Undoubtedly, the best known species is Aloe vera (synonymous Aloe barbadensis Miller) widely used to produce various types of food supplements and products for external use (cosmetics).
Dell "aloe - and in particular dell"Aloe vera - mainly the juice and gel obtained from the fleshy leaves are used. The plant enjoys a certain popularity since the most remote past due to the many properties that came to it and which are still ascribed to it today.
It should be noted, however, that not all the properties attributed to aloe are confirmed; some, in fact, are being studied while others are still unsupported by scientific evidence.
For more information: Aloe vera: What it is, Composition, Uses ;
More specifically, these components of aloe act directly on the intestinal mucosa, increasing the motility of the last section of the intestine and improving the transit time in the colon. The laxative effect also appears to be attributable to an irritating effect exerted by various components of the intestine. "aloe on the enteric mucosa.
The part of the plant containing important concentrations of anthraquinones is the juice, to which purgative activities are ascribed.
