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Non-scientific name:

aloe vera

3 Accepted name(s) for "aloe vera":

Accepted name
Aloe africana Mill.
Aloe ferox Mill.
Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.

26 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Aloe africana Mill. Aloe africana Mill. Aloe africana Mill. Leaf gel
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999) Aloe ferox Mill. Aloe ferox Mill. Aloe ferox Mill. dried juice leaf
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Aloe vera Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. leaf, frond
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Aloe vera L. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Juice, gel leaves
Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) Aloe barbadensis Mill. Aloe barbadensis Mill. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. leaf, flower, leaf exudate or mucilage, dried juice of leaf
Philippine Herbal Med. (Alvarez, 2005-2022) Aloe barbadensis miller liquid Aloe barbadensis Mill. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Trad. Drugs in Jordan (Lev & Amar, 2002) Aloe vera Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.

MPNS Best Guess

 Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Juice
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) Aloe vera (L.)Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000) Aloe vera Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Juice
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) Aloe barbadensis Aloe barbadensis Mill. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) Aloe vera Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) Aloe vera Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Aloe barbadensis Miller Aloe barbadensis Mill. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. exudate, leaf
PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) Aloe vera (L.) Burrm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999) Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. dried juice leaf
Med. Pl. Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003) Aloe vera Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Commercially Important African Med. Pl. (Van Wyk, 2015) Aloe vera L. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Aloe vera Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Aloe vera Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Aloe vera Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008) Aloe vera Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.

MPNS Best Guess

 Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Leaf juice
SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Aloe vera Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Aloe vera Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. dried latex of the leaves leaf
U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. dried latex of the leaves leaf
Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Aloe vera Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Leaves
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Leaf gel
Med. Pl. in Tajikistan (Williams et al., 2012) Aloe vera Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Aloe vera Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. leaf
Med. Fitoterápicos no Brasil (Carvalho et al., 2008) Aloe vera Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.

119 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "aloe vera":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
acibar Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ahon-erin Other Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008)
aloe Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Med. Pl. in Tajikistan (Williams et al., 2012)
Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000)
Trad. Drugs in Jordan (Lev & Amar, 2002)
U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013)
U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
aloe Pharmaceutical WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
aloe barbadensis Pharmaceutical U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
aloe capensis Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
aloe curacao Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
aloe gel Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
aloe-vera-gel (avg) Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
aloes Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
aloes fèroce Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
aloes vrai Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
alovis Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
aloès Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
aloès du cape Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
aloès vrai Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
aloès vulgaire Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
babosa Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
babosa-medicinal Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
barbadoes aloe Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
barbadoes aloes Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
barbados aloe Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013)
U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
barbados aloes Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
barbatos aloe Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
bergaalwyn Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
bitteraalwyn Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
cape aloe Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
chirukattali Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
coastal aloe Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
curacao aloe Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
curacao aloes Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
curacao alos Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
curagao aloe Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
curaçao aloe Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
curaçao aloes Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
echte aloe Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
erva-babosa Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ghai kunwar Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
ghai kunwrar Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
gheekuar Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
ghikanvar Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
ghikuar Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
ghikumar Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
ghikumari Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
ghikwar Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
ghirta kumari Other Med. Pl. Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003)
ghiu kumari Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
ghrita kumari Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
ghritakumari Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
grahakanya Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
gwar-patha Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
haang takhe Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
hlaba Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
indian aloe Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
indian pennywort Other Med. Pl. Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003)
jadam Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
kanyasara Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
komarika Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
korphad Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
kumari Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
kumaro Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
kunvar pata Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
kunwar Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
laloi Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
laluwe Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
lidah buaya Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
lo-hoei Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
lo-hoi Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
lou-houey Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
lu hui Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
lu hui hua Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
lu hui ye Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
lu wei Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
luchuy Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
láo wěi Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
lú huì Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
lú huì yè Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
manjikattali Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
mediterranean aloe Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
mediterraneanaloe Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
murr sbarr Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
musabar Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
rokai Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
sabbara Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
saber Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
sabila Other Philippine Herbal Med. (Alvarez, 2005-2022)
sabilla Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
sabr Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
saibr Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
savila Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
savilla Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
semper vivum Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
shubiri Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
shuāng huì Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
siang-tan Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
sibr Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
sinkle bible Other Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
star cactus Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
sábila Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
sávila Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
true aloe Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
tuna Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
umhlaba Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
waan haang charakhe Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
wan-hangchorakhe Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
west indian aloe Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
west indian aloes Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
yaa dam Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
yadam Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
zabila Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
zambila Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
zábila Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
äkta aloe Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ало Other Med. Pl. in Tajikistan (Williams et al., 2012)
කෝමාරිකා Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
劳伟 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
卢会 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
双会 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
芦荟 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
芦荟叶 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)