skip navigation, jump to main contentDorothy Bradley Atkins Medicinal Plant Garden, College of Pharmacy, UIC

Aloe (Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. (Syn.: Aloe barbadensis Mill.))

Family: Aloaceae

Medicinal uses: Laxative; treatment of burns

Part used medicinally: Leaf sap

Native origin: Mediterranean region

Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.

Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.

Photos: D. Doel Soejarto, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago