What kind of aloe vera can be eaten

Aloe vera is a common plant in our daily life. Aloe vera has many functions. It can be used as a face cleanser, made into a facial mask, and even used to make some delicious foods we usually eat. However, not every variety of aloe vera is edible, and there are many varieties of aloe vera in our lives, each with its own characteristics. Here are some descriptions of edible aloe vera, I hope it can help everyone.

Aloe barbadensis: also known as American aloe or emerald aloe, each plant has an average of 12 to 15 leaves arranged in a spiral. The leaves are broad, thick and juicy, pink-green with white spots. The spots gradually disappear as the leaves grow, and small thorn-like teeth grow around the leaves.

Features: Can be used for medicine, beauty and food. Its original juice, concentrated juice and crystal powder can be used as raw materials for various health foods. Because it is rich in gelatin, it has a very significant effect on skin health and beauty, so it is often used as a raw material for beauty cosmetics.

Arborescent aloe: also known as small wood aloe, Japanese aloe, wooden sword aloe, and tree aloe. It is named because of its appearance like an upright tree. The leaves are gray-green, thin and long, with little gel content. In addition to being eaten raw and made into juice, they are also suitable for making home-cooked dishes, and can also be processed into health foods or cosmetics. Aloe arborescens has long been popular as a folk herb and is currently considered the best medicinal aloe variety and has been put into commercial production in Japan and many other countries.

Features: Can be used for medicine, beauty and food.

Chinese Aloe: Also known as striped aloe, it is a variant of Aloe vera. It has a short stem and the leaves of the seedlings are arranged in two rows. There are white spots on the front and back of the leaves, which do not fade as the leaves grow. It has a strong ability to divide and has strong adaptability.

Characteristics: It has certain medicinal value. The young leaves can be used as ingredients for aloe vera salad.

Cape Aloe: Also known as Cape of Good Hope Aloe. Its stem is erect and can reach a height of 3-6 meters. The leaves are 60-80 cm long and can reach 30-50 pieces. The leaves are large and hard with sharp thorns, dark green to blue-green, and have no side branches.

Features: Can be used in medicine. The aloe vera recorded in many pharmacopoeias of countries around the world is Cape aloe. It is a traditional medicinal plant.

Aloe saponaria: The stem is short, with green leaves about 50 cm long and slightly bent downward. There are beautiful white spots and stripes on the leaves, with clear texture. The leaves are broad and fleshy, contain more gel, and have mild medicinal properties. It is often used as medicine among the people, but there is no record of it in the pharmacopoeia. It has high ornamental value.

Features: It can be used for both medicinal and cosmetic purposes.

Precautions

1. Due to different physical conditions of different people, generally speaking, it is no problem for a person to eat about 30 grams of fresh leaves a day. It is safer for people with weak physical conditions to eat 10 to 20 grams a day. The diarrhea caused by eating aloe vera will not cause serious harm to humans, and the disease will recover quickly if you eat less or stop eating it.

2. When consuming aloe vera, you should do a skin test first. If there is no abnormality, you can use it. Because some people are allergic to aloe vera, such as redness, swelling, stinging, pimples, abdominal pain, etc., in severe cases, there may be a burning sensation in the abdomen.