Aloe Origin

The Aloe is a plant with more than 360 varieties and presents several origins.

The Aloe Vera is native of the Mediterranean region in the South of Europe and the North Africa, whereas the Aloe Ferox, the Aloe Saponaria and the Aloe Arborescens are original of southern Africa.

Main Aloe Cultivation Areas

The aloe vera main commercial cultivation areas at worldwide level are the United States, Mexico, Venezuela, Dominican Rep., Thailand, China, India and Australia.

Aloe History

The knowledge of the aloes and the aloe goes back to the antiquity. In the most remote times the virtues of the Aloe in East and the Mediterranean were already known. The attractiveness of Cleopatra is attributed to the use of the gel of Aloe and it also tells that Aristotle advised to Alexander Magno who before initiating the Eastern campaign, conquered the island of Socotora to provide itself with Aloe with which to cure the wounds of its troops in the combat.

The Aloe Plant

The Aloe Barbadensis Miller, the aloe saponaria, the Ferox Aloe and the aloe Arborescens, are varieties of more than 360 species of well-known aloes.

The aloe receives diverse names, based on the languages:

Aloe Properties

The 5 main species natural or cultivated of aloe, used in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and beauty, toiletry and food and beverages industries are: