1、 Introduction

Aloe is a perennial evergreen and fleshy herb belonging to the class of monocotyledons and the family aphrodaceae. It is native to arid areas in tropical Africa and is now widely distributed all over the world. Its suitable growth environment temperature is between 20-30 degrees, and the night temperature is about 14-17 degrees. When the temperature is lower than 10 ℃, the plants will stop growing, and the plants below zero will be frostbitten or even wither and die. You need plenty of sunlight during growth, and you are afraid of direct sunlight and excessive shade. It has strong drought resistance, but it is not resistant to waterlogging.

2、 Can I eat it

Not all varieties of aloe can be eaten. At present, there are about 300 varieties of aloe, but only 10 varieties are edible. Common edible aloe varieties include aloe vera, Aloe arborescens and Chinese aloe. In addition, there are two kinds of aloes that can be used for medicine, including Cape aloe and soap aloe. In addition to these, others can only be viewed, not used for medicine, nor eaten as rice. Home grown aloe can only be eaten if it is Chinese aloe or Curacao aloe. Therefore, we need to know its variety first, then check whether it can be eaten, and then eat it after confirmation.

3、 How to eat

The aloe can be peeled and cut into pieces and eaten cold with tomatoes and other things. It can also be peeled and cut into pieces, boiled with water and boiled with rock sugar. It has a good effect on treating constipation. In addition, you can fry shrimps with aloe. Cut the aloe into strips and put them into the fruit treasure, and then put them in the refrigerator for refrigeration. The taste of aloe will become sour and sweet.