Different Types of Aloe
There are over 500 different species in the Aloe family. Each one is different in size and appearance going any where from as small is a half dollar coin to full sized trees.
They are found all over the world, but are native to Africa Yemen and other countries in that region. The differences between the Aloes are actually very odd ones. Some of them can survive in cold weather; others die in cold or wet climate.
When you think of aloe, what do you think of? Most people think of the aloe that is used for sun burns and other minor injuries? Have you ever thought of it as a small little shrub? Or a big tree? With over 500 different species no matter how you look at it, it is still a very big species.
Aloe Vera is the most commonly known, it has been used for burns, cuts, bruises, nutritional values, and much more by all the different cultures of the world. The aloe that we are familiar with grows like a desert plant; it has long slender leaves that are thick all the way up to around the middle where they start to thin out.
Caring for these plants is very easy, and most aloe plants can be found in a garden or in a home used as decoration. Aloe is also a good source of vitamins, and so there are a lot of different cultures that experiment with the different types of Aloe.
With all the different types of aloe, and all of the evidence of it’s healing abilities, it is a wonder it is not extinct yet. The plants are all over and easy to find once you know what you are looking for. Using aloe for injuries is also easy, simply by cutting off a leave and squeezing the juice out you are able to work with aloe juice.
Steven Godlewski - Liquid Vitamins and Life Force International