Kumari(Sanskrit )- Aloe Vera
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Kumari(Sanskrit )- Aloe Vera
Botanical Description of - Aloe Vera
BOTONICAL NAME : Aloe Vera
Barbadensis
FAMILY: LILLIACEAE
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.
HABITAT: Grows mainly in the dry
regions of Africa, Asia, Europe and America.
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
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION : Contains
Aloins, Barbaloin and Isobarbaloin,
Ayurvedic Description of Kumari(Sanskrit )- Aloe Vera
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
KARMA (Action) :
Normalize 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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