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What's the difference between aloe arborescens and aloe

Walter White
2020-07-21 08:16:55
Dragon claw is a kind of aloe. They belong to Liliaceae. Their looks are similar in many aspects and they are also valuable. Therefore, many friends have confused them. In fact, the way to distinguish them is very simple. It mainly depends on leaves and flowers. The leaves of the dragon claw are claw shaped, relatively narrow and long, without spots, while the aloe ones are slightly wider; the flowers of the dragon claw are umbrella shaped, while the aloe ones have other shapes like spikes besides umbrella shaped.

I. difference

1. Dragon claw

It's also called Aloe arborescens, which belongs to Liliaceae. Its stem is shorter, its leaves are fleshy, shaped like rosettes, its leaves are sharper, its edges are spiny, its flowers are umbrella shaped and racemose.

It contains many kinds of nutrition, such as vitamins, minerals, and mucopolysaccharide, which is a substance with therapeutic effect. It can improve people's immunity, help the necrotic cells to discharge, help the injured area to heal, it can also help the large intestine peristalsis.

The rhizome contains a substance that can reduce blood pressure, and the calcium citrate in it can strengthen the heart. Its alcohol extract can help us to inhibit Mycobacterium tuberculosis, as well as anti-tumor substances. It tastes bitter and cold. It can remove waste from the body.

2. Aloe

It also belongs to Liliaceae. It is a plant with pulpy fleshy leaves. It originated in Africa and generally has no stem. Its leaves are also like rosettes. Some varieties have sharp leaves and thorns. Flowers are usually yellow or red, flowers and leaves are very good-looking

Its juice can be made into skin care products and medicines. There are more than 200 substances in the leaves, which have different functions and can diminish inflammation. Some ingredients can be used as cathartic, and even cause abortion of pregnant women. So if you want to eat it, you need to remove the skin first. It can relieve constipation and headache. Although it has many varieties, there are only a few varieties that can be taken and used as medicine.

2. Differentiation method

1. The leaves like claws are dragon claws. There are brown and purple films outside the leaves. The leaves are narrow and long, and the color is dark green.

2. The section of the leaf of dragon claw is in the shape of big v. there is no spot on the leaf. The leaf of aloe is wider than it.

3. The flower of dragon claw is generally umbrella shaped, 5-7 flowers long, very red. Aloe flowers have many shapes, such as umbrella, spike and so on.

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