A review looked at three studies with people. Results from the studies showed that aloe vera significantly improved symptoms of IBS when compared to a placebo. No adverse effects were reported, though more research is needed using a larger study size. Additionally, aloe vera may help inhibit the growth of H. Keep in mind that this advice is for aloe vera only.
Other aloe plants may be poisonous and should not be taken internally. Aloe vera toothpaste and mouthwash are natural options for improving oral hygiene and reducing plaque. Results of a study found that people who used an aloe vera toothpaste showed significant improvements to their oral health. The study included 40 adolescents who were divided into two groups.
Each group used either an aloe vera toothpaste or a traditional toothpaste containing triclosan twice daily. After 30 days, the aloe toothpaste was found to be more effective than the triclosan toothpaste in lowering levels of candida, plaque, and gingivitis. People who used the aloe vera toothpaste showed better overall oral health without experiencing any adverse effects. Using fresh aloe on your face may help clear up acne.
You can also purchase aloe products designed for acne, including cleansers, toners, and creams. These may have the extra benefit of containing other effective ingredients, too.
Acne products made with aloe may be less irritating to the skin than traditional acne treatments. A small study found that a cream combining conventional acne medication with aloe vera gel was significantly more effective than acne medication alone or a placebo in treating mild to moderate acne.
In this study, improvements were seen in lower levels of inflammation and fewer lesions in the group who used the combination cream over a period of eight weeks. If you have anal fissures , applying an aloe vera cream to the affected area several times throughout the day may help promote healing. A study found that using a cream containing aloe vera juice powder was effective in treating chronic anal fissures.
People used the aloe cream three times a day for six weeks. Improvements were shown in pain, hemorrhaging upon defection, and wound healing. These results were significantly different from those of the control group. While this research is promising, further studies are needed to expand upon this research.
Never use aloe vera or any severe cuts or burns. Pay attention to how your body reacts to aloe. Notice if you experience any sensitivities or adverse reactions. Avoid taking aloe vera within two weeks of any scheduled surgery. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, and children under the age of 12, should avoid the oral use of aloe vera. Carefully follow the dosage information when taking aloe vera gel or latex internally. Limit your use to small periods of time. After a few weeks of use, take a break for at least one week.
Always buy from a reputable brand to ensure safety and quality. The laxative effect of aloe vera latex has the potential to cause diarrhea and abdominal cramps. The reason that I am asking is because my apartment is so big! Hi Micheline, yes, the edible variety of Aloe vera is also excellent for cuts, burns and skin irritation.
How would I prepare the edible variety to use as juice or in a salad? Thanks, book collector. We recently acquired a climbing aloe. Great information, thank you so much! What does it look like? Thanks again for a very helpful article! Hi Emma, if the flowers of Aloe plants are pollinated, they produce seed pods which eventually dry out and release the seeds. Pollination is carried out by long-beaked nectar-feeding birds, such as sunbirds in Africa, and hummingbirds in other parts of the world.
Multiple plants are required for pollination, and if different varieties of Aloes are grown nearby, they will be cross-pollinated, and the seeds produced by the plants will be hybridised. You legend! Do you think I can use your photo showing the difference between the two? I would take my own pics but my aloe went mushy and died too humid or maybe ants I do have a chinensis as well but yours looks much healthier.
Anyone else reading this, please be aware that all images on this site are copyrighted, so you need to ask permission first, and I have to agree before using any images from Deep Green Permaculture! I have both Aloe Vera varieties and I consume them both. The chinensis variety you featured above looks that way because it is most probably placed indoor, as it is a little sensitive to sunlight compared with the barbadensis variety.
But if you place it outdoor and let it adapt to the sunlight for a time, it will grow bigger and have thicker leaves like that of the barbadensis and that white spots will be totally gone. One that is getting more popular and is widely cultivated is the Aloe Arborescens. It is studied that Aloe Arborescens features a concentration of active ingredients three times higher than that of Aloe Vera and so also a higher therapeutic activity. Thanks for your comment, I should have mentioned that I have two pots of each variety, and they are all growing outside against a west facing brick wall, where they get full midday and afternoon sun.
The two varieties really do look quite different! I do have an article on Aloe arborescens and its medicinal benefits, and it also contains a section with the tile Which Aloe Varieties are Edible? Dear Angelo, I read read your article on the difference of edible and non edible with much interest.
However, I beg to disagree with you the the Chinensis variety is not edible. What happened if you eat the Chinensis variety? I had both the varieties planted and found that the Aloe vera barbadensis var. Of course both are bitter. I have planted almost a hundred plants of the Chinensis var. I am now How do you explain that? I eat them when I have upset stomach, flu, cough etc and found them to be very effective cures. I cannot be mistaken as the plant has white spots and orange flowers. Hi Philip , thanks for your comment and for sharing your experience, you inspired me to do some searching through research literature to try answer your question.
I aim to take a scientific approach to my work, as my background is in pharmacology, toxicology and biochemistry. The Aloes that are deemed edible are probably the ones that people have traditionally eaten, as the use of Aloe predates any scientific research by thousands of years.
I am curious though of how you prepare and use Aloe vera chinensis, how much you use and how often, but only if you wish to share that information. Really appreciate your excellent question!
For herpes 9which appear once in 9 months to a year I will take the amount raw for two to three days and it will subside within two to three days, It must be note here that you have the take the aloe vera the moment you feel the severe itch. The same dose for two days will bring immediate cure. Hi Phil, thanks for that information.
See if you can find a reputable seed supplier online, and avoid seed sellers on e-bay as there are many questionable sellers on there claiming to supply seeds of many plants that are in demand, hard to get or extremely rare, but send nonviable seeds or any random seeds, so be careful.
Thank you so much for this information! I live in Ireland and bought an aloe plant 3 years ago which has now multiplied to 6 hefty plants. I will be adding some aloe to my morning smoothie! Aloes can cross-breed in warmer climates where they form seeds, and do produce hybrids.
There are also around Aloe species, most look quite different from Aloe vera, but there are many out there! For just a lay person like me who wants to know more about the Aloe Vera plant, your article has been exceedingly knowledgeable and explicit especially with images for necessary illustration. This is all too confusing to me. Never knew there was but one plant. But maybe I can learn as I go. Someone bought me 2 plants. So gonna try to raise them. Thanks Norma, there is indeed more than one variety of Aloe vera plant, and this article was written to help gardeners tell them apart.
Well presented. I can now distinguish between the both of them. Good Job,,! Please answer where I get this Aloevera which gives yellow flower. Can someone please guide or send me if they have. I am okay to pay for it. Does aloevera in India give orange flowers because I see orange flower everywhere around me. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account.
You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Skip to content Aloe vera is a hardy succulent semi-tropical plant which is native to North Africa and the SW Arabian Peninsula, but at the present time can almost be found worldwide. Which Aloe Vera Variety is Edible? Edible Aloe vera is referred to as Aloe vera barbadensis, Aloe barbadensis or Aloe vera barbadensis Miller. Non-edible Aloe vera is referred to as Aloe vera var.
How to Identify Edible Aloe Vera Aloe vera barbadensis Miller has thick, wide, fleshy upright leaves which are gray-green in colour, and produces yellow flowers. Aloe vera barbadensis Miller has a green to grey-green colour and a very distinct circular rosette form Aloe vera barbadensis Miller closer view of the plant Aloe vera barbadensis Miller showing thickness of leaves Aloe vera barbadensis Miller showing width of leaves, exceedingly broad at the base Aloe vera barbadensis Miller showing width of leaves from underside Aloe vera barbadensis Miller plant structure, with few very thick leaves forming a rosette shape Aloe vera barbadensis Miller plant, showing the distinct difference between the spotted younger leaves, and the mature leaves, which have no spots.
Growing Aloe Vera Indoors Aloe vera is often grown indoors in the kitchen or bathroom, where it can be readily used for small emergencies such as minor burns and skin irritations. Like this: Like Loading Published by Angelo admin. When the older leaves dry out, they remain on the plant and form a petticoat on the stems. Bright red-orange, tubular flowers appear in the Winter, which perfectly complement the orangish teeth surrounding each stem.
The aloe is known for its valuable gel and can get as tall as 9 feet high. With blue-green leaves that turn reddish-brown when they are stressed, this aloe grows beautiful spikey flowers that get up to 3 feet tall and start out as red buds, then turn yellow-orange and orange in color later on.
Their bi-color look makes them eye-catching and unique, and they are virtually disease-free but very attractive to birds and bees. They also make beautiful borders and accent plants, and deer will stay away from them.
Growing up to 18 feet high and 18 feet in width, this aloe has flat, broad leaves that are pale grey-green in color but which turn pink in the sun and a more bluish color in the shade. It has purple-pink margins and produces beautiful, tubular, coral-orange flowers in late Winter to early Spring. The plant looks beautiful in containers and in sunny borders, and it does best in well-drained soil and full sun or partial shade.
A beautiful dwarf aloe, this plant has long green leaves that contain translucent teeth along its edges. It gets up to 12 inches high and 15 inches wide, and it has fleshy leaves that get redder when it is sunny and hot. Tubular, bright-orange flowers grow on the stalks, which can brighten up any garden.
A hybrid aloe, it is deer-resistant and virtually disease-free, lending to its popularity. Like its name suggests, this aloe consists of slender, long leaves that form a fan-like structure. The leaves are blue-grey in color and have bright-orange tips, and spikes of orange-red flowers grow in late-Winter to the Spring. The plant grows to 8 feet in height and looks like a small tree, and it is both deer-resistant and virtually disease-free. This aloe has triangle leaves that are bright-green in color and include whitish teeth along the sides, and the leaves turn an amazing orange color when they are in the full sun.
Bright-orange tubular flowers appear in the Spring, which can get up to 2 feet high, and the plant grows profusely to provide a very large display, making it perfect for groundcovers and borders.
They do best in full sun and in soil that is sandy and gravelly. An unusually large aloe, it can get up to 12 feet high and 5 feet in width. Its leaves are fleshy and have white teeth, and they turn from dark-green to a vibrant deep-red when they are in full sun. They also produce beautiful red flowers that stand out, and because of their color they make beautiful focal points for any garden.
They are native to Madagascar, and are virtually disease-free. This is a truly majestic succulent that forms a dense cluster of grey-green leaves that each taper to a strong point.
With reddish-brown spines and tubular flowers that appear in the Winter, this aloe grows up to 10 feet high and is perfect for accents, borders, and containers. The flowers start out bright orange-red but turn to yellow or bright-red later on, and they are very attractive to birds and bees.
With upright stems and graceful, curvy leaves, this type of aloe consists of colors that range from green to copper-red, with bright orange-red flowers appearing in early Winter. Growing up to 2 feet high and 4 feet in width, the Red Aloe looks beautiful in rock gardens and as borders, and because of the nectar it produces, birds and bees love it. It does best in full sun or partial shade and in soil that is sandy and gravelly.
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