A spiny succulent perennial. The long leaves are thick and full of juice and smooth except for spiny teeth on the margins.
juice taken internally for constipation and to soothe ulcers, arthritis and colitis; fresh leaf or juice is applied for burns, sunburn, poison oak (can be used around eyes) and wounds.
A small-leaved evergreen tree with silver-gray and green foliage. The fruits are purple.
used externally for cradle cap and both internally and in enema form for impacted colon; leaves used in tincture for mild hypertension and general cardiovascular tonic; leaf extracts effective antiviral and may be useful for herpes.
