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Aloe vera belongs to family Lylaceae. Is a cosmopolitan bush.
Is native from Eastern and Southern Africa, in calcareous and sunny soils.
Is a perennial plant that presents succulent, large and thick leaves with the pointed apex.
Leaves are sessile and the stem is thick and ascending. They measure 30-60 cm long by 7-8 cm wide.
Leaves show a greyish green colour with white spots. They are glabrous.
Leaves have thorns on the sides.
Flowers are yellow, orange or red and they have a pyramid spike shaped.
The inflorescences are in a grape form. They measure 10-12 cm.
The fruit is a capsule which contains the seeds inside
The drug is extracted from the juice of the excretory cells that leaves contains
The susbtances that we use are gel and mucilage.
Aloe vera works as a revitalizing, antiinflammatory and digestive. Also like an antimicrobial, analgesic and antipyretic.
The most typical dosage forms are creams, gels, higienic and cosmetic products. The pulp is used as a tonic or in cases of acne.