Aloe vera

 English name

-  

 Botanical Name

-   Aloe vera

Sankrit name

- Ghrita Kumari

 Family

-   LILIACEAE

 Country of Origin

-   India

 Parts Used

-   Leaf

Extraction method:

- Fortified extracts,
Solvent extracts, Whole herb extracts

About Aloe Vera:

 The aloe is a perennial plant; the strong, fibrous root produces a rosette of fleshy basal leaves as in the agave but considerably smaller. The narrow-lanceolate leaves are 1-2 feet long and whitish-green on both sides, and they bear spiny teeth on the margins. The yellow to purplish, drooping flowers, which are evident most of the year, grow in a long raceme at the top of a flower stalk up to 4 1/2 feet high. The fruit is a triangular capsule containing numerous seeds

Emollient, purgative, vulnerary, tonic, demulcent, vermifuge, antifungal, alterative, emmenagogue

Biochemical Information

Anthraquinone glycosides, resins, polysaccharides, sterols, gelonins, chromones

Uses:

Aloe is one of the great healing agents among the herbs. . Helps any kind of externally, excellent for kitchen or and for .

Because of its nauseating taste, it is generally used in powder or pill form when taken for a purgative. It also tends to gripe and cause a constipate reaction, so that it should be combined with a carminative for best results. The fresh leaves of the aloe can be split to expose the gelatinous juice and then rubbed on the skin for , wrinkles, , , skin irritations, and , , sores, , , bursitis, , , and scratches. The fresh juice is also said to help heal wounds by preventing or drawing out , and for poison ivy. Rub the scalp with aloe and it keeps the hair from falling out. A tea made from the dried juice makes a good wash for wounds and for the eyes.

Aloes are used widely for their moisturizing and softening properties.

Specification: Standardized to customer Specification