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Ethnobotanical Plant Aloe vera

Common Name
Djadam arab; Lidah buaya; Zabila; Hsiang Tan; Aloe; Lu Hui; Nu Hui; Jadam; No Hui; Alwat

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Stomachic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Swelling Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Tuberculosis Java Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.