Aloe

Medicinal aloe, burn plant, burn aloe, aloe (vera) Aloe Vera, synonymous with Aloe barbadensis Characteristics: Type: Part of Liliaceae, Agavaceae family, meaning it is a type of lily shrubby, perennial (living longer than 2 years), succulent (fleshy and stores an abundance of water), xerophytic (adapted to grow in dry conditions) Taxonomy : Class: Equisetopsida Subclass: Magnoliidae Superorder: Lilianae Order: Asparagales Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae Genus: Aloe Flower and fruit bearing in full sun

Aloe vera, pronounced /ˈæloʊ ˈvɪrə/[1], also known as the true or medicinal aloe, is a species of succulent plant in the genus Aloe that is believed to have originated in the Sudan.[citation needed] Aloe vera grows in arid climates and is widely distributed in Africa, India, and other arid areas. The species is frequently cited as being used in herbal medicine. Many scientific studies of the use of extracts of Aloe vera have been undertaken, some of them conflicting.[2][3][4][5] Despite these limitations

Aloe vera, pronounced /ˈæloʊ ˈvɪrə/[1], also known as the true or medicinal aloe, is a species of succulent plant in the genus Aloe that is believed to have originated in the Sudan.[citation needed] Aloe vera grows in arid climates and is widely distributed in Africa, India, and other arid areas. The species is frequently cited as being used in herbal medicine. Many scientific studies of the use of extracts of Aloe vera have been undertaken, some of them conflicting.[2][3][4][5] Despite these limitations

rely mainly in traditional remedy such as herbs. Most of the plants are medicinal that we can use as alternative medicine. One of these is aloe Vera. Aloe Vera is used as remedy for burns, inflammation and other skin ailments. The most widely known species is aloe Vera because it contains over four hundred genus of plants, which is grown for unusual shape. Aloe Vera is a plant that thrives in dessert, grassland, alpine and coastal regions not for the hot, dry climates that most people think. Even

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Introduction Aloe vera is one of the endemic plants found in southern Iran and had been utilized in Persian medicine practices for over 2,500 years (Avijgan, 2016). Aloe vera has also played an important role in clinical research (Marharjan and Nampoothiri, 2015). It is a succulent, cactus-like plant which belongs to the Aloe cease family which contains more than 400 Aloe vera species (Vangipuram et al., 2016). Aloe barbadensis Miller (Asphodelaceae) and Aloe aborescens are the more extensively known

Aloe vera refers to the aloe barbadensis Miller plant. There are 420 different aloe species. Aloe vera is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a food additive for flavoring. Aloe vera does increase average lifespan of rats and drosophila fruit flies when added to the food and drinking water. Furthermore aloe vera gel reduces wrinkles in humans. Concerns about the safety of aloe vera products have been raised by the National Cancer Institute. Aloe vera products that limit aloin to

Sequencing of: Aloe Vera (Aloe Barbadensis) Author: Maria Teresa Pereira Sanella Lone Star College- Montgomery- Human Genomics- Dr. Daniel Kainer- April, 25th 2016 Summary: For thousands of years, the Aloe vera leaves, bark, flowers, fruit and roots have been used to prepare effective remedies for hundreds of diseases and health challenges (Smith, 2000). Aloe vera L is a perennial succulent plant whose green leaves are joined at the stem in rosette pattern. It belongs to synonym Aloe barbadensis Miller

Aloe Vera gel has been used for centuries for many different purposes. The first recorded use of Aloe Vera was with Egyptians, Assyrians, Mediterranean civilizations and during Biblical times. Ancient tablets dating from hundred of years ago contains records of the use of Aloe Vera as a healing agent. The first detailed record of its advantages were found in an Egyptian document. The plant is also described in book called the “Greek Herbal of Dioscorides” (NIH). Each culture and country use the

Aloe vera, Latin name Aloe barbadensis, is likely the first thing most of us reach for when we arrive home from an enjoyable day in the summer with a sunburn. However, Aloe vera has far more uses then just to relieve pain from minor burns, it has been, and continues to be a valuable horticultural crop. Aloe vera is a plant that is propagated through various means, be it vegetatively, asexually, or even through the use of microproagation. Though, not all these methods of propagation are a successful