how was it used as a medicine traditionally?
As a skin treatment
Aloe vera
"Aloe vera" is used in traditional medicine as a skin treatment
is aloe vera a fruit or a vegetable UNANSWERABLE how would you describe "aloe vera"? Aloe vera" is a stemless or very short-stemmed plant growing to 60–100 cm (24–39 in) tall, spreading by offsets. The leaves are thick and fleshy, green to grey-green, with some varieties showing white flecks on their upper and lower stem surfaces. how did it gets its name? The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 as "Aloe perfoliata" var. "vera", and was described again in 1768 by Nicolaas Laurens Burman as "Aloe vera" what conditions are required for it to be cultivated? It  is intolerant of heavy frost and snow,resistant to most insect pests. In pots, the species requires well-drained, sandy potting soil and bright, sunny conditions. "Aloe" plants can burn under too much sun or shrivel when the pot does not drain water. where is this plant used? Two substances from "Aloe vera" – a clear gel and its yellow latex – are used to manufacture commercial products.
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Aloe vera [SEP] Traditional medicine
"Aloe vera" is used in traditional medicine as a skin treatment. Early records of "Aloe vera" use appear in the Ebers Papyrus from the 16th century BC, and in Dioscorides' "De Materia Medica" and Pliny the Elder's "Natural History" – both written in the mid-first century AD. It is also written of in the "Juliana Anicia Codex" of 512 AD.