Sávila, Aloe

• Title

  Sávila, Aloe

• Authors

  Nilda González Toro, José A. García Luiña

• Scientific Name

  Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.

• Description

  Planta suculenta perenne de hojas formando una roseta con el margen espinoso y flores rojo brillante. El jugo celular de las hojas ha servido como purgante, emenagogo y expectorante. Se ha usado para aliviar las quemaduras producidas por los rayos X. Se cultiva como planta medicinal en huertos caseros. Se puede observar en las costas rocosas y colinas secas de Puerto Rico. Nativa del Mediterráneo ha sido cultivada ampliamente en el Caribe. Succulent perennial plant with leaves forming a rosette with thorny margin and red shining flowers. Its cellular juice made of the leaves has served like laxative, expectorant and to induce menstruation. It has been used in to alleviate burns produced by x-rays. It is cultivated as a medicinal plant in home orchards. It can be found in the rocky coasts and dry hills of Puerto Rico. Native of the Mediterranean, it has been cultivated widely in the Caribbean.