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Kumari (Sanskrit ) - Aloe
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Botanical Description of
Aloe Vera Barbadensis
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NAME |
Aloe Vera
Barbadensis
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| FAMILY |
LILLIACEAE
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| STRUCTURE |
Mature plant:
They are succulent plants with perennial, strong and fibrous roots
and numerous, persistent, fleshy leaves, proceeding from the upper
part of the root, narrow, tapering, thick and fleshy, usually
edges are serrated with spiny teeth
Seeds: Angular
Flowers: The flowers are produced in erect, terminal
spikes. There is no calyx, the corolla is tubular, divided into
six narrow segments at the mouth and of a red, yellow or purplish
colour. The capsules contain numerous angular seeds.
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| HABITAT |
Grows
mainly in the dry regions of Africa, Asia, Europe and America.
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| PHARMACOLOGY |
The important constituents are
the two Aloins, Barbaloin and Isobarbaloin, Other constituents are
amorphous Aloin, resin and Aloe-emodin.
A
mild purgative, sooths skin, Acts as a mild antimicrobial
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| CHEMICAL
COMPOSITION |
Contains
Aloins, Barbaloin and
Isobarbaloin, |
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World distribution: |
Asia, Africa Europe,
America |
Ayurvedic Description of
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Kumari (Sanskrit ) - Aloe
Vera Tourn. "
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SANSKRIT
NAME |
Kumari,Griha kanya, Ghrita kumarika |
LOCAL
NAMES
(in India) |
Gheekuaara (Hindi), Ghrta kumari (Bengali), korpad (Marathi), Aloe (English), |
PROPERTIES
(ayurvedic) |
Guna
:- guru,snigdha picchila
Rasa :- Katu
Veerya :-sheeta
Vipaka :- Tikta |
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KARMA
(Action) |
Normalizes kapha &
pitta. a very good aphrodisiacs, diuretic, sooths skin, and anti
inflammatory widely used in conditions of sun burn, dry skin
conditions, burns, scars |
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