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English Names |
Sanskrit Names |
Hindi Names |
Aloe barbadensis Mill. /
Aloe vera
Tourn. ex Linn. (Liliaceae)
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Barbados Aloe,
Curacao Aloe,
Indian Aloe,
Jafarabad Aloe |
Ghrita-kumari, Kanya,
Kumari |
Ghee-kunwar,
Ghi-kuvar,
Gvar patha |
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 Habitat
It is found throughout India.
Morphology Description (Habit)
A coarse-looking perennial plant with a short
stem, found in a semi- wild state. The leaves are long,
erect and crowded in a basal rosette. They contain a sticky
juice, are glaucous-green and smooth except for the spiny
teeth on the margins; the flowers are yellow, in dense
racemes terminating the long scapes |
Principal Constituents
The leaves contain barbaloin, chrysophanol glycoside and the
aglycone, aloe-emodin.
Indications
The leaf juice forms the main source of the drug. Aloes have
long been in use for a host of diseases, particularly those
connected with the digestive system; they have also been
used for wounds, burns, dermatitis, cutaneous leishmaniasis
and other skin troubles. It is used in eye troubles, spleen
and liver ailments.
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