The genus Aloe is NOT strictly medicinal
by Duke Benadom
Medicinal Aloes

+aageodonta   high blood pressure, syphilis, gonorrhea, malaria
+africana          burns, scrapes
+arborescens  burns, scrapes
​ aristata            wound healing (Ayurveda)

+barberae (bainesii)    antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory > > > > contains some poison
 chrysostachys    malaria
+dawei               burns, scrapes, purgative
 deserti              malaria 

+excelsa            burns, scrapes
​+ferox                burns, scrapes
 humilis             sunburn
+kedongensis     burns, scrapes, typhoid, std, malaria

  lateritia           burns, coughs, diarrhea, eye, ear, malaria, skin
+littoralis          eyes, anti-inflammatory
+marlothii         burns, scrapes
 morijensis        pneumonia, itch, vomiting, malaria

+ngongensis      back ache, burns, diarrhea, wounds, skin, itch, etc.
+nyeriensis        back ache, burns, diarrhea, wounds, skin, etc.
+scabrifolia        burns, scrapes
 secundiflora     burns, scrapes, arthritis, eyes, high blood pressure, itch > > >poisonous to goats

 turkanensis    anti-inflammatory
 tweediae         burns, scrapes
 ukambensis    diaphragm, malaria
 vera                  burns, scrapes

+volkensii        burns, scrapes, eyes, fever, malaria, pneumonia
 wanalensis    typhoid, syphilis, malaria
 wollastonii     skin, jaundice, yellow fever



Poisonous Aloes

  • +ballyi  (hemlock)
  •  christianii
  •  deltoideodonta
  • +barberae (bainesii)
  • +elata  (hemlock)
  • +eminens
Special Notes

  • Aloe dumetorum is synonymous with Aloe ellenbeckii.
  • Aloe aristata is now in its own genus Aristaloe.
  • Aloe barberae and Aloe eminens have been moved to Aloidendron.
  • Tree-like (caulescent) aloes, those with a stem(s) in excess of one meter, are marked with a plus sign +.
  • 28 taxa are listed as having medicinal qualities and 19 taxa as poisonous; keep in mind that more than 500 species of Aloe are known today.
  • ​Information contained on this page has been derived, in part, from inhabitants of the vicinity of the species listed and is in no way intended as medical advice.
  • Aloe fibrosa was listed as poisonour from one source; however, Len Newton has advised that it has fibers in place of the tissue that produces the poisonous exudate present in most poisonous aloes.
  • Len Newton was a great source in updating this species list.
from The difference between Aloes and Agaves page 

Origin
 Aloe, a member of the the lily family known as  Asphodelaceae (Aloaceae), and is native to parts of Africa and Arabia.

Size
There are more than 450 species of aloe, ranging from 2 inches across to tree height.  Aloe vera, often grown as a houseplant and kept in kitchens, contains a gel that helps heal minor burns. Larger aloe, such as the 50 foot tall Aloe bainseii, has "a grotesquely thickened trunk and tapering branches that make it look like a character out of a Dr. Seuss story," according to The Book of Outdoor Gardening.
  • +gariepensis
  •  globuligemma
  • +gracilicaulis
  •  ibitiensis
  •  krapohliana
  •  ortholopha
  • ​+pluridens
  • ​ rivae
  •  ruspoliana  (hemlock)
  • +sabaea
  •  venenosa
  •  viguieri