It is a plant known as aloe vera from Barbados or Curaçao, it is said to be a succulent plant due to its juicy pulp and its ability to store or retain water from its stem to the leaves called stolon (which are grouped in a single plant up to 20 leaves) are straight elongated and thin at the tip and widen at the base attached to the stem, they have dark black hard tooth-type spines, the plant is deep green or green grayish when growing.
It is of the inflorescence class (that its flower grows attached to a single stem), it is believed that its origin is from Arabia but it can occur in any ecosystem since it is achieved in different latitudes of the earth, between arid, tropical and temperate and very rarely in cold climates. At present this plant is found in any home in the world, it is mostly decorative, but it is attributed with healing effects such as superstitions such as to give luck or maintain the clean energy of a place where it is had.
The cultivation and care of the plant requires simple care since only at very low temperatures do not allow its healthy growth, they can be in the sun as well as in the shade and require little water. The cultivation of them for their curative and medicinal traits and the variety of uses are made on a large scale in Australia, Bangladesh, Cuba, Dominican Republic, China, Mexico where they produce a liquor based on aloe vera stalk, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa and the United States, only slightly more than half of the overall production is used in the cosmetics industries.
Its properties are many, one of them containing vitamins such as A, B, C, minerals, oils and fatty acids, amino acids among others, which regenerate the skin and dead cells, being digestive it produces a cleansing effect on the body, regenerating the internal tissues, having an analgesic effect and protecting and strengthening the immune system.
Its benefits go by taking it as by using it directly on the skin or hair, since it regulates the entire functioning of the human body from relieving constipation, removing spots or sores from the skin or mouth, regulates body fat and skin by removing acne, protects the skin from the sun and cares for the hair by removing dandruff, one of the most recognized benefits is in diets and weight loss by making a shake of aloe glass with honey and lemon in warm water and taking it on an empty stomach.
