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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 57. Chapters: Acemannan, Aloe aculeata, Aloe Adrienne, Aloe africana, Aloe albida, Aloe albiflora, Aloe arborescens, Aloe arenicola, Aloe argenticauda, Aloe aristata, Aloe bakeri, Aloe ballii, Aloe ballyi, Aloe barberae, Aloe brevifolia, Aloe broomii, Aloe buettneri, Aloe camperi, Aloe capitata, Aloe ciliaris, Aloe commixta, Aloe comosa, Aloe corallina, Aloe decumbens, Aloe dewinteri, Aloe dichotoma, Aloe dinteri, Aloe eminens, Aloe erinacea, Aloe excelsa, Aloe ferox, Aloe forbesii, Aloe gracilis, Aloe haemanthifolia, Aloe helenae, Aloe hereroensis, Aloe inermis, Aloe inyangensis, Aloe jawiyon, Aloe jucunda, Aloe juddii, Aloe khamiesensis, Aloe kilifiensis, Aloe maculata, Aloe marlothii, Aloe namibensis, Aloe nyeriensis, Aloe pearsonii, Aloe peglerae, Aloe perfoliata, Aloe perryi, Aloe petricola, Aloe pillansii, Aloe plicatilis, Aloe polyphylla, Aloe ramosissima, Aloe rauhii, Aloe reynoldsii, Aloe scobinifolia, Aloe ser. Macrifoliae, Aloe ser. Mitriformes, Aloe sinkatana, Aloe sladeniana, Aloe squarrosa, Aloe striata, Aloe striatula, Aloe succotrina, Aloe suzannae, Aloe tenuior, Aloe thraskii, Aloe variegata, Aloe vera, Aloe viridiflora, Aloe wildii, List of Aloe species. Excerpt: Aloe vera is a succulent plant species that probably originated in northern Africa. The species does not have any naturally occurring populations, although closely related aloes do occur in northern Africa. The species is frequently cited as being used in herbal medicine since the beginning of the first century AD. Extracts from A. vera are widely used in the cosmetics and alternative medicine industries, being marketed as variously having rejuvenating, healing or soothing properties. There is, however, little scientific evidence of the effectiveness or safety of A. vera extracts for either cosmetic or medicinal purposes, and what positive evidence is...