{"id":25978,"date":"2023-02-21T16:50:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T15:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aloevonderweid.com\/?p=25978"},"modified":"2023-03-02T10:54:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T09:54:14","slug":"aloe-vera-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aloevonderweid.com\/en\/news-blog-en\/aloe-vera-history\/","title":{"rendered":"The history of Aloe Vera: evidence from antiquity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25978\" class=\"elementor elementor-25978 elementor-25976\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0831e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0831e7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec54175\" data-id=\"ec54175\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e567a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e567a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aloevonderweid.com\/en\/shop\/aloe-en\/aloe-vera-juice\/\">Aloe Vera<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a<\/span> <b>thousand-year-old<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">plant<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gone through<\/span> different <strong>eras <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span> <b>civilizations<\/b> to become one of the <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">world<\/span> <b>&#8216;s<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">most<\/span> <b>famous<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span> <b>appreciated<\/b> <strong>natural medicines<\/strong>. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its<\/span> use dates back to ancient times when this succulent <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">considered<\/span> <b>a<\/b> <b>miracle<\/b> <b>cure<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for<\/span> <strong>skin <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span> <b>wound<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">care<\/span> and was also used for <strong>medicinal purposes<\/strong>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/aloevonderweid.com\/news\/foglia-aloe-vera\/\"><br \/><strong>Aloe Vera<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0has always been of great interest for its therapeutic and cosmetic properties, and has become a staple ingredient in the manufacture of\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>natural remedies, creams, lotions and beauty products.<\/em><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>But what is the<strong> origin of aloe vera<\/strong> and what are the <strong>historical records<\/strong> of its use in the past? So what are the properties that make aloe vera a symbol of beauty and health?<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>In this article we will explore the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aloevonderweid.com\/en\/\"><strong>history of aloe vera<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in antiquity and its uses, discovering the properties that have made this plant one of the most popular around the world.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8420a6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8420a6f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7eedbf2\" data-id=\"7eedbf2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f8f6b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f8f6b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ALOE VERA PLANT<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c04757 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c04757\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79f0ae3\" data-id=\"79f0ae3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad623c1 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"ad623c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:&quot;.elementor-cta, .widgettitle, .exclude-from-toc&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f44a430\" data-id=\"f44a430\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eda5415 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eda5415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History of Aloe Vera:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35094ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35094ed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-796fbd4\" data-id=\"796fbd4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f946640 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f946640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aloevonderweid.com\/en\/news-blog-en\/aloe-vera-weight-loss\/\">Aloe Vera<\/a><\/strong>, scientifically known as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aloevonderweid.com\/en\/?post_type=product&amp;p=690\"><strong>Aloe Barbadensis Miller<\/strong><\/a>, is a perennial succulent plant belonging to the <strong>Asphodelaceae<\/strong> family that can reach a height of about <strong>60-90 cm<\/strong>, although it is usually smaller.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its fleshy, green leaves are<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> long and narrow, with serrated edges and pointed tips<\/span>. The plant also produces <strong>yellow<\/strong>, <strong>orange<\/strong> or <strong>red<\/strong> <strong>tubular flowers<\/strong> that grow on stems up to 90 cm tall.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aloevonderweid.com\/en\/\"><br \/><strong>Aloe Vera<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is a plant that is very well adapted to hot and arid climates, and grows mainly in subtropical areas such as Africa, the Mediterranean, and the arid regions of South and North America. However, due to its popularity as an ornamental plant and as an <strong>ingredient<\/strong> in many skin care products and dietary supplements,<strong> aloe vera is grown all over the world<\/strong> although cultivation is more common in countries with warm climates.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2dedc6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2dedc6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61311bf\" data-id=\"61311bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac3ffad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac3ffad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/aloevonderweid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-design-5-480x640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-21794\" alt=\"aloe disegno\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aloevonderweid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-design-5-480x640.jpg 480w, https:\/\/aloevonderweid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-design-5-640x853.jpg 640w, https:\/\/aloevonderweid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-design-5.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fd52d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fd52d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d056074\" data-id=\"d056074\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-708a106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"708a106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aloe Vera plant, how to recognize it?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5e4a62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5e4a62\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3143616\" data-id=\"3143616\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7263881 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7263881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is not entirely clear where aloe vera originated, as this plant has been used by <strong>many ancient cultures<\/strong> in different parts of the world. However, it is believed that the<strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/aloevonderweid.com\/en\/?post_type=product&amp;p=690\">Aloe Vera<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is native to Africa, like many other plants, particularly the North African and East African regions.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/aloevonderweid.com\/en\/shop\/aloe-en\/aloe-vera-juice\/\"><br \/><strong>Aloe Vera<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0was subsequently spread to many parts of the world through <strong>trade<\/strong> and <strong>human migration<\/strong> and is now cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions of the world such as\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">India, Mexico, China, South America, Spain, and Italy<\/span>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Aloe vera is a very <strong>adaptable<\/strong> plant and can survive in <strong>arid and hot climates<\/strong> because of its ability to <strong>store water<\/strong> in its succulent leaves.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b2aa0c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b2aa0c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53f4800\" data-id=\"53f4800\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f255fad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f255fad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aloevonderweid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Untitled-design-2-pj0cnzcmjtivv6kzguww4tbiam373qr9zj348rnkdc.jpg\" title=\"fiore aloe vera\" alt=\"fiore aloe vera\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-368c56a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"368c56a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-540cdf7\" data-id=\"540cdf7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d27ebc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d27ebc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The benefits of having an Aloe Vera Plant in the home:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d5bbdd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d5bbdd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9711896\" data-id=\"9711896\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a47bf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a47bf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are numerous historical accounts of the use of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aloevonderweid.com\/en\/\"><b>Aloe Vera<\/b><\/a>\u00a0in the pastfrom different cultures around the world. Here are some examples:<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ancient Egyptians used aloe vera to treat wounds, burns, and skin diseases, as well as for beauty purposes, such as making ointments and skin care lotions. It was even used <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as an ingredient in the preparation <\/span> of<b>mummification balms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as in the case of <\/span><b>Pharaoh Ramses II <\/b>.<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depictions of aloe vera have been found on the walls of Egyptian tombs dating back some 4,000 years. <\/span>From Egypt also comes the <\/span><b>Papyrus Ebers<\/b>, as well as the first &#8220;<b>official document<\/b>&#8221; in which Aloe Vera is mentioned in a long series of recipes for <u>the treatment of many ailments<\/u>.<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are references of the use of Aloe Vera also from the <\/span><b>ancient Sumerians<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In fact, it dates back to 2,000 B.C. A Sumerian clay table found in <\/span><b>Mesopotamia <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(in present-day Baghdad) in which Aloe is mentioned as a <\/span><b>medicinal plant<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ancient Greeks and Romans used aloe vera to treat wounds, burns, and skin diseases. The ancient Greek philosopher and physician <\/span><b>Dioscorides <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">described the healing properties of aloe vera in his book &#8220;<\/span><b>De Materia Medica<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;, written in 70 AD. Also <\/span><b>Hippocrates<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the &#8220;father of Western medicine&#8221; mentions Aloe Vera in his treatises for its <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><u>anti-inflammatory<\/u> properties<\/b><u><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b style=\"font-weight: 400;\">regenerating<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b style=\"font-weight: 400;\">disinfectants<\/b><\/u><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">In the &#8220;<u><b>Charaka Samhita<\/b><\/u>&#8220;, a classic work of <b>Indian Ayurvedic medicine<\/b> dating back to the 2nd century B.C., aloe vera is described as a useful plant for treating <u>digestive, skin and diabetic disorders<\/u>. Even <b>Gandhi<\/b>, more recently, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> stated that Aloe, together with his faith in God and his site of life, helped him <u>overcome his long fasts<\/u><\/span>.<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The use of Aloe Vera is mentioned in the <\/span><b>Bible <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i>(Numbers 24:6, John 19:39 and Psalms 45:8<\/i>), for example<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when used for the<u>anointing of Jesus&#8217; body<\/u> on descent from the cross.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><b>China<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, aloe vera was used in traditional medicine to treat <u>digestive disorders, skin diseases and diabetes, as well as to maintain general health<\/u>. Aloe vera has also been a popular plant in Chinese culture for its ornamental beauty.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also <\/span><b>Christopher Columbus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mentions Aloe when, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On his voyage to discover America, he emphasized the importance of Aloe as one of the <u>4 indispensable plants for man<\/u> along with wheat, vine and olive tree because it gave health.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, even the <\/span><b>Templars<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> used aloe with palm wine and hemp for good health and longevity and called such drink &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elixir of Jerusalem<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These 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elementor-size-default\">Aloe Vera: care and maintenance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d95fb84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d95fb84\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d7ea4b\" data-id=\"0d7ea4b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-046a567 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"046a567\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scientific name for aloe vera,\u00a0<\/span><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aloevonderweid.com\">Aloe barbadensis<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, was given by the Swedish botanist <\/span><b>Carl von Linn\u00e9<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, also known as Linnaeus, in his book &#8220;<\/span><b><u>Species Plantarum<\/u><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221; of 1753.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, Linnaeus described aloe vera as a plant with <i>fleshy, pointed, gray-green leaves with toothed edges and white spines on the lower leaf surface<\/i>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He assigned the name <\/span><b>Aloe barbadensis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the plant because he believed it came from the<\/span><b>island of Barbados<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in the West Indies, although today we know that the plant is native to Africa.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The name Aloe barbadensis is still used in the botanical field to identify the species of aloe vera used in many skin care products and dietary supplements. <\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c229d87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c229d87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aloevonderweid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/SEZIONE-CARATTERISTICHE-EXTRA-PRODOTTO-WOOCOMMERCE-1-pigqjn4ouczv591le9z5r1qx9lpfgsrsoj4zmgn8bk.jpg\" title=\"foglia 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Planting Aloe Vera without roots, is it possible?\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0347b8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0347b8e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ece8dbd\" data-id=\"ece8dbd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b02ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11b02ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The word &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aloevonderweid.com\"><b>aloe vera<\/b><\/a>&#8221; comes from the Latin<b>word &#8220;aloe<\/b>,&#8221; which in turn comes from the Greek word &#8220;alo\u00e9,&#8221; and means &#8220;<u><b>bitter light<\/b><\/u>&#8220;. The term &#8220;vera&#8221; was added to distinguish it from other plants in the genus Aloe that have similar but not identical medicinal properties.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Thus, the term &#8220;aloe vera&#8221; refers to the plant species <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aloevonderweid.com\"><b>Aloe Barbadensis<\/b><\/a> which is commonly used for therapeutic and cosmetic purposes, and features fleshy, pointed leaves that contain a clear, bitter gel that is used in the preparation of many skin care products and dietary supplements.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In general, the word &#8220;aloe&#8221; is often associated with healing and cosmetic properties, as many plant species in the genus Aloe are known to have these properties. 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