Aloe Vera Chemicals and Usages

ABSTRACT The plant of Aloe vera and its usage as drug dates back to 6000 years B.C. The plates blonging to Sumer period during 2200 years BC, show use of this this plant as a drug. In that plates, it is written about origin of this plant as Africa, that has 240 species and is ever green. Cleopatra said that her beauty is due to use of Aloe vera plant. One prescription that belong to 1550 BC shows Aloe vera plant used for different illness. It was known to people in Egypt and also Greece for example Aristoteles explains special charactristics of Aloe vera. Jelâtin that is extracted from this plant is continuously used to treat burns, cuts and inflamed scars since many years. It is also used in cosmetics sector, medical sector and beverage sectors. It is useful for skin damaged from X ray as reported in many reaserchs in journals related x rays. Because of high concentration of water and oil in this plant, it helps to protect skin from drieness and so the skin that is burnt or cut heals very quickly. On the other hand concentration of glikoz in gelatin, results in high osmotic presure, that protect skin from live bacteria. Aloe vera include ''Antrokinon'' cemicals that are known as anti virus, anti bacteria and anti cancer. Researchers shows that plant is very helpful for treatment of Psoriyazis. Aloe vera is very similar to Cactus but belongs to Lily family of Aloe barbadensis groups. Aloe vera has 400 species but just 2 species; A.barbadensis and A.aborescens are used for trade in the world. This plant need very less water for living and also can survive on saline soils, beaches and is resistance to disases and insects. It can live in very hot regions, but cannot tolerate cold. Aloe vera grows in South Texas, Florida and South California in USA. It also grows in Mexico, India, South and centeral America, Africa, Australia and Carribians. This plant is very good adaptad in South Iran. It also grows in dryland regions of Iran. This plant was brought to Gheshm (the land in Iran) by businessman many years ago. It is narrated in " Sabir name" in Persian that this plant relaxes men. This plant is put on the grave that relaxes the family of decesed. In Gheshm few hectars of old grave yard has Aloe vera as traditional plant of graves. This paper reviews history, its chemicals, medical usage, plant morphology, extracts and agronomy of Aloe vera

Capparis spinosa L. Propagation and medicinal uses

The caper bush (Capparis spinosa L., Cappari daceae) has been introduced as a specialized culture in some European countries during the last four decades. The economic importance of caper plant (young flower buds, known as capers, are greatly favored for seasoning and different parts of the plant are used in the manufacture of medicines and cosmetics) led to a significant increase in both the area under cultivation and production levels during the late 1980s. The main production areas are in harsh environments found in Morocco, the southeastern Iberian Peninsula, Turkey, and the Italian islands of Pantelleria and Salina. This species has developed special mechanisms in order to survive in the Mediterranean conditions, and introduction in semiarid lands may help to prevent the disruption of the equilibrium of those fragile ecosystems