The stamp "Aloe arborescens" from the "Medicinal Plants" series was issued on March 14, 1972. Print run: 5,200,000 copies. Artist: V. Pimenov.
Aloe arborescens is an evergreen succulent plant, a low-growing, heavily branched small tree or shrub, 2 to 10 m tall. The leaves and the concentrated juice obtained from them are used as medicinal raw material.
Aloe preparations have a laxative and choleretic effect, possess pronounced anti-inflammatory and anti-burn properties, enhance the secretion of digestive glands, and improve appetite and digestion. Aloe juice has a bacteriostatic effect against many groups of microbes: staphylococci, streptococci, and the bacteria that cause diphtheria, typhoid fever, and dysentery.