Abstract
The plant Aloe vera is used in Ayurvedic, Homoeopathic and Allopathic streams of medicine, and not only tribal community but also most of the people for food and medicine. The plant leaves contains numerous vitamins, minerals, enzymes, amino acids, natural sugars and other bioactive compounds with emollient, purgative, anti-microbial, anti inflammatory, antioxidant, aphrodisiac, anti-helmenthic, antifungal, antiseptic and cosmetic values for health care. This plant has potential to cure sunburns, burns and minor cuts, and even skin cancer. The external use in cosmetic primarily acts as skin healer and prevents injury of epithelial tissues, cures acne and gives a youthful glow to skin, also acts as extremely powerful laxative.
Highlights
Plant extracts represent a continuous effort to find new compound against pathogens
According to International Rules of Botanical Nomenclature (IRBN), Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f. is the legitimate name for this species [6]
Medicinal plants like Trigonella foenum graecum, Allium sativum, Gymnema slyvestre, Syzigium cumini and Aloe vera have been studied for treatment of diabetes mellitus [91]
Summary
20% of the plants found in the world have been submitted to pharmacological or biological test, and a substantial number of new antibiotics introduced on the market are obtained from natural or semi synthetic resources [1]. According to World Health Organisation, medicinal plants would be the best source for obtaining a variety of drugs [5]. The plant is native to southern and eastern Africa along the upper Nile in the Sudan, and it was subsequently introduced into northern Africa and naturalized in the Mediterranean region and other countries across the globe. The plant is commercially cultivated in Aruba, Bonaire, Haiti, India, South Africa, the United States of America, and Venezuela [6,7] while the finest quality of Aloe is grown in desert of Southern California. The plant can survive in hot temperatures of 104 ̊F and with stand in below freezing temperatures until root is not damaged
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