Aloe Vera

Category: Pharmacopoeia

Aloe Vera Gel

The aloe vera gel is extracted from the central part of the leaf. The leaves are first deprived of the external part, thus eliminating the part of the plant containing the anthraquinones, and then squeezed.

The gel contains:

• Water
• Mucilage
• Polysaccharides
• Lecithins
• Amino acids
• Enzymes
• Vitamins A, C, E, of group B
• Minerals (for example, iron, potassium, sodium, magnesium, zinc, phosphorus, etc.)
• Fatty acids
• Plant sterols;
• Saponins