Abstract

*Dr. Deborshi Ganguly and Dr. Abdur Rahaman

ABSTRACT

Aloe vera is very known herb due to its multiple uses in pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. It is a perennial dwarf fleshy leaved plant which can survive even in less supply of water owing to its cold property. It is cultivated throughout India as a commercial plant. Aloe vera belongs to the family Liliaceae commonly known as Ghritkumari or kumari in ayurvedic literature and indicated for the treatment of various diseases such as jwara (fever), Shula (colic), Agnimandya (indigestion), krimi roga (worm infestation), Splenomegaly (pliha vriddhi), Liver disorder (ykrit vikara), Skin diseases (Tvak vikara), Burn (Dagdha) etc. There are no references about it in Brihadtrayees but all the nighantus have elaborately mentioned about the properties, action and therapeutic uses of Aloe vera.