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Aloe vera may be prepared as a lotion, gel, soap or cosmetics product for use on skin as a topical medication. [5] For people with allergies to Aloe vera, skin reactions may include contact dermatitis with mild redness and itching, difficulty with breathing, or swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat. [5] [11] [15]
Aloe vera is used both internally and externally on humans as folk or alternative medicine. [17] The Aloe species is known for its medicinal and cosmetic properties. [18] Around 75% of Aloe species are used locally for medicinal uses. [18] The plants can also be made into types of special soaps or used in other skin care products (see natural ...
Aloe vera: Aloe vera: Leaves are widely used to heal burns, wounds and other skin ailments. [13] Althaea officinalis: Marsh-mallow: Used historically as both a food and a medicine. [2] Amorphophallus konjac: Konjac: Significant dietary source of glucomannan, [14] which is purported for use in treating obesity, constipation, [15] and reducing ...
Asphodelaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Asparagales. [2] Such a family has been recognized by most taxonomists, but the circumscription has varied widely. In its current circumscription in the APG IV system, it includes about 40 genera and 900 known species. [3]
Aloe polyphylla, the spiral aloe, kroonaalwyn, lekhala kharetsa, or many-leaved aloe, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Aloe that is endemic to the Kingdom of Lesotho in the Drakensberg mountains. An evergreen succulent perennial, it is well known for its strikingly symmetrical, five-pointed spiral growth habit.
Aloe vera and Aloe ferox are used in traditional medicine and cosmetics for their moisturizing and emollient effects. [15] [14] Industries based on these two species were reported to be worth "millions of dollars per year" in South Africa alone. [14] Injured leaves of many species of Aloe exude a gel that contains aloin (also known
This is a list of the species of the genus Aloe. As of November 2023 [update] , Plants of the World Online accepted about 590 species and hybrids. [ 1 ] ( Distributions below were taken from the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families .
Aloe arborescens, the krantz aloe or candelabra aloe, is a species of flowering succulent perennial plant that belongs to the genus Aloe, which it shares with the well known and studied Aloe vera. The specific epithet arborescens means "tree-like". [ 2 ]