Aloe schweinfurthii gel: composition physicochemical and biological properties

Abstract

Aloe schweinfurthii Baker (synonyms: A. barteri Bak.; A. barteri var. lutea A. Chev.; A. trivialis A. Chev.), family Asphodelaceae,1 is the succulent, evergreen, perennial Aloe species indigenous to tropical African countries, which thrives on the soil and in the weather of West African countries including Nigeria.2,3 The plant is cultivated for ethnomedical treatment of intestinal and urinogenital conditions, and applied also externally on sores, wounds and burns. Its edible flowers are sometimes used as a culinary in soups while its sap is added to drinking water for poultry and is said to protect them against avian cholera.3