Xiao Bian heard that aloe is popular recently. Not only do restaurants provide aloe dishes, but many women who love beauty also plant aloe on their balconies for themselves to use at any time. Xiao Bian needs to remind the friends who love aloe here that not all aloes are edible! Today, Xiaobian will tell you which aloe can be eaten!
Edible aloe: Aloe vera can be divided into medicinal aloe, edible aloe and ornamental aloe. There are more than 10 kinds of medicinal aloe (such as Cape of good hope aloe, etc.), only a few kinds of edible aloe, the rest are mostly ornamental aloe.
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Although there are many varieties of aloe, the varieties that can be safely eaten are not as easy to distinguish as people think. In fact, there are not many kinds. Here are several kinds of aloe that can be eaten and have medicinal value.
1. Aloe Vera
Also known as aloe vera or aloe barbadensis. On average, each plant has 12-15 leaves, arranged in a spiral shape. The leaves are thick and juicy, pink green with white spots. With the growth of the leaves, the spots gradually disappear, and there are spiny teeth around the leaves.
Characteristics: it can be used in medicine, beauty and food. Its original juice, concentrated juice and crystal powder can be used as raw materials of various health food. Because of its rich gum, it has a very significant effect on skin health care and beauty, so it is often used as the raw material of beauty cosmetics. Kuraso aloe gel as a new resource food and raw materials can be added to any food, and can be eaten as food directly, but pregnant women and infants are careful to use it.
Aloe Vera -- edible Aloe Vera
2. Aloe arborescens
Also known as Aloe arborescens, also known as Aloe arborescens, Aloe arborescens, Aloe arborescens, because of its shape such as upright trees and named, mainly produced in Japan. The leaves are gray green, thin and long, with little gel content. In Japan, after the peeling of the fresh leaves, the gels are eaten raw or juices, and are made into home cooking dishes, and can also be processed into healthy food or cosmetics. Aloe arborescens has long been regarded as a popular folk herb, and now it is considered as the best medicinal aloe species. It has been put into commercial production in Japan and many countries.
Characteristics: it can be used in medicine, beauty and food.
Aloe arborescens -- edible Aloe Vera
3. Aloe Vera
Also known as aloe vera, aloe vera var. Curacao. Its stem is short, the seedling leaves are in two rows, and there are white spots on the surface and back of the leaves, which do not fade with the growth of the leaves. The ability of ramet is very strong and has strong adaptability.
Characteristics: it has certain medicinal value. The gel used in folk fresh leaves is used as raw material for aloe salad.
Aloe Vera -- edible Aloe Vera
4. Cape aloe (inedible)
Also known as Cape of good hope aloe, mainly produced in Cape state of the Republic of South Africa. Its stem is erect, with a height of 3-6 meters. Its leaves are 60-80 cm long, with 30-50 leaves. It is large, hard, spiny, dark green to blue-green, and has no lateral branches. Large variety, height up to 6 meters, large and hard leaves with sharp spines, no lateral branches, propagated with seeds. Kaipu aloe is the raw material of new aloe dry block.
Properties: when used as medicine, it is generally considered that the quality of the new aloe is slightly inferior to that of the old aloe, but the Cape aloe is listed in the Pharmacopoeia of various countries. This is a traditional medicinal plant.
Aloe vera L
5. Soapy aloe (inedible)
Stems short, green leaves as long as 50 centimeters or so, slightly bent down, the leaves have beautiful white stripes, clear texture, broad leaves, thick meat, containing more gelatinous quality, ease of drug, commonly used in folk medicine, but not recorded in the Pharmacopoeia. It has high ornamental value.
Characteristics: it can be used for medicine and beauty.
Soapy Aloe Vera