Aloe

The thick leaves of an Aloe vera plant contain a clear gel, which is used to store water.

My mom says to put aloe on a burn, but there's no science to back that up. It's a myth.

Aloe vera is a common plant to put on sunburns.

Native tropical plants such as moringa, palma christi, verbena and aloe are routinely used to treat health ailments such as colds and flu.

This climbing vine from South America is used to a make a general anesthetic applied during open-heart surgery. Aloe, originally grown in Africa, has many applications, from a sunburn remedy to a laxative.

1885 Ferdinand von Mueller: Select Extra-tropical Plants, Readily Eligible For Industrial Culture Or Naturalization. pub: Melbourne: J. Ferres Aloe ferox, Miller. South-Africa. This species yields the best Cape-aloes, as observed by Dr. Pappe. The simply inspissated juice of the leaves of the various species of the genus constitutes the aloe-drug. It is best obtained by using neither heat nor pressure for extracting the sap. By re-dissolving the aqueous part of Aloes in cold water, and reducing the liquid through boiling or other processes of exsiccation to dryness, the extract of aloes is prepared. The bitter sap, used for dressing wounds, keeps off flies very effectually. It deserves introduction particularly in veterinary practice.

'…you know how difficult it is to break yourself of a habit.' 'Yes,' said Cyril; 'Jane used to bite her nails.' 'But I broke myself of it,' urged Jane, rather hurt, 'You know I did.' 'Not till they put bitter aloes on them,' said Cyril.

In mercy I put a bullet through his skull, and he fell sprawling among the aloes.