Aloe Plant, Structure & Content
Aloe Vera is a member of the lily family although it looks very like a cactus. There are in fact over 200 species that are related to other medicinal plants such as onions, garlic and asparagus. It is a xerophyte, so it prefers very dry arid conditions and most of them originate from Africa. Also known as Agaves, Aloes vary in size from dwarf species only a few centimetres in diameter, such as the popular house-plant Aloe variegate, to species as large as a small tree. In their natural habitat...
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