| Scientific
name |
:
Aloe Vera L., Aloe barbardensis Mill |
| Common
name |
:
Aloe /Aloe Vera, Barbados aloe, Curacao aloe |
| India |
:
Curacao aloe |
| Sanskrit |
:
Kumari |
| Haiti |
:
Laloi |
| Vietnam |
:
Lohoi |
| Chinease |
:
Luhui |
| Korean |
:
Nohwa |
| Japanese |
:
Rokai |
| Cuba |
:
Sabilla |
| Arabic |
:
Socotrine aloe |
| Latin |
:
Aloe barbadensis |
| Russia |
:
Elixir of longevity |
| Thai |
:
Wan Hang Jo-ra-kah |
| Family |
:
Liliaceae |
|
Description
|
|
 |
The
aloe plant has long and triangular size. It is about
96% water. The plant has a thick, fibrous root which
produces large basal leaves. Each plant usually
has 12-16 leaves. The light-green leaves may grow
in the form of a small, stemless rosette of fleshy
leaves to a huge tree 30 feet in height if it is
a native of East and South Africa but normally they
are approximately1-2 feet long and 2-3 feet wide,
gradually tapering to a point may. There are whitish-green
on both sides, bearing spiny teeth on the margins.
Inside the leaves of the Aloe Vera plant, there
is a thick clear gel, which is a natural source
of many nutrients. |
|
Red, yellow,
purple, or pale-striped flowers are present most
of the year, growing in a long raceme at the top
of the flower stalk, which originates from the center
of the basal leaves. The mature plant can grow up
to 4 ? feet in height with the average being around
28-36 inches in length and may weigh up to 3 pounds.
Its fruit is a triangular capsule containing numerous
seeds. This tropical plant yields two therapeutic
substances. The first, a translucent gel obtained
from the inner leaves. The second remedy contained
in the aloe plant is a bitter, yellow juice known
as latex, found just beneath the surface of the
leaves. Latex acts as a powerful laxative. |
