Plant Details

Accepted name:: Aloe africana Mill. [Asphodelaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
aloe	Other	Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
aloe capensis extractum siccum	Pharmaceutical	Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (Anvisa, 2010)
aloe extrato seco	Other	Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (Anvisa, 2010)
aloe gel	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
aloe vera	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
aloe-do-cabo	Other	Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (Anvisa, 2010)
cape aloe	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaf	dried latex	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
Leaf gel		Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
leaf		Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002)
leaf	juice	Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (Anvisa, 2010)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 8 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Aloe africana var. angustior Haw. Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 47 (1819).
Aloe africana var. latifolia Haw. Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 47 (1819).
Aloe angustifolia Haw. Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 47 (1819).
Aloe bolusii Baker J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 179 (1880).
Aloe perfoliata var. africana (Mill.) Aiton Hort. Kew. 1: 466 (1789).
Aloe pseudoafricana Salm-Dyck Verz. Art. Aloe: 31 (1817).
Pachidendron africanum (Mill.) Haw. Saxifrag. Enum. 2: 36 (1821).
Pachidendron angustifolium (Haw.) Haw. Saxifrag. Enum. 2: 38 (1821).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Aloe africana	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Aloe africana Mill.	Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (Anvisa, 2010) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Aloe africana Miller	Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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