Aloe BARBADENSIS Mill


Synonym : A. vera Tourn. ex L
Bangla Name : Ghritakumari, Ghritakanchan, Mussabbar.
English Name : Aloe, Barbados Aloe, Indian Aloe, Curacao Aloe
Family : Liliaceae
Disease : Cooling, purgative, alterative, fattening, tonic, aphrodisiac, anthelmintic, emmenagogue, alexiteric, carminative, burns,sprains,jaundice, asthma, leucorrhoea, piles, rectal fissures, menstrual suppressions,sexual ejaculation,inflammation and chronic ulce
Description : Perennial succulent herb. Leaves sessile, crowded, fleshy, gradually tapering towards apex, spiny toothed at the margins, erect-spreading. Flowers yellow, pendulous on a long scape.
Distribution : Cultivated, mainly in Natore.
Chemical Constituents : Principal constituents of leaves are aloins, which include barbaloin, isobarbaloin and ?-barbaloin and other anthraquinone glycosides such as emodin, aloe-emodin, chrysophanol, and chrysophanic acid. Resins, sterols, such as holesterol, campesterol and ?-
Uses : The plant is cooling, purgative, alterative, fattening, tonic, aphrodisiac, anthelmintic, emmenagogue, alexiteric, carminative and digestive. The juice of the leaves is used externally for burns and sprains, interally in habitual constipation and also for
Habit : Herb