ALOE,
Family: Aloe Vera
An
Antiguan name for this plant is SINGLE BIBLE (‘Sinklebible’)
because it has so many uses, the chief of which is for
burns and the scalp. It has been used as a laxative in
Carter’s Little Liver Pills. Other old time uses:
ulcers, swellings, colds, sore throat, asthma,
poultices, wounds, worms, stomach pains, diabetes and to
increase the appetite.
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