Sabi Health Dictionary

(Arabic) One who is beautiful; attractive

Sabihah, Sabyha, Sabeeha, Sabeiha, Sabieha, Sabeyha, Sabeaha... sabiha

Aloe, aloe vera (Aloe vera).

Plant Part Used: Leaf, leaf gel.

Dominican Medicinal Uses: Leaf gel: applied topically for skin conditions: minor abrasions, burns, cuts, fungal infection, scrapes, sunburn, wound-healing; taken orally for common cold, flu-like symptoms, pulmonary infection.

Safety: Results of toxicity studies and published literature.

Contraindications: Internal use: pregnancy, lactation, children under 12 y, individuals with inflammatory intestinal disease.

Drug Interactions: Internal use: cardiac glycosides, antiarrhythmic drugs (potential potassium loss and intensified drug effect); thiazide diuretics, loop diuretics, licorice, corticosteroids (risk of potassium loss); antidiabetic drugs: (risk of hypoglycemia).

Clinical Data: Clinical: anesthetic, antiviral, burn-healing, wound-healing (leaf gel).

Laboratory & Preclinical Data: In vivo: antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antiulcer, chemomodulatory, hypothyroid, wound-healing (leaf pulp/gel).

In vitro: antileukemic, antimutagenic, antitumor, cytotoxic, enzyme inhibition (chemical constituents).

* See entry for Sábila in “Part 3: Dominican Medicinal Plant Profiles” of this book for more information, including references.... sábila

Introduced in 1962, the attenuated live oral vaccine (Sabin) against POLIOMYELITIS replaced the previous inactivated vaccine introduced in 1956 (see SALK VACCINE).... sabin vaccine

(Italian) Of an ancient culture Sabinah, Sabeena, Sabiena, Sabeina, Sabyna, Saveena, Savina, Sabenah, Sabiny, Saby, Sebina, Sebinah, Sebyna, Sebynah, Sabena, Sabeana... sabina

(Latin) Of a tribe in ancient Italy Sabeen, Sabene, Sabienne, Sabyne, Sebine, Sebyn, Sebyne, Sabin, Sabyn, Sabeene, Sabean, Sabeane... sabine

(Arabic) Having great patience Sabira, Saabira, Sabeera, Sabiera, Sabeira, Sabyra, Sabirra, Sabyrra, Sabeerra, Sabeara... sabirah

(Arabic) Born in the morning / of an easterly wind

Sabaya, Sabayah, Sabea, Sabia, Sabiah, Sabiyah, Sabya, Sabyah... sabiya

an oral vaccine against (E954) poliomyelitis, prepared by culture of the virus under special conditions so that it loses its virulence (i.e. it becomes attenuated) but retains its ability to stimulate antibody production. [A. B. Sabin (1906–93), US bacteriologist]...  sabin vaccine