Erowid Aloes Vault

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Aloes

BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION

Family :

Asphodelaceae (Former: Liliaceae)

Genus :

Aloe

Species :

vera (=barbadensis; =vulgaris); ferox

COMMON NAMES

Aloe vera; Barbados Aloe

USES

Juice from leaves is used to treat minor burns, abrasions, and skin irritations.

DESCRIPTION

Aloes are succulent perennials with a basal rosette of narrow, fleshy leaves with prickly-edges. Leaves contain a bitter juice. Aloe produces a single leafless flower stalk 2-3 feet tall, terminating in hanging cluster of yellow to orange-red flowers. Fruit in capsules.

EXPERIENCES #

Here I Am Again..., by Sinasbin

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OFF-SITE RESOURCES

PRIMARY RESOURCES #

Botanical.com : Aloes

Plants For A Future: Aloe vera

SECONDARY RESOURCES #

Aloe vera: Myth or Medicine?

Medicinal Aloe

Aloe vera Barbadensis