Kumari (Aloe vera)

Kumari – Aloe vera

Kumari, commonly known as ‘Indian aloe’ is a perennial dwarf fleshy leaved plant having many therapeutic actions. The name Kumari means that the plant can survive with little quantity of water and it has cooling effects. It is cultivated in many regions owing to its medicinal properties and commercial value. The species name ‘vera’ indicates that the plant is native of India. Kumari is one of the most commonly used herb in Ayurveda and Allopathy.

Kumari have many therapeutic actions including antiinflammatory, coolant, laxative, diuretic, aphrodisiac etc. Dr.Gupta’s IAFAhas conducted many studies on Kumari and proven that the plant can be used to treat diseases like Jaundice, Splenomegaly, Anemia, Skin allergies, Hemorrhoids, Fever etc. Kumari is found to have excellent wound healing effects. Studies have proven that the plant have antiinflammatory and immunostimulant effects.IAFA experts discovered that intake of Aloe vera gel can reduce body fat and can be used as an anti obesity agent. The aqueous extract of the plant have antiinflammatory actions and helps to cure the wound quickly. Kumari is used extensively in patients of Liver fibrosis due to its antioxidative and antifibrotic effects. Our experts have also proven the effect of Kumari in Skin allergic conditions.

Action of Kumari – Aloe verain Allergies

Kumari has been traditionally used as an antiallergic agent. The extracts of the plant is useful in alleviating skin allergic conditions. The aqueous extract of the leaves can be directly applied on the skin to relieve skin allergy. According to ancient Ayurvedic text books, Kumari is used to treat Skin allergies (Twak vikara) and Leprosy (Kushta). The plant contains phytoconstituents like anthraquinone glycosides, aloin barbaloin, isobarbaloin, homonataloin etc which aids it’s antiallergic actions. IAFA scientists are consistently working on Kumari to bring about new combination to cure skin allergic conditions.

Vernacular Names and Botanical Classification

Botanical Name	Aloe vera
Family	Liliaceae
Native Names
Sanskrit Name	Kumari
Hindi Name	Ghikanvar
English Name	Indian aloe
Malayalam Name	Kattar vazha
Kannada Name	Lolesara
Marathi name	Pivalaboel

Ayurveda reference of Kumari – Aloe vera

Morphology of Kumari – Aloe vera

Kumari is a perennial dwarf fleshy leaved plant
The stem is short and thick
The leaves are sessile, lanceolate shaped, and spiny toothed at the margin
The racemes are long and dense
Flowers are pendulous and have yellow or orange color
Fruit is locculicidal

Geographical distribution of Kumari – Aloe vera

As it’s common name indicates, Kumari is native to India and is found through out the nation. It is nowadays cultivated because of it’s high medicinal value.

Phytoconstituents of Kumari – Aloe vera

The plant contains phytoconstituents like anthraquinone glycosides, aloin barbaloin, isobarbaloin, beta barbaloin, aloe emodin, resin, aloetic acid, homonataloin, glucosamine, hexuronic acid, chrysophanic acid and aloesone

Parts used of Kumari – Aloe vera

Leaves

Dosage of Kumari – Aloe vera

Juice (Swarasa) – 10-20 ml

Medicinal Properties of Kumari – Aloe vera

Shotha hara – anti inflammatory
Sula hara- relieves pain
Bramhana- promotes strength
Vrshya- aphrodisiac
Kushtaghna – useful in skin diseases
Krimighna – useful in worm disease
Jwaraghna- cures fever
Arsoghna – cures piles

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Home remedies of Kumari – Aloe vera

In Jaundice (Kamala) – Fresh juice extracted from Kumari is used for nasal medication (Nasya) for a period of 7 days. It can be used effectively to treat Jaundice
In Urticaria (Sitapitta) – Juice of Kumari is extracted and applied along with honey and ghee on skin. 10-20 leaves are squeezed well to obtain the juice.
In Splenomegaly (Pleeha vrdhi) – Juice of Aloe vera and powder of Curcuma longa are mixed well. It is then taken internally.
In Insect bites (Vishavikara) – Kumari is dried and made into paste with fresh Curcuma longa rhizomes and applied over the bitten area.
In Wound (Vrana) – Paste prepared from juice of Aloe and Cuminum cyminum is applied on the skin. It can heal wound quickly.
In worm infestations (Krimi) – Juice of Kumari is taken with honey can kill harmful worms lying inside the body. The dose should be 10-20 ml
In Inflammation (Sodha) – Aloe is dried under sunlight and is made into powder from. Applying this powdered Aloe along with honey will reduce Inflammatory conditions.
In Fever (Jwara) – Oral intake of mixture of Kumari and Tinospora cordifolia leaves in powder form will alleviate fever in 3 days.