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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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Aloe vera MC.tif|1, plant habit; 2, part of inflorescence; 3, flower in longitudinal section (PROSEA, P. Verheij-Hayes)
 
File:Aloe vera habit Bekele-Tessemma Ethiopia.jpg|habit
 
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* stemless or short-stemmed plant, stoloniferous
 
* stemless or short-stemmed plant, stoloniferous
 
* fleshy lanceolate leaves, 30 to 60 cm long, ending in a fine point, prickly toothed
 
* fleshy lanceolate leaves, 30 to 60 cm long, ending in a fine point, prickly toothed
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* inflorescence on a stipe up to 1.2 m, with lanceolate or ovate bracts, pointed
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* inflorescence on a stipe up to 1.2 m, with lanceolate or ovate, pointed bracts
 
* yellow flowers 2.5 cm long in dense clusters of 10 to 30 cm
 
* yellow flowers 2.5 cm long in dense clusters of 10 to 30 cm
 
* fruit: dehiscent capsule
 
* fruit: dehiscent capsule
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|aloés, aloé vera, aloés de Barbados, caraguatá, erva babosa, babosa, azebre vegetal
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| aloés, aloé vera, aloés de Barbados, caraguatá, erva babosa, babosa, azebre vegetal
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| Philippines
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| sabila (Tagalog), dilang-buwaya (Bikol), dilang-halo (Bisaya) (PROSEA)
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| Indonesia
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| lidah buaya (PROSEA)
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| Malaysia
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| lidah buaya (Peninsular), bunga raja raja (Sabah) (PROSEA)
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| Thaïland
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| waan faimai (northern), waan hang chorakhe, haang takhe (central) (PROSEA)
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| Vietnam
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| lô hội, lư hội, nha dảm (PROSEA)
 
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== Uses ==
 
== Uses ==
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|text=In addition to its laxative properties, this species is employed for dyeing.  
 
|text=In addition to its laxative properties, this species is employed for dyeing.  
  
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The leaves of "aloes" are possibly used in mixture with henna in the region of Zarzis in order to obtain a "dye" of wool of beige shade (COUSTILLAC, 1958).
 
The leaves of "aloes" are possibly used in mixture with henna in the region of Zarzis in order to obtain a "dye" of wool of beige shade (COUSTILLAC, 1958).
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| author = [[:fr:Liliaceae (Le Floc'h, 1983) #Aloe vera | Le Floc'h, 1983, '' Ethnobotanique tunisienne '', 64]]
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|text=Since about 1650 it has been cultivated for drug production on Barbados isl. Frequently cultivated and locally naturalized in subtropical and tropical regions around the world. The drug is processed from the bitter, yellow leaf sap by drying. It is used in the human and veterinary medicine; it is also important as constituent of cremes, emulsions and shampoo. A dye is produced from the leaves which is used for staining clothes. The species plays a role in magic and religious rituals in several countries. Also cultivated as hedge plant and ornamental. Intensive studies are underway on its secondary metabolites, useful for medicine. This species had been used as drug already in the antiquity. It had been presumably brought into the New World by the Spaniards. Agarwal (1988) mentioned ''A. abyssinica'', called "desi kwar", to be used in western parts of India. This is, indeed not this species but a variety of ''A. barbadensis''.
 
|text=Since about 1650 it has been cultivated for drug production on Barbados isl. Frequently cultivated and locally naturalized in subtropical and tropical regions around the world. The drug is processed from the bitter, yellow leaf sap by drying. It is used in the human and veterinary medicine; it is also important as constituent of cremes, emulsions and shampoo. A dye is produced from the leaves which is used for staining clothes. The species plays a role in magic and religious rituals in several countries. Also cultivated as hedge plant and ornamental. Intensive studies are underway on its secondary metabolites, useful for medicine. This species had been used as drug already in the antiquity. It had been presumably brought into the New World by the Spaniards. Agarwal (1988) mentioned ''A. abyssinica'', called "desi kwar", to be used in western parts of India. This is, indeed not this species but a variety of ''A. barbadensis''.
 
|author =Mansfeld.
 
|author =Mansfeld.
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*Bekele-Tesemma, Azene, 2007. ''Useful trees and shrubs for Ethiopia. Identification, propagation and management for 17 agroclimatic zones''. Nairobi, ICRAF - RELMA. 550 p. (''Technical Manual'' 6). [[Aloe vera (Bekele-Tesemma, 2007)|See article]]
 
*Bekele-Tesemma, Azene, 2007. ''Useful trees and shrubs for Ethiopia. Identification, propagation and management for 17 agroclimatic zones''. Nairobi, ICRAF - RELMA. 550 p. (''Technical Manual'' 6). [[Aloe vera (Bekele-Tesemma, 2007)|See article]]
 
*Chauvet, Michel, 2018. [[:fr:Encyclopédie des plantes alimentaires|''Encyclopédie des plantes alimentaires'']]. Paris, Belin. 880 p. (p. 82)
 
*Chauvet, Michel, 2018. [[:fr:Encyclopédie des plantes alimentaires|''Encyclopédie des plantes alimentaires'']]. Paris, Belin. 880 p. (p. 82)
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*Grenand, Pierre ; Moretti, Christian ; Jacquemin, Henri & Prévost, Marie-Françoise, 2004. ''Pharmacopées traditionnelles en Guyane. Créoles, Wayãpi, Palikur''. 2e édition revue et complétée. Paris, IRD. 816 p. (1ère éd.: 1987). [[:fr:Aloe vera (Pharmacopées en Guyane)|Voir sur Pl@ntUse]].
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*Grenand, Pierre ; Moretti, Christian ; Jacquemin, Henri & Prévost, Marie-Françoise, 2004. ''Pharmacopées traditionnelles en Guyane. Créoles, Wayãpi, Palikur''. 2e édition revue et complétée. Paris, IRD. 816 p. (1ère éd.: 1987). [[:fr:Aloe vera (Pharmacopées en Guyane)|See on Pl@ntUse]].
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*TRAMIL, ''Pharmacopée végétale caribéenne'', éd. scient. L. Germosén-Robineau. 2014. 3e éd. Santo Domingo, Canopé de Guadeloupe. 420 p. Voir sur [[:fr:Aloe vera (TRAMIL)|Pl@ntUse]]
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*TRAMIL, ''Pharmacopée végétale caribéenne'', éd. scient. L. Germosén-Robineau. 2014. 3e éd. Santo Domingo, Canopé de Guadeloupe. 420 p. See on [[:fr:Aloe vera (TRAMIL)|Pl@ntUse]]
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
 
*[http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/search.aspx?SearchTerm=Aloe%20vera&SearchCat= BHL]  
 
*[http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/search.aspx?SearchTerm=Aloe%20vera&SearchCat= BHL]  
 
*[http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropFindForm FAO Ecocrop]
 
*[http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropFindForm FAO Ecocrop]
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*[http://www.feedipedia.org/ Feedipedia]
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*[http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/a/aloes027.html Grieve's herbal]
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*[http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/comindx.html Grieve's herbal]
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*[https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=311403 GRIN]
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*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/tax_search.pl?Aloe%20vera GRIN]
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*[http://www.ipni.org/ipni/simplePlantNameSearch.do?find_wholeName=Aloe%20vera&amp;output_format=normal&amp;query_type=by_query&amp;back_page=query_ipni.html IPNI]
 
*[http://www.ipni.org/ipni/simplePlantNameSearch.do?find_wholeName=Aloe%20vera&amp;output_format=normal&amp;query_type=by_query&amp;back_page=query_ipni.html IPNI]
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*[http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:45:1329164412874601::NO::P7_BOTNAME,P7_DB_CHECKBOX1,P7_DB_CHECKBOX2,P7_DB_CHECKBOX4:Aloe%20vera,,, Mansfeld]
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*[http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/apex/f?p=185:46:2549975769812::NO::module,mf_use,source,akzanz,rehm,akzname,taxid:mf,,botnam,0,,Aloe%20vera,26120 Mansfeld]
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*[http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb/search.pl?searchstring=Aloe%20vera Moerman, Native American Ethnobotany]
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*[http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Aloe.html Multilingual Plant Name Database]
 
*[http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Aloe.html Multilingual Plant Name Database]
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*[http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/nexus/Aloe_vera_nex.html NewCrop Purdue]
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*[https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/nexus/aloe.html NewCrop Purdue]
 
*[http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Aloe+vera Plant List]
 
*[http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Aloe+vera Plant List]
 
*[http://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Aloe%20vera Plants for a future]
 
*[http://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Aloe%20vera Plants for a future]
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*[http://proseanet.org/prosea/e-prosea.php PROSEA]
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*[[Aloe vera (PROSEA)|PROSEA on Pl@ntUse]]
 
*[[Aloe vera (PROTA)|PROTA on Pl@ntUse]]
 
*[[Aloe vera (PROTA)|PROTA on Pl@ntUse]]
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*[http://www.tela-botanica.org/page:eflore_bdtfx?referentiel=bdtfx&niveau=2&module=fiche&action=fiche&type_nom=nom_scientifique&nom=Aloe%20vera Tela Botanica]
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*[https://www.tela-botanica.org/bdtfx-nn-85648 Tela Botanica]
 
*[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Aloe%20vera Useful Tropical Plants Database]
 
*[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Aloe%20vera Useful Tropical Plants Database]
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloe%20vera Wikipedia]
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloe%20vera Wikipedia]

Latest revision as of 20:09, 15 September 2022

Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f.

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Order Asparagales
Family Asphodelaceae
Genus Aloe

2n = 14

Origin : North-East Africa

cultivated

English Aloe vera
French aloès


Uses summary
  • medicinal :
    • exudate : laxative, purgative, vermifuge
    • gel : skin affections
  • gel used in the manufacture of jellies, drinks and ice cream
  • gel: food supplement
  • leaves and seeds are consumed as vegetables
  • ornemental


Description

  • 1, plant habit; 2, part of inflorescence; 3, flower in longitudinal section (PROSEA, P. Verheij-Hayes)

  • habit

  • leaves

  • flowers

  • flowers

  • Aloe vera cultivation

  • Aloe vera cultivation in Lanzarote (Canary Islands)

  • cut leaf showing the gel

  • stemless or short-stemmed plant, stoloniferous
  • fleshy lanceolate leaves, 30 to 60 cm long, ending in a fine point, prickly toothed
  • inflorescence on a stipe up to 1.2 m, with lanceolate or ovate, pointed bracts
  • yellow flowers 2.5 cm long in dense clusters of 10 to 30 cm
  • fruit: dehiscent capsule
  • black seeds

Popular names

English aloe vera, Barbados aloe, coastal aloe, Curaçao aloe, Indian aloe, medicinal aloe, Mediterranean aloe, true aloe, West Indian aloe
French aloès, aloès vulgaire, aloe vera
Guyanese creole aloé [lalwès, lalowès] (Pharma. Guyane)
Palikur punamna arib (Pharma. Guyane)
Portuguese aloés, aloé vera, aloés de Barbados, caraguatá, erva babosa, babosa, azebre vegetal
Philippines sabila (Tagalog), dilang-buwaya (Bikol), dilang-halo (Bisaya) (PROSEA)
Indonesia lidah buaya (PROSEA)
Malaysia lidah buaya (Peninsular), bunga raja raja (Sabah) (PROSEA)
Thaïland waan faimai (northern), waan hang chorakhe, haang takhe (central) (PROSEA)
Vietnam lô hội, lư hội, nha dảm (PROSEA)

Classification

Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f. (1768) (between March 1st and April 6th)

basionym :

  • Aloe perfoliata var. vera L. (1753)

synonyms :

  • Aloe barbadensis Mill. (1768) (April 16th, after Burman)
  • Aloe indica Royle (1840), nom. nud.

Cultivars

History

Uses

In addition to its laxative properties, this species is employed for dyeing.

The harvest of the "aloes" is described in CHOPRA et al. (1960) : "après avoir pratiqué une incision sur une feuille tournée vers le bas, il s'en échappe un liquide jaunâtre qui forme, fréquemment, de petites masses vasculaires. Concentré puis solidifié, par refroidissement, ce liquide fournit le produit commercial appelé aloes". Translation : after making an incision on a leaf turned downwards, a yellowish liquid escapes from it, which frequently forms small vascular masses. When concentrated and then solidified by cooling, this liquid provides the commercial product called aloes

The "juice" from the leaves of this Liliaceae with anthracene heterosides is used in medicine as "laxative and purgative" (PARIS and DILLEMAN, 1960; PARIS and MOYSE, 1967). These properties of Aloe vera (ar. = Sabara) are also reported by LEMORDANT et al. (1977).

The leaves of "aloes" are possibly used in mixture with henna in the region of Zarzis in order to obtain a "dye" of wool of beige shade (COUSTILLAC, 1958).

Le Floc'h, 1983, Ethnobotanique tunisienne , 64


Since about 1650 it has been cultivated for drug production on Barbados isl. Frequently cultivated and locally naturalized in subtropical and tropical regions around the world. The drug is processed from the bitter, yellow leaf sap by drying. It is used in the human and veterinary medicine; it is also important as constituent of cremes, emulsions and shampoo. A dye is produced from the leaves which is used for staining clothes. The species plays a role in magic and religious rituals in several countries. Also cultivated as hedge plant and ornamental. Intensive studies are underway on its secondary metabolites, useful for medicine. This species had been used as drug already in the antiquity. It had been presumably brought into the New World by the Spaniards. Agarwal (1988) mentioned A. abyssinica, called "desi kwar", to be used in western parts of India. This is, indeed not this species but a variety of A. barbadensis.

Mansfeld.


References

  • Bekele-Tesemma, Azene, 2007. Useful trees and shrubs for Ethiopia. Identification, propagation and management for 17 agroclimatic zones. Nairobi, ICRAF - RELMA. 550 p. (Technical Manual 6). See article
  • Chauvet, Michel, 2018. Encyclopédie des plantes alimentaires. Paris, Belin. 880 p. (p. 82)
  • Grenand, Pierre ; Moretti, Christian ; Jacquemin, Henri & Prévost, Marie-Françoise, 2004. Pharmacopées traditionnelles en Guyane. Créoles, Wayãpi, Palikur. 2e édition revue et complétée. Paris, IRD. 816 p. (1ère éd.: 1987). See on Pl@ntUse.
  • TRAMIL, Pharmacopée végétale caribéenne, éd. scient. L. Germosén-Robineau. 2014. 3e éd. Santo Domingo, Canopé de Guadeloupe. 420 p. See on Pl@ntUse

Links

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