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Therapeutic and Medicinal Uses of Aloe vera: A Review

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The plant Aloe vera is used in Ayurvedic, Homoeopathic and Allopathic streams of medicine, and not only tribal community but also most of the people for food and medicine.
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The plant Aloe vera is used in Ayurvedic, Homoeopathic and Allopathic streams of medicine, and not only tribal community but also most of the people for food and medicine. The plant leaves contains numerous vitamins, minerals, enzymes, amino acids, natural sugars and other bioactive compounds with emollient, purgative, anti-microbial, anti inflammatory, antioxidant, aphrodisiac, anti-helmenthic, antifungal, antiseptic and cosmetic values for health care. This plant has potential to cure sunburns, burns and minor cuts, and even skin cancer. The external use in cosmetic primarily acts as skin healer and prevents injury of epithelial tissues, cures acne and gives a youthful glow to skin, also acts as extremely powerful laxative.

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Cosmetic and therapeutic use of ornamental plants

TL;DR: This article seeks to present ornamental plants not only on the basis of their aesthetic qualities, but also on their broad spectrum of cosmetic and therapeutic activities.
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Aloe emodin: From antito pro-tumor action

TL;DR: Aloe emodin (AE) as discussed by the authors is derived from Aloe vera and diff erent plants from Polygonaceae family and it possesses multiple anti-tumor properties realized through induction of cell cycle arrest, cell death, diff ingiation and suppression of the malignant cell motility.
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Formulation and Senso-Chemical Evaluation of Aloe Vera (Aloe Barbadensis Miller) Based Value Added Beverages

TL;DR: In this article , the authors investigated the different formulations and the quality of various types of mixed beverages prepared from aloe vera, roselle herb and pineapple juice, and selected products were tested for shelf-life potentials.
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Multiple-Usage Shrubs: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Usage and Their Environmental Beneficiations

TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss and review the major role of multiple usage of shrubs growing or potentially can be grown in arid and semi-arid areas such as jojoba, Aloe vera, Moringa and Acacia.
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Implantação de horto medicinal na atenção primária como instrumento de promoção de saúde: relato de experiência

TL;DR: O relato traz a experiencia da implantacao de um horto medicinal na Unidade basica de Saude Rita Palmeira, no municipio de Patos, Paraiba, Nordeste do Brasil, pelos discentes do curso de Ciencias Biologicas e Odontologia da Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (UFCG).
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TL;DR: In this article, a general introduction to the monographs general references monographs is given, along with a 20 appendices list of the main monographs and their corresponding appendices.
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