There are six kinds of aloe vera that can be eaten.

National total **** there are more than four hundred kinds of aloe vera, there are six kinds of edible, only two can be eaten directly (the first is native to the Caribbean south of the island of Cura?ao Cura?ao aloe vera another is native to South Africa's Muli aloe vera), the other four need to be processed in order to be eaten (Chinese aloe vera, soap aloe vera, on the farm big leaf aloe vera, Cape aloe vera).

1, Aloe vera Cura?ao : is the lily family Aloe vera plants. With a short stem, erect and unbranched, the leaves are large and thick, succulent, narrowly lanceolate, broad at the base, the plant is young with two columns of leaves, and when it grows, it is rosette-shaped. Leaves 60-80 cm long, 9-12 cm wide. Scape 80-100 cm high, racemes, drawn from leaf axils, small flowers cylindrical, narrow base, yellow, winter and spring flowering. The leaves can be used as medicine, clearing heat, laxative and insecticide; it is mainly used for treating heat knot constipation, women's menstrual dysfunction, children's epilepsy, noma, ringworm, hemorrhoidal fistula, atrophic rhinitis and scrofula.

2, wood standing aloe vera : is the lily family, aloe vera plants, perennial evergreen fleshy herbs, stems often woody. The plant is tree-like, in the origin of South Africa, can grow to more than 6 meters high, in the Japanese garden plant can also grow to more than 2 meters high. Single leaves are clustered in rosettes around the fleshy stems, and the leaves are alternate, slender and long, with mature leaves 40-50 centimeters long. Flowers are orange-red in winter and spring. Panicles, florets orange-red. Native to South Africa, widely cultivated in China. Aloe vera prefers warm, humid and light environment, avoiding strong light, heat-resistant, more shade-tolerant, not cold-tolerant. Leaves more processed and edible, can be made into raw powder, drinks, tea and other edible. Suitable for family potted plants to enjoy, can be used for greening balcony, windowsill or living room and so on.

3, soap aloe : for the order of lilies, lily family of perennial evergreen herbs. Also known as Cura?ao aloe vera? , Chinese aloe, oil onion? , foreign aloe, emerald leaf aloe, American aloe, etc.? Leaves are clustered, large and plump, seated or borne on the top of the stem, often lanceolate or with short, broad leaves and sharp-toothed spines on the margins. Inflorescences are umbellate, racemose, spicate, conical, etc., with red, yellow or russet spots, six petals and six pistils. The base of the perianth is often connected into a tube. Aloe vera is one of the few edible species in the genus Aloe , and its products are widely used in food, beauty, health care and other fields.

4, soapy Aloe vera shall be rooted , no stem, leaf clusters at the base, arranged in a spiral, the leaves are semi-erect or parallel. Its leaf juice is like soapy water, very slippery. Soapy aloe variants are more, such as wide-leafed soapy aloe, with white stripes on the leaves, clear texture, and wide leaves, which have high ornamental value.

5, Shanghai agriculture big leaf aloe vera: it is the cultivated variant type of Baba Aloe Vera selected by the Genetic Breeding Research Laboratory of Plant Science of Shanghai Agricultural College, which was introduced from the United States, with white spots on the back of the leaves and the leaf surface during the seedling stage, and the white spots disappeared after the plant became established. Shangnong Aloe barbadensis grows fast and has great value for development and utilization. Under potting conditions, the tillering ability is extremely weak and the main stem is not branched, so natural reproduction is slow. Aloe vera in potting conditions is confined to a narrow pot, suitable for the growth of potting soil should have the fertilizer efficiency, water retention and drainage, air permeability and other functions, the pH is suitable for neutral.

6, Cape Aloe: also known as Cape of Good Hope Aloe, is a perennial evergreen succulent plant of the genus Aloe in the family of Aphanizomenaceae (also known as Solanaceae, Heliothis), mainly produced in South Africa*** and the country of the Cape State. This is a large species, up to 6 meters in height, with large, stiff leaves and sharp spines, no lateral branches, and reproduces by seed.

Warm tips:

While the above aloe vera can be eaten, caution is needed. Meet the unfamiliar without full certainty is best not to eat.