The plant is xerophyte and may be herb, shrub or tree and bears a rosette of leaves which are thick, fleshy, sessile and spiny. Flowers are red or yellow. For cultivation, young offsets are planted in the soil after the rainy season in rows situated at a distance of 60 cm. In the second year leaves are collected by the natives. Because of the spiny nature of leaves the natives protect their hands and feet, cut the leaves near the base, put them into kerosene tins and take them to a central place for the preparation of aloe. Juice of aloe is present in parenchymatous cells of pericycle surrounding which are mucilage cells. On incision of leaves juice exudes from pericyclic cells and mucilage cells exert pressure on pericycle cells and by single incision juice of the entire leaf is drained out.

Aloe may contain up to 30% aloin which is a mixture of three isomers : barbaloin, beta barbaloin and isobarbaloin. Barbaloin is slightly yellow coloured, bitter, water soluble, crystalline glycoside. Beta barbaloin is amorphous and can be produced from barbaloin on heating. Isobarbaloin is crystalline. Aloe also contains aloinosides A and B. O-glycosides of aloin in which alpha L. rhamnose is combined with OH of hydroxymethy group at 11. C. Atom. Barbaloin on hydrolysis yields aloe emodin anthrone and glucose. Besides aloe emodin anthrone, aloe emodin anthranol and aloe emodin are also present. Aloe contains a resin, which is ester of P. coumaric acid and P. hydroxy cinammic acid esterified with aloeresinotannol. Aloe resin consists of aloe resin A and B. It also contains mucopolysaccharides, vitamin C and E and Zinc.

Uses in Monthex: · Aloe is antifungal, antibacterial and emmenagogue; it prevents Uterus and other genital organs in female against fungal and bacterial infections. It also relieves menstrual cramps and irregularity and suppresses menstrual disorders. · It is also considered as an effective remedy for dysmenorrhoea.

Uses in Regulin: • Aloe is antifungal, antibacterial and emmenagogue; it prevents Uterus and other genital organs in female against fungal and bacterial infections. It also relieves irregularity and suppresses oestrus cycle related disorders. • It is also considered as an effective remedy for under developed sexual organs in animals