Agave vera-cruz Mill.
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Agave vera-cruz Mill. |
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Names.
Myanmar: thin-baw-na-nat. English: blue aloe.
Range.
Mexico. Introduced into southern Europe, northwestern Africa, Mauritius, India, and Sri Lanka. Cultivated in Myanmar.
Use.
Juice: Used as purgative.
Note.
In India the whole plant is used as a purgative ( Jain and DeFilipps 1991).
Reference.
Nordal (1963).
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