Aloe vera Ghritkumari | Dava Bazaar in India

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Aloe vera

Scientific Name and Description

Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Family: Asphodelaceae

Herb Family

Liliaceae

Plant type

Herb

Plant Synonyms

Aloe barbadensis Mill.
Aloe barbadensis var. chinensis Haw.
Aloe chinensis (Haw.) Baker
Aloe elongata Murray
Aloe flava Pers.
Aloe indica Royle
Aloe lanzae Tod.
Aloe maculata Forssk. (illegitimate)
Aloe perfoliata var. vera L.
Aloe rubescens DC.
Aloe variegata Forssk. (illegitimate)
Aloe vera Mill. (illegitimate)
Aloe vera var. chinensis (Haw.) A. Berger
Aloe vera var. lanzae Baker
Aloe vera var. littoralis J.Koenig ex Baker
Aloe vulgaris Lam.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Hindi	Gheekumari घीकुमारी, घृतकुमारी (Ghritkumari),chhota-kanvar, chhota-rakus-pattah, chhotakanvar, elva, ganwar-patho, ghee-ganwar, ghi kanwar, ghigavar, ghiguvara, ghikanvar, ghikuamr, ghikumari, gvarapatha, gwar patta, gwar pattha, kanvar, kumari, kuvarapatha, musambar, patangar, rambans
Marathi	Khorpad,kalaboel, kamte-kuvar, koraphada, koraphanta, korkand, korpad, korphad, kunvarpata, lahanikumari, pivalaboel
Tamil	கற்றாழை Kathalai ,akki, alunku, amari,ametamnikki, ametanikki, angani, angini, ankani, ankili, anmatacekam, aralai, cenkarralai, chirukattalai, cirukarralai, cirukkaralai, cirukki, cokkunitani, corrukkarralai, coti, cotrukkarralai, cottiyam, curuvavacini, eratha bolam, ilampen, irattapolam, janninayakam, kanni, kariabolam, kariambolam, kariapolam, kariya polam, kariyapolam, karpurani, karralai, karralam, karrazai, kathalai, katrazhai, katrazhai pal, kattalai, kattazhai, katthalai, kattrazhai, kilimukan, kilimukkan, kilmukkan, kodiyan, kotiyon, kumari, kuruvaikkumari, kuttalay, malai, malanecittaci, malattaittallicci, moosaambaram, mucamparam, musamparam, mushambaram, nali, nari,ocitam, okitam, pen, peruppircava, pulipputu, pulittatukki, pumatu, raktapolam, ratta polam, rattabolan, shiru-katrazh-ai, shottu katrazhai, sirrooghoo kuttalay, sirukattalai, sivappukkattalai, sivappusottukkattalai, sothukattalai, sotru kattraazhai, taruni, tarunikam, tiriculi, vaittanki, vamal, vamalocikam, varivali, varivalikkarralai, varttacaki, varttaki, vatankirai, veligam, velikam,viyakkiracana, yociyocitam
Malayalam	Kattar vazha, Cherukattazha , catevala, cenninayakam, cerukarrala, chennanayakam, chenninayakam, cheru-katru-vazha, cherukattala, cherukattazha, chuvannakattala, chuvannakattazha, cuvannakarrala, ghritakumari, ghrytakumari, kadanaku, kadenaku, karrala, katru-vazha, kattaavala, kattala, kattarvala, kattavala, kattavaya, kattuvala, kumari
Nepali	घ्यु कुमारी Ghyu Kumaari
Punjabi	ਕੁਆਰ ਗੰਦਲ Kuaar Gandal
Telugu	కలబంద Kalabanda, chinikalabanda, chinna-kalabanda, chinnakalabanda, chinnaraakasimatta, chinnarakashi-matta, chinnarakasimatta, erra kalabanda, errakalanbanda, ettakalabanda, kalabanda, kalanbanda, kunthi kalabanda, manchikatthaali, manjikattali, musambaramu, mushambaram
Assamese	ছাল কুঁৱৰী Chaal Kunwari
Mizo	Awle-lei
Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh	Gawarpata
Oriya	Gheekunwari
Kannada	brahmi, golisara, kaakanonokachaara, kanya kumaari, kathaligida, kathligida, kattali, kole sara, kumaari, lavalasaara, loayisara, lola-sara, lole, lole sara, lolesara, loli, lolisara, lolu, loyisara, musaambra, musambara, nolisara, raktabala, raktapavala, shime-kattali, shimekattale, simekattale, tarana
English	aloe, barbados, barbados aloe, curacao aloe
Sanskrit	adala, ajara, amara, ambudhisrava, aphala, atipichhila, bahupatri, bhringeshta, brahmaghni, dirghapatrika, ghirtakumari, ghrita-kumari, ghritakumari, ghritkumari, ghrtakumari, ghrtakumarika, grhakanya, grhakumari, grihakanya, ikshuramallika, kantakani, kantakapravrita, kanya, kanyasara, kapila, kumari, kumarika, mahabharavacha, mandala, mata, mridughritakumarika, rama, rasayani, saha, sthaleruha, sthuladala, surasa, suvaha, tarani, vipulasrava, vira
Tibetan	ku ma ra, ku ma ri
Urdu	ab ghaikwar, ailwa, elwa, ghaikwar, ghee-kanwar, gheekawar, ghiqwara, sibr, sibr-e-zard

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Folk

Western

Sowa Rigpa

Pharmacological profile

Phytochemicals

Herb usable parts

Leaves

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Herbal Remedies

Siddha Ganathailam

Siddha Neillikai thailam

Ethnopharmacology use

Fresh juice of leaves is cooling, cathartic and treats dermatitis, burns and other skin problems.
It is a hair conditioner and additive in skin creams.
A yellowish coloured juice from the cut leaves is concentrated to make commercial drug "aloes".
The juice of roasted leaves is valuable in colds, coughs, sciatica, rheumatism and stomach disorders.
Aloe is externally applied on inflamed painful parts of the body.
Pulp of leaves is applied externally to expel the guinea worms.
It also cures jaundice, disturbed menstruation, earache, eye diseases, liver and spleen problems.
Poultice of pulp tied over boils and tumor hastens suppuration.
A tooth paste containing the Aloe gel has been prepared for preventing gingivitis and other bacterial infections.
Leaves are eaten as vegetable and as pickle.

Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003

The peelings of the leaves are used in skin burn.

Source: Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies 2023; 11(6): 110-113

A handful of leaves of Eclipta prostrata are made into paste with pulp of Gheekunwari (Aloe barbadensis) are applied on scalp to treat mental disorders such as madness. (Kesudra, Bargarh, Chohan, 6893).

Source: Hippocratic Journal of Unani Medicine July - September 2012, Vol. 7 No. 3, Pages 59-75

Aloe barbadensis Mill. Gwar Patha Aloaceae Skin disorders

Aloe vera Araceae leaves Gawarpata The peelings of the leaves are used in skin burn.

Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f Gwarpatha Liliaceae Herb Leaf Anthaquinone, C and E Vitamins, Amino Acids

A potent Ayurveda herb that can work magically to lower blood glucose levels in people with diabetes is Aloe Vera which improves body's responsiveness towards insulin. According to a study published in Journal of Food Science and Technology, active components present in Aloe vera also help in lowering high blood pressure as well cholesterol which can made it suitable for wide-scale treatment to all diabetic conditions.