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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: 26. Chapters: Endemic flora of Macaronesia, Flora of Madeira, Flora of the Azores, Flora of the Canary Islands, Euphorbia mellifera, Monanthes, Aloe vera, Malva sylvestris, Laurisilva, Imperata cylindrica, Anthemis cotula, Salvia fruticosa, Dracaena draco, Senecio glaucus, Verdelho, Myrica faya, Juniperus cedrus, Allium roseum, Juniperus phoenicea, Canarina, Lobularia maritima, Carex pendula, Juniperus brevifolia, Ipomoea cairica, Echium wildpretii, Carlo Morici, Echium candicans, Verbascum virgatum, Clethra arborea, Lavatera phoenicea, Asplenium azoricum, Teucrium scorodonia, Genista linifolia, Echium virescens, Echium pininana, Lavandula multifida, Echium simplex, Genista canariensis, Mediterranean Acacia-Argania dry woodlands, Argyranthemum, Caralluma burchardii, Aeonium haworthii, Ocotea foetens, Euphorbia lambii, Picconia excelsa, Matthiola maderensis, Picconia azorica, Hypericum grandifolium, Pittosporum coriaceum, Sideroxylon mirmulano, Laurus azorica, Genista stenopetala, Echium wildpretii subsp. trichosiphon, Persea indica, Geranium maderense, Heberdenia excelsa, Monanthes muralis, Rhamnus glandulosa, Visnea mocanera, Euphorbia balsamifera, Caralluma edulis, Echium webbii, Appolonias barbujana, Echium gentianoides, Tinta Negra Mole. Excerpt: Aloe vera, pronounced, also known as the true or medicinal aloe, is a species of succulent plant in the genus Aloe that is believed to have originated in the Sudan. Aloe vera grows in arid climates and is widely distributed in Africa, India, Nepal and other arid areas. The species is frequently cited as being used in herbal medicine. Many scientific studies on the use of extracts of Aloe vera have been undertaken, some of them conflicting. Despite these limitations, there is some preliminary evidence that Aloe vera extracts may be useful in the treatment of wound and burn healing, m...
