Aloe Vera Latin Name: Aloe vera/Aloe barbadensis (Liliaceae). Colloquially known as Burn Plant, Medicine Plant, Saqal, or zabila. Physical Description: Succulent with long leaves and spikes of yellow or orange flowers. Habitat and Cultivation: Cultivated worldwide, easily potable: propagated by breaking off a small rooted plantlet from a mother plant. Native to tropical areas, especially Eastern and Southern Africa. Parts Used in Herbalism: Leaves. Constituents: Anthraquinones, Resins, Tannins, Polysaccharides, Aloectin B. Medicinal Actions & Uses: Emollient. Effective at healing wounds, especially burns and scrapes on the surface; and ulcers internally. Also has laxative properties. Magickal Actions & Uses: Aloe is particularly associated with luck and protection. When grown round the house it guards against evil from without and within (especially with regards to the prevention of household accidents). Several traditional cultures in Africa, as well as in modern Mexico, ritually hang aloe over their doors as part of protective charms. ~RavenwinD~ 🌛🌕🌜