THE USE OF THE ALOE PLANT FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES IN THE TREATMENT OF VARIOUS DISEASES

Aloe is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the lily family and used for many medicinal purposes. The plants of the aloe family, widespread in the old world, are widely known and have been used in the health, cosmetic field as a natural component, local and oral therapeutics for centuries due to their healing and Skin Care Properties. Among the most commonly used types of aloe are A. arborescens, A. barbadensis, A. ferox and A. vera refers to. Today, the use of aloe extracts is economically important, they belong to medicinal plants and are widely used in primary health care, where they play a key role in the treatment of various types of diseases by modulating biochemical and molecular pathways, and they are also a rich source of valuable substances. Due to its antiinflammatory, antimicrobial and wound healing properties, aloe has traditionally been used to treat skin lesions (burns, cuts, insect bites and eczema) and digestive problems, the use of which is used as a basic or complementary treatment, among other methods. This medicinal plant is traditionally used and the effect is indicated by the presence of active compounds in the composition. In this review, the latest achievements of Botany, phytochemical composition, ethnobotanical use, food preservation and medicinal use of aloe plants in the treatment of various diseases will be shown. These data will be useful for determining future areas of industrial and medical use of aloe plants.

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