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Aloe is one of the great healing agents among
the herbs. Indian aloe or Ghritkumari is a
form of cactus. Aloes have long been in use
for a host of diseases, particularly those
connected with the digestive system and skin
disorders.
It
contains enzymes, polysaccharides and
nutrients which exhibit antibacterial and
antifungal action.
Its principal constituents are the leaves that
contain barbaloin, chrysophanol glycoside and
the aglycone, aloe-emodin. The leaf juice
forms the main source of the drug. |
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Aloevera is
useful in lever and spleen disorders, skin
problems (scars, pimples, dermatitis, minor
wounds or burns etc), external sores, hair
problems, eye troubles. Kumari is also known
to relieve dysmenorrhoea in young women by
expelling uterine debris. |
