The dragon's claw and aloe vera in the efficacy and appearance or a certain difference, the dragon's claw, also known as the "wooden sword aloe vera", originating in South Africa, the leaf juice is very bitter, processed into aloe vera dry powder, can cure a variety of diseases.

Dragon's claw: both to improve immunity, but also to promote necrotic cell shedding, help wound healing. Promote peristalsis of the large intestine, has little effect on the small intestine, its laxative site in the large intestine, and the compounds that work are anthraquinone derivatives contained in the dragon's claw. Extracts from the rhizomes, which are hypotensive, and extracted calcium citrate are cardiotonic and effective in strengthening the heart and lowering blood pressure.

Aloe vera: its juice can be made into skin care products and medicine, there are more than 200 kinds of substances in the leaves with different functions, it can be anti-inflammatory, and there are also some components that can be used as a laxative, and it can even lead to miscarriage in pregnant women, so if you want to consume it, you have to remove the outer skin first. It is laxative and also relieves headaches. It has many varieties, but there are only a few that can be eaten and used as medicine.

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Distinguishing Methods:

1. The one with claw-like leaves is the dragon's claw, which has brownish-purplish membranes on the outside of the leaves, and the leaves are narrowly elongated and dark green in color.

2, the section of the leaf of the dragon's claw is the shape of a big V, there is no spot on the leaf, the leaf of aloe vera is wider than it.

3, the flowers of dragon's claw are usually umbrella-shaped, 5-7 flowers long, very red. Aloe vera's flowers have many shapes, such as umbrella-shaped, spiky and so on.

Long claw: Liliaceae perennial plants, short or obvious stems, fleshy leaves, rosette-like clusters, the apex acute, the edge often have hard teeth or spines. Scape drawn from leaf clusters; flowers many arranged in racemes; perianth cylindric, sometimes slightly curved; outer whorl of 3 tepals usually united to middle; stamens 6, inserted at base; filaments longer, anthers dorsifixed; style slender, stigma small. Capsule with numerous seeds.

Aloe vera: belongs to the lily family, shrubby fleshy plants, also known as "polypodium" plants. Native to Africa. Plants are mostly stemless; leaves are clustered in rosettes. There are a few species of leaves sharp, spiny; flowers yellow or red, racemes, flowers, leaves are beautiful, can be ornamental. Some of the sap is used to make cosmetics, laxatives, and burn remedies. Distributed in the eastern hemisphere in the tropics, especially in South Africa.

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