Aloe praetermissa T.A.McCoy & Lavranos

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In Omani studies: Miller & Morris (1988) wrote that: "In treating certain conditions the medical benefits derived from both plants were considered to be similar: the juice of this aloe too was painted over the chest of someone who has difficulty in breathing or who has a dry and unproductive cough; and it was painted around and over joints which were sore and swollen, or over swellings and contusions elsewhere in the body; but many experts say that the juice of this aloe is actually superior to that of A. dhufarensis in the treatment of eye ailments, the juice being squeezed directly into the painful eye as well as being painted around it. Alternatively the juice squeezed from the fleshy interior pulp of the leaf [J: ub, heart] was supplemented by placing a piece of pulp 'heart' over the infected eye, replacing this with fresh material at intervals until the ... condition improved. The juice of this aloe too was taken occasionally as a laxative, but was not as highly regarded as preparations made from other available plants. This plant was also important as a dye. Dead and dried material was gathered and scorched lightly over the fire, then crushed and pounded until a coarse powder was obtained. This was put into water and boiled down until a good dark colour had been obtained, when the material to be dyed was lowered into the dyeing vats. It used to provide the popular dark blue-black dye used on women's head shawls, (formerly called DA: maxnūg, now more familiarly known as DA: lōsi). The dye was also used for fibre work made from the palm Nannorrhops ritchieana and Phoenix dactylifera. The fibre to be worked into baskets, mats and other items was lowered into the vats and left there until the desired shade had been achieved. The dye was also boiled and reduced down until it has thickened to a paste which was then used to paint and decorate leather work (such as the head fillet [J: maḥfĺf] and leather satchels: womens [J: mij 'al, DA: gurra ah, J: sirit, DA: kusa ah], and mens [J: hebban, seseb, DA: hebban]), and the wide-mouthed waterskins, [J: enud, DA: nid], and for decorating the leather base of the milking bowls [J: ka alo, miger]. In wet weather the juice produced by this aloe made a very good adhesive, which dried to form a strong, rigid seal". (Ref. Plants of Dhofar). In Oman Plant Red Data Book, Patzelt (2015) mentioned that: "Aloe praetermissa is an important medicinal plant, used for a variety of different medical conditions and also as dye for clothes and fibrework". (Ref. Oman Plant Red Data Book; 2015).

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