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- SCIENTIFIC NAMES: Aloë africana; Aloë barbadensis; Aloë ferox; Aloë spicata
- INDICATIONS: Oral: anesthetic, antiseptic, antipyretic, antipruritic, vasodilator, anti-inflammatory, vermifuge, antifungal. antiulcer, diabetes, asthma
Topical: promote healing, cold sores, ulceration, radiations injuries, psoriasis, frostbite. Also used in cosmetics and for its moisturizing and emollient properties - SYNONYM: Liliaceae
- CLASS: Anthroquinone glycoside, Anti-inflammatory
- HALF-LIFE: N/A
- CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
Arsenic
- See adverse reactions attributed to class:
One blade of aloe can be used for weeks. The severed end of the blade is self healing.
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon (Proverbs 7:17).
Cleopatra regarded the gel as a fountain of youth and used it to preserve her skin against the ravages of the Egyptian sun.
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Page last updated 07/31/2023
