Friday, February 29, 2008

Aloe Vera



Botanical Name(s): Aloe Vera, Aloe Barbadensis

English Name(s): Indian Aloe, Jafarabad Aloe, Barbados Aloe, Curacao Aloe

Sanskrit Name(s): Kumari, Kanya, Ghrita-Kumari

Description: Perennial plant with short stem with long, erect leaves crowded in a basal rosette containing sticky juice, spiny teeth on their borders. Flowers are yellow in colour.

Chemical Constituents: Barbaloin, Aglycone, Aloe-emodin, Chrysophanol Glycoside.

Indications: Wounds, Burns, Dermatitis, Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Eye problems, Liver problems, Spleen diseases, Constipation, Diabetes, Genital Herpes, Psoriasis, Seborrheic Dermatitis, Skin Ulcers, Ulcerative Colitis, Canker Sores, Crohn`s disease, GERD.

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