ALOE VERA
Common name	Sal tree
Botanical Name	Shorea robusta Gaertn
Vernacular name	English- Shaal tree Hindi- Saakhu Gujarati- Shaalriksh
Family	Dipterocarpaceae
Class	Dicotyledonae
Parts of plant used	Heart wood
Chemical Constituents	Bergenin, shoreaphenol, chalcone, 4-hydroxychalcone-4-O-Beta-D-glucopyranoside, 12Alpha-hydroxy-3-oxo-olenano-28,13-lactone.
Therapeutic uses	Used in Itching, Helminthiasis, Leprosy, Anaemia, Metabolic disorder, Disorders of blood, Oedema, Syphilis, Ulcer, Disease of female genital tract.