Aloe vera is a succulent plant with pointed fleshy leaves containing a jelly-like pulp and sap. It is traditionally used to soothe skin cuts and burns. Aloe vera grows from seed and produces rosettes of leaves and small plant "pups" at its base. It sends up a tall flower spike in late winter/summer that produces seeds after being pollinated. Aloe vera can live 5-25 years depending on conditions and is used commercially in products like yogurt, drinks and cosmetics due to its moisturizing properties, though ingesting large amounts may be toxic.

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4. Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloe
Species: A. vera

5. Aloe vera - MHNT
Aloe vera buds
Spotted forms of Aloe vera are
sometimes known as Aloe
vera var. chinensis
Aloe vera can be grown as an ornamental
plant.
Aloe vera gel being used to make a
dessert

6. *Overview
The famed medicinal aloe (Aloe vera) is a succulent herb
with a slimy but soothing sap traditionally applied to soothe
skin cuts and mild burns. As long as the Aloe vera is not
overwatered or exposed to subfreezing temperatures and is
provided lots of sunlight, it will live for years. It will flower
and produce seeds as well as young basal plants that can be
grown to produce more aloes. You may never run out of
plants to supply the remedy to an occasional burn.
*Germination
The seed of Aloe vera, when in contact with moist, warm
soil, germinates. A seed root first emerges from the seed and
extends downward, anchoring the young plant as the first
embryonic leaves reach skyward.

7. *Growth-
During the heat of the growing season, a rosette of pointed,
fleshy leaves that are full of jellylike pulp and sap grows. Leaf
edges have spines on them to discourage food-seeking and
water-seeking animals from eating the leaves. As long as
temperatures never dip below freezing for extended periods,
the leaf tissues remain plump and sturdy. A mature Aloe vera
grows to a height and width of about 24 inches. At the base of
the plant are small, vegetative plant "pups," which grow
alongside the mother plant and eventually create a large,
clumping mass of Aloe plants.
*Flowers-
In late winter to midsummer, depending on climate, a mature
Aloe vera sends up a tall, slender flower spike from the
center of its rosette of leaves. At the tip of the spike is a
cluster of small, yellow, tubular flowers that are naturally
pollinated by hummingbirds in Africa. Outside of its native
range, other species of hummingbirds pollinate the Aloe vera.
Because they are not instinctively familiar with the Aloe
flower, however, pollination is not always guaranteed.

8. *Seeds-
Pollinated flowers develop into a small green pod that
resembles a grooved, fat cucumber. As the pod matures, it
dries and browns, splitting open to release seeds to the soil
below. The seeds remain dormant until conditions are
optimal for their germination.
*Death-
Aloe vera plants live for 5 to 25 years if not longer,
depending on growing conditions. With mother plants
producing both young plant pups at their bases and seeds,
many Aloe vera plants often grow in a small area. Only
extreme environmental stresses cause the demise of these
succulents, such as a hard freeze, decimation by a hungry
animal and an extreme drought that finally depletes the
Aloe's moisture. Also, flooding causes fungal rot on an Aloe,
hastening its death.

9. *Uses-
Aloe vera gel is used commercially as an ingredient in yogurts,
beverages, and some desserts, although at certain doses, its
toxic properties could be severe whether ingested or topically
applied. The same is true for aloe latex, which was taken orally
for conditions ranging from glaucoma to multiple sclerosis until
the FDA required manufacturers to discontinue its use.
1.Research
2.Dietary supplement
Aloe vera juice is marketed to support the health of the
digestive system, but there is neither scientific evidence nor
regulatory approval to support this claim. The extracts and
quantities typically used for such purposes appear to be
dose-dependent for toxic effects.

10. 3.Traditional medicine
Aloe vera is used in traditional medicine as a skin
treatment. In Ayurvedic medicine it is called kathalai, as
are extracts from agave.:196 for aloe:117 for agave Early records
of Aloe vera use appear in the Ebers Papyrus from the 16th
century BC,and in Dioscorides' De Materia Medica and Pliny
the Elder's Natural History – both written in the mid-first
century AD.
vera is used on facial tissues where it is promoted as a
moisturiser and anti-irritant to reduce chafing of the nose.
Cosmetic companies commonly add sap or other derivatives
from Aloe vera to products such as makeup, tissues,
moisturizers, soaps, sunscreens, incense, shaving cream, or
shampoos. A review of academic literature notes that its
inclusion in many hygiene products is due to its "moisturizing
emollient effect".
4.Commodities