Aloe Vera Handbook

Aloe Vera Handbook
Cultivation, Research Findings, Products, Formulations, Extraction and Processing

Author: H. Panda
ISBN: 9788178330242
Pages: 496
Format: 19 X 25
Binding: Paperback
Pub. Year: 2004

Aloe Vera is a semi tropical plant. There are over 250 species of Aloe grown around the world. It contains more than two hundred tonic ingredients including essential amino acids, minerals, vitamins, enzymes and steroids. Also contains the most essential components required by the human body. It is grown wild in hedge-rows in dry soil conditions and almost all parts of India. It can be grown even under constant drought conditions.Commercial cultivation and utilization of this plant with the application of technology can be of great value. This book highlights such commercial and utilization aspects along with technical details to guide and encourage new entrepreneurs. It is very useful book for consultants, farmers, students of agricultural universities, libraries etc

Contents: 1. Historical Developments; 2. Geographical Distributions; 3. Anatomy of Aloe Vera Leaves; 4. Agro-techniques: Aloe Vera; 5. Aloe Investment Opportunity; 6. Research findings; 7.Clinical Trials; 8. Patent; 9. Herbal Formulation; 10. Cultivation Practices; 11. Extraction Process; 12. Patents and Know-how.