a'/.tpa, the first letter of the alphabet]. 

 The Greek letter a, used in combination with many 

 chemical terms to indicate the first of a series. A. 

 Angle. See jingle. A. -dextrin. Same as Ery- 

 thro-dextrin. A. Kava Resin. See Lercinin. A.- 

 naphthol. See A T aphthol. A.-naphthol Test. See 

 Tests, Table of A.-oxynaphthoic Acid. See Acid, 

 Alpha-oxynaphthoic . 



Alphenic (al-fen' '-ik) [Fr. , Alphenic]. \Vhite barley 

 sugar. 



Alphonsin (al-fon / -sin). See Alfonsin. 



Alphos (aF-fos) [d/.ooc, vitiligo]. I. An old name for 

 leprosy. 2. Psoriasis. 3. A term vaguely applied to 

 various skin diseases. See Psoriasis. 



Alphosis (al-fZ-sis) [d/.odc, vitiligo]. Albinism; leu- 

 coderma. 



Alpinia {al-pin'-e-ah) [Alpinus, Italian botanist of the 

 sixteenth century]. A genus of zingiberaceous trop- 

 ical plants. A. officinarum, A. chimnsis, and other 

 species furnish Galangal, q.v. Still other species are 

 medicinal. Unof. 



Alsace "Gum (al-sos* gum). See Dextrin. 



