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Is Aloe vera good for health?
By Ashwani Kumar | September 2nd 2009 01:34 AM | 3 comments | Print | E-mail | Track Comments
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About Ashwani Kumar

Professor of Botany, Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. 302004, India

Born 1946 (Bandikui) Rajasthan, B.Sc. Agra University, M.Sc.(Botany) University of Rajasthan, awarded... Full Bio

Aloe plant has over 112 species. Generally Aloe vera is projected as health tonic. However in some literature 4 species are mentioned out of which Aloe vera is declared toxic to eat or drink. All over the world lot of health products in the name of nature cure are being sold. Aloe vera cream could be good for health but it is not safe to drink Aloe vera juices. People dry the leaves and crush them and mix with water and sell as Aloe vera drinks.

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I would like to know the 4 speciesof Medicinal aloe. and if its possible for you to give me more information about these 4 especially Aloe vera Barbadensis miller. My 10 year old son won in the Science Investigatory Project in their school, and any information you can give me will really help my son a lot so he can win again the next level of competition by next week.
thank you

Anonymous (not verified) | 09/05/09 | 00:26 AM
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Juices made from leaves of three Aloe species Aloe vera , Aloe ferox and Aloe africana are not allowed to be used as food according to pharmaceutical affairs law in Japan while Aloe arborescens can be used as food. Thus its not safe to use Aloe vera juices as drink.
see also
Gullerman and Chauser Volfson 2008, (Bhansali and Kumar 2009 in press)



Ashwani Kumar | 09/06/09 | 06:58 AM
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oK i WILL DO THE SAME

Ashwani Kumar | 09/05/09 | 10:49 AM

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