Plant Details

Accepted name:: Aloe spicata L.f. [Asphodelaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
aloe	Other, Pharmaceutical	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
aloe capensis extractum siccum	Pharmaceutical	Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (Anvisa, 2010)
aloe extrato seco	Other	Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (Anvisa, 2010)
aloe socotrina	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
aloe spicata	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
aloe-do-cabo	Other	Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (Anvisa, 2010)
aloes	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
cape aloe	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
carriabolum	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
curacao aloe	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
アロエ	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaf	dried latex of the leaves	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
leaves	dried juice of the leaves mainly	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
leaf	dried latex	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
leaf		Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002)
leaf	juice	Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (Anvisa, 2010)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 1 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Aloe sessiliflora Pole-Evans Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 5: 708 (1917).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Aloe sessiliflora Pole-Evans	Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002)
Aloe spicata	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Aloe spicata Baker	Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (Anvisa, 2010) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
Aloe spicata L.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Aloe spicata L. f.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Aloe spicata L.f.	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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