Unlike most aloes, which flower in winter, the Rubble Aloe flowers in summer. These pills generally contained ingredients such as ergotin, aloes, Black Hellebore. Aloe-emodin has not been found in Natal aloes. The powder of colocynth was sometimes used externally with aloes, unguents, or bandages. Amongst working-class women violent purgatives were popular, pennyroyal, aloes and turpentine were all used. Also important in ancient times were Socotra's various endemic aloes, used medicinally, and for cosmetics. Amongst working-class women, violent purgatives were popular&colon; pennyroyal, aloes and turpentine were all used. There are also many aloes, wild herbs and over 100 grass species. It is one of the most profusely flowering of all aloes and their relatives. Flowering takes place through the winter months, as is the case with most aloes. I found the taste of patience to be like bitter aloes. It can be obtained by fusing extract of aloes with potash, followed by acidification. Some aloes native to South Africa are tree-like (arborescent). It produces a "damage sap" and is referred to as "fake" aloes/agar wood. He was also co-editor of Aloes Books.