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It is found
throughout India.
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| Morphology
Description (Habit) |
A
coarse-looking perennial plant with a short stem, found in a
semi- wild state. The leaves are long, erect and crowded in
a basal rosette. They contain a sticky juice, are glaucous-green
and smooth except for the spiny teeth on the margins; the
flowers are yellow, in dense racemes terminating the long
scapes.
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| Principal
Constituents |
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The leaves contain barbaloin, chrysophanol glycoside and the
aglycone, aloe-emodin.
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| Indications |
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The leaf juice forms the main source of the drug. Aloes have long
been in use for a host of diseases, particularly those connected
with the digestive system; they have also been used for wounds,
burns, dermatitis, cutaneous leishmaniasis and other skin troubles.
It is used in eye troubles, spleen and liver ailments.
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