Where is aloe vera geographically found

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Baruah A. Aloe vera : A multipurpose industrial crop. Crops Prod. Ferro V. In vitro susceptibilities of shigella flexneri and streptococcus pyogenes to inner gel of Aloe barbadensis miller. Agents Chemother. Johnson D. Indo-Global J. Luiz C. Emulsions of essential oils and Aloe polysaccharides : Antimicrobial activity and resistance inducer potential against Xanthomonas fragariae. It is therefore imperative that products of well-defined composition are used for clinical trials, that the identity of the plant is confirmed by a taxonomist and that a specimen is deposited in a herbarium for future reference.

The enormous increase in demand in the s and the lack of regulation has led to cases of deliberate manipulation of the quality of Aloe vera gel. In the United States certification of Aloe vera products is in place. Psyllium Plantago spp. Anthraquinone-containing preparations from Senna alata L. Centella asiatica L. Succulent perennial herb up to cm tall, without stem or with a short stem up to 30 cm long, freely suckering and forming dense groups.

Flowers bisexual, regular, 3-merous; pedicel c. Fruit a capsule, dehiscing loculicidally, many-seeded. Seeds c. Aloe comprises about species in Africa and Arabia, of which c. The taxonomy is complicated by the occurrence of interspecific hybrids both in the wild and in cultivation. The long history of cultivation has led to various selections that are sometimes given formal botanical ranking.

The names Aloe vera and Aloe barbadensis have long been contentious among specialists. While taxonomists now agree that Aloe vera is the correct name, both pharmacologists and medical researchers still use both names, probably also due to patent-related problems.

The group of Aloe species to which Aloe vera belongs is characterized by the production of suckers and a simple or sparsely branched inflorescence. Aloe officinalis Forssk. It is native to Yemen and it is often incorrectly considered conspecific with Aloe vera. Aloe species follow the Crassulacean acid metabolism CAM. CAM plants can fix CO 2 at night and photosynthesize with closed stomata during the day, thus minimizing water loss. This, plus their succulent leaves and stems, and the presence of a thick cuticle, makes them well adapted to dry conditions.

Birds are the most important pollinators of Aloe but in Africa honeybees also play a role. In Africa Aloe vera flowers and fruits normally, but elsewhere fruit formation is rare.

Failure to set fruit is presumed to be caused by pollen sterility and self-incompatibility. Aloe vera grows in a wide range of climatic conditions. It prefers sandy or loamy, well-drained soils and can grow in nutritionally poor soil, but thrives on rich soils. It is tolerant of salinity. Established plants will survive drought quite well even though the root system is relatively shallow.

Aloe vera is not very frost-hardy, but will survive a temperature of. It should be planted in full sun or light shade. During the winter months in the subtropics, the plant becomes dormant and utilizes very little moisture. In Aloe vera cultivation, vegetative propagation is usually preferred above propagation by seed, because of poor seedling emergence and faster initial growth of suckers. Water deficiency may lead to decreased sucker formation.

Suckers can be cut from the mother plant when they are 15—20 cm long. They may be grown in a nursery during the first year. Micropropagation through in-vitro culture of vegetative meristems, as well as in-vitro regeneration of leaf base explants is possible. Management practices for Aloe vera vary widely.

Where grown extensively, for example in the Dominican Republic, goats are used for weeding. Greenhouse cultivation is practised in Ohio, United States.