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Botanical Name Aloe vera

            
Common Name English: Aloe
Family Liliaceae
Parts Used Leaves and sap
Medicinal Property An intensely bitter, purgative herb that contain fungal infection; anti-inflammatory and promotes healing. It also destroys intestinal parasites and stimulates the uterus. It also used to treat constipation, poor appetite, digestive problems and in chronic irritation.
Chemistry The leaves contain anthraquinone glycosides, which collectively termed as “ Aloin”. It varies from 25-30 %.
Description A coarse perennial with short stem and shallow root system leaves fleshy in rosettes, sessile, often crowded with horny prickles on the margins. Flowers yellow or orange in racemes, fruits loculicidal capsule.
Distribution Cultivated or seen wild in hedgerows in the drier parts of India.
Economics Used in cosmetic and pharmaceutical preparations.
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