Family- Agavaceae.
Habitat- Native to America; grown in gardens for ornamentation.
English- Century Plant, American Aloe.
Ayurvedic- Kaantala (related sp.).
Siddha/Tamil- Alagai.
Folk- Ban-Kevaraa.
Action- Leaf juice—used for warts, cancerous ulcers and putrid tumours. Leaves are also used as a resolvant in syphilis and scrofula.The leaves contain ten steroidal saponins(six of these are spirostanolic
and four furostanolic), also hecogenin(0.20%) and piscidic acid. The seeds contain steroid sapogenins including hecogenin. The plant exhibits significant antibacterial activity.
Habitat- Native to America; grown in gardens for ornamentation.
English- Century Plant, American Aloe.
Ayurvedic- Kaantala (related sp.).
Siddha/Tamil- Alagai.
Folk- Ban-Kevaraa.
Action- Leaf juice—used for warts, cancerous ulcers and putrid tumours. Leaves are also used as a resolvant in syphilis and scrofula.The leaves contain ten steroidal saponins(six of these are spirostanolic
and four furostanolic), also hecogenin(0.20%) and piscidic acid. The seeds contain steroid sapogenins including hecogenin. The plant exhibits significant antibacterial activity.
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