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| − | =Introduction=
| + | {{DISPLAYTITLE: ''Aloe vera'' (filtered leaf/inner leaf juice) }} |
| − | ''Introduction from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloe_vera, retrieved 02/20/2012).'' | + | =Nomenclature= |
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| − | ''Aloe vera'' is a species of succulent plant that probably originated in northern Africa. The species does not have any naturally occurring populations, although closely related aloes do occur in northern Africa. The species is frequently cited as being used in herbal medicine since the beginning of the first century AD.
| + | =Botanical Voucher Specimen= |
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| − | ''Aloe vera'' is a stemless or very short-stemmed succulent plant growing to 60–100 cm (24–39 in) tall, spreading by offsets. The leaves are thick and fleshy, green to grey-green, with some varieties showing white flecks on the upper and lower stem surfaces. The margin of the leaf is serrated and has small white teeth. The flowers are produced in summer on a spike up to 90 cm (35 in) tall, each flower being pendulous, with a yellow tubular corolla 2–3 cm (0.8–1.2 in) long. Like other ''Aloe'' species, ''Aloe vera'' forms arbuscular mycorrhiza, a symbiosis that allows the plant better access to mineral nutrients in soil.
| + | =Organoleptic Characteristics= |
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| − | ''The quoted text in this section was licensed for use under the Creative Commons ShareAlike License, version 3.0: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/''
| + | =Macroscopic Descriptions= |
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| − | =HPTLC Entries= | + | =High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification= |
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| | + | [[Category:Botanical]] |
