Plant Comparison

Ground Elder vs Aloe Vera

A side-by-side comparison of two medicinal plants — every documented constituent, action, use, safety note and cited source, assembled automatically from the Omnia Sana database.

First plant

Second plant

Plant AGround ElderAegopodium podagrariaApiaceaeFull monograph →

Plant BAloe VeraAloe veraAsphodelaceaeFull monograph →

At a glance

Ground Elder and Aloe Vera: they share 6 indicated uses (arthritis / joint pain, back pain, headache, …); 2 pharmacological actions in common.

Ground ElderAloe Vera

Constituents33

Pharmacological actions46

Indicated uses911

Safety notes22

Cited sources1932

Indicated uses

Only Ground Elder

Swelling / fluid retentionUrinary supportUrinary tract infection (UTI)

Shared (6)

Arthritis / joint painBack painHeadacheInflammation (general)Pain (general)Skin irritation

Only Aloe Vera

BruisingCancer (anticancer research)EczemaInfection (general)Wounds

Pharmacological actions

Only Ground Elder

Anti-rheumatic / anti-arthriticDiuretic

Shared (2)

Analgesic (pain relief)Anti-inflammatory

Only Aloe Vera

Anticancer (preclinical)AntimicrobialEmollient / skin-soothingVulnerary (wound healing)

Evidence face-off — shared uses

Condition	Ground Elder	Aloe Vera	Verdict
Arthritis / joint pain	1/10	1/10	Comparable evidence
Back pain	1/10	1/10	Comparable evidence
Headache	1/10	1/10	Comparable evidence
Inflammation (general)	1/10	1/10	Comparable evidence
Pain (general)	1/10	1/10	Comparable evidence
Skin irritation	1/10	1/10	Comparable evidence

Evidence scores (1–10) are computed from the tier of each cited source. “Comparable” means the two scores are within one point. Follow a score to its detailed sources.

Key Constituents

Polyacetylenes (falcarindiol)^{[6, 10]}

Falcarindiol, a potent COX-1 inhibitor (IC50 0.3 microM), identified as a key anti-inflammatory constituent underlying the plant's traditional anti-rheumatic and analgesic use.

Flavonoids and phenolic compounds^[1]

Contribute to the plant's antioxidant activity.

FlavonoidsPhenolic compounds

Coumarins and essential oil^[1]

Minor aromatic and coumarin constituents of the aerial parts.

CoumarinsEssential (volatile) oil

Polysaccharides (acemannan)^{[1, 13]}

Acemannan and other glucomannans are the principal gel polysaccharides, underlying the emollient and wound-healing effects.

PolysaccharidesMucilage

Anthraquinones (aloin, aloe-emodin)^[1]

Found mainly in the leaf latex (not the inner gel); responsible for the traditional laxative effect and requiring caution with prolonged use.

Anthraquinones

Enzymes, vitamins and minerals^[1]

Minor bioactive enzymes, vitamins (including C and E) and minerals contribute to the antioxidant and skin-conditioning properties of the gel.

Pharmacological Actions

Analgesic (pain relief)^{[11, 12, 13]}

Anti-inflammatory^{[1, 3, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13]}

Anti-rheumatic / anti-arthritic^{[1, 11, 12, 13]}

Diuretic^{[1, 11, 12, 13]}

Analgesic (pain relief)^{[13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]}

Anti-inflammatory^{[1, 2, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]}

Anticancer (preclinical)^{[21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26]}

Aloe vera and its anthraquinone aloe-emodin show dose-dependent antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic activity against multiple cancer types in vitro and in vivo (preclinical).

Antimicrobial^{[1, 3, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]}

Emollient / skin-soothing^{[4, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]}

Vulnerary (wound healing)^{[4, 5, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]}

Traditional & Indicated Uses

Arthritis / joint pain^{[11, 12, 13]}Traditional · 1/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 1

Label: Arthritis / joint pain

Back pain^{[11, 12, 13]}Traditional · 1/10

inferred from anti-rheumatic action

Evidence: 1

Label: Back pain

Headache^{[11, 12, 13]}Traditional · 1/10

inferred from analgesic action

Evidence: 1

Label: Headache

Inflammation (general)^{[11, 12, 13]}Traditional · 1/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 1

Label: Inflammation (general)

Pain (general)^{[11, 12, 13]}Traditional · 1/10

Evidence: 1

Label: Pain (general)

Skin irritation^{[11, 12, 13]}Traditional · 1/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 1

Label: Skin irritation

Swelling / fluid retention^{[11, 12, 13]}Traditional · 1/10

inferred from diuretic action

Evidence: 1

Label: Swelling / fluid retention

Urinary support^{[11, 12, 13]}Traditional · 1/10

inferred from diuretic action

Evidence: 1

Label: Urinary support

Urinary tract infection (UTI)^{[11, 12, 13]}Traditional · 1/10

inferred from diuretic action

Evidence: 1

Label: Urinary tract infection (UTI)

Arthritis / joint pain^{[13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]}Traditional · 1/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 1

Label: Arthritis / joint pain

Back pain^{[13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]}Traditional · 1/10

inferred from analgesic action

Evidence: 1

Label: Back pain

Bruising^{[13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]}Traditional · 1/10

inferred from vulnerary action

Evidence: 1

Label: Bruising

Cancer (anticancer research)^{[21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26]}Traditional · 2/10

Aloe-emodin, an Aloe vera anthraquinone, induces apoptosis and inhibits growth of gastric, oral squamous, hepatocellular, lung (incl. xenograft) and glioblastoma cancer cells, modulating caspases, Bcl-2/Bax, PI3K/Akt and MEK/ERK signalling (preclinical).

Evidence: 2

Label: Cancer (anticancer research)

Eczema^{[13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]}Traditional · 1/10

inferred from emollient action

Evidence: 1

Label: Eczema

Headache^{[13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]}Traditional · 1/10

inferred from analgesic action

Evidence: 1

Label: Headache

Infection (general)^{[13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]}Traditional · 1/10

inferred from antimicrobial action

Evidence: 1

Label: Infection (general)

Inflammation (general)^{[13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]}Traditional · 1/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 1

Label: Inflammation (general)

Pain (general)^{[13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]}Traditional · 1/10

Evidence: 1

Label: Pain (general)

Skin irritation^{[13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]}Traditional · 1/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 1

Label: Skin irritation

Wounds^{[13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]}Traditional · 1/10

inferred from antimicrobial action

Evidence: 1

Label: Wounds

Safety, Cautions & Contraindications

Safety note^{[9, 11, 12, 13]}Caution

Generally safe as a food plant when young leaves are harvested. Contains furocoumarins (photosensitising compounds) — handling large quantities in bright sunlight may cause skin irritation. Individuals with Apiaceae allergies should exercise caution. Not recommended in therapeutic doses during pregnancy.

Safety note^{[11, 12, 13, 14]}Info

Duke (2002) does not appear to include a dedicated entry for ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria) in the Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, Second Edition.

Safety note^{[13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]}Caution

Topical use of aloe gel is generally safe for most people. Oral use of aloe latex as a laxative is potentially unsafe with prolonged use due to risk of dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and potential kidney damage. Aloe latex contains anthraquinone glycosides which may cause abdominal cramping and diarrhea. Not recommended during pregnancy or breastfeeding. May interact with diabetes medications, diuretics, and laxatives. Oral aloe gel at typical doses appears safe short-term but long-term safety is unclear. Allergic reactions possible in sensitive individuals.

Safety note^{[13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 27]}Caution

Duke (2002) reports clinical evidence (score 2/3) supporting aloe gel's use in psoriasis, constipation (in adults), and as a vulnerary. Gel preparations have been clinically validated for peptic ulcers (excluding stress-induced), radiation burns, and skin ulcers. Dose: 1 tablespoon gel three times daily or 50–200 mg dried juice equivalent per day as a laxative. An important safety distinction is made: the gel (inner leaf mucilage) is AHPA Class 1 (safe), while the inner leaf juice or dried latex is Class 2b due to anthraquinone content and is contraindicated in intestinal inflammation, colitis, Crohn's disease, appendicitis, and during menstruation (Duke, 2002).

External Ids

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Wikidata: Q217778

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Wikidata: Q80079

Botanical Description

Vigorous, low, patch-forming perennial herb spreading rapidly by white, brittle, creeping rhizomes. The leaves are broad and twice-ternate (in threes of threes), with oval, sharply toothed leaflets, borne on long stalks. In summer it sends up hollow, grooved, unspotted green stems topped with flat umbels of small white flowers, typical of the carrot family. The whole plant smells mildly of parsley or carrot when crushed.^[1]

Height: 30-100 cm

Habit: Low, mat-forming, rhizomatous perennial herb

Leaves: Broad, twice-ternate, with oval sharply toothed leaflets in groups of three

Flowers: Small white flowers in flat compound umbels

Stem: Hollow, grooved, plain green (never purple-spotted)

Root: Thin, white, brittle, fast-spreading creeping rhizome

Fruit: Small ridged schizocarp typical of the carrot family

Flowering Period: May-July

Succulent, rosette-forming perennial with thick, fleshy, lance-shaped leaves edged with soft, pale teeth, each leaf filled with a clear, slippery, mucilaginous gel beneath a tougher green rind. In favourable conditions it produces a tall flowering spike bearing tubular yellow (sometimes orange) flowers.^[1]

Height: Leaves 40-80 cm; flower spike to about 1 m

Habit: Succulent, rosette-forming perennial

Leaves: Thick, fleshy, lance-shaped, edged with soft pale teeth, filled with clear mucilaginous gel

Flowers: Tubular yellow (occasionally orange) flowers on a tall, unbranched or sparsely branched spike

Stem: Very short, often inconspicuous, below the leaf rosette

Root: Shallow, fibrous roots

Fruit: Capsule (rarely produced in cultivation)

Flowering Period: Varies with climate; typically under warm, dry conditions

Habitat

A common weed of gardens, hedgerows, shaded waste ground and disturbed soil, often near old dwellings; native to Europe and temperate Asia and widely naturalised elsewhere, where its invasive spreading rhizomes make it a persistent garden weed.^[1]

Believed native to the Arabian Peninsula, and now cultivated and naturalised throughout arid and semi-arid tropical and subtropical regions worldwide as a garden, medicinal and commercial crop.^[1]

Harvesting

The young leaves and stems are gathered in spring, before flowering, when they are most tender and least bitter; the root can be dug at the same time. Careful identification against poisonous Apiaceae look-alikes (poison hemlock, hemlock water-dropwort, fool's parsley) is essential before harvesting.^[1]

Parts: Leaf, Root, Stem

Season: Spring, before flowering

Outer, mature leaves are cut close to the base as needed; the clear inner gel (mucilage) is separated from the outer rind and from the bitter yellow latex (aloin-containing exudate) just under the rind, since the gel and the latex have different uses and safety profiles.^[1]

Parts: Leaf

Season: Year-round where climate permits, from mature outer leaves

Traditional Uses

Ground elder has long been used in European folk medicine as a remedy for gout and rheumatic and arthritic joint pain (reflected in the name 'podagraria', from podagra, gout), typically applied as a poultice or taken as a decoction. The young leaves have also been eaten as a spring pot-herb, valued for their nutrient content as well as their medicinal reputation.^[1]

Aloe vera has an ancient reputation, recorded from ancient Egypt onward, as a topical remedy for burns, wounds and skin inflammation (the 'burn plant' / 'first aid plant'), and the bitter leaf latex has been used traditionally as a stimulant laxative. It remains one of the most widely used topical botanicals for skin care and minor wound healing.^[1]

Preparations

Decoction^[1]

Dried or fresh leaf, stem and root simmered in water as a traditional remedy for gout and rheumatic pain.

Poultice^[1]

Fresh leaves crushed or boiled and applied directly to gouty or arthritic joints.

Fresh leaf (culinary/medicinal)^[1]

Young spring leaves eaten as a cooked pot-herb, similarly to spinach, continuing the traditional food-medicine use.

Fresh gel^[1]

Clear inner leaf gel applied fresh, or as a stabilised commercial gel, directly to the skin for burns, minor wounds and skin irritation.

Oral juice/gel^[1]

Inner leaf gel (latex-free) taken orally, used traditionally for digestive support.

References

REF-0719, REF-0720, REF-0721, REF-1688, REF-1689, REF-1690, REF-1691, REF-2560, REF-2561, REF-2562

REF-2234, REF-2235, REF-2236, REF-2237, REF-2238, REF-2239, REF-2240, REF-2241, REF-2242, REF-2243, REF-2244

Lookalikes Review

Outcome: has-lookalikes

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Reviewed Date: 2026-07-06

Outcome: has-lookalikes

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Reviewed Date: 2026-07-07

Dangerous Lookalikes

Safety note^{[15, 16]}Fatal

Dangerous Plant: conium-maculatum

Confused Part: Young leaves and foliage gathered in spring, before flowering.

Confusion Context: Poison hemlock is a carrot-family plant with lacy foliage that can be mistaken for edible umbellifer greens; its alkaloid coniine causes an ascending paralysis that stops breathing, and even a small amount can be fatal. It grows in the same disturbed ground, hedgerows and waste places as ground elder.

Distinguishing Features: Ground elder leaves are in neat groups of three (twice-ternate) with broad, oval, sharply toothed leaflets. Poison hemlock leaves are finely divided, feathery and fern-like — not in groups of three., Poison hemlock has a hairless stem blotched and streaked with purple; ground elder's stem is plain green and grooved, never purple-spotted., Crushed ground elder smells mildly of parsley or carrot; crushed poison hemlock smells foul and musty ('mousy').

Key Test: Check the stem: purple blotches or streaks on a smooth, hairless stem = poison hemlock — do not eat. Ground elder has a plain green grooved stem, broad toothed leaflets in threes, and a mild parsley smell (never mousy).

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Safety note^[17]Fatal

Dangerous Plant: oenanthe-crocata

Confused Part: Foliage (mistaken for celery or parsley) and roots (mistaken for parsnip), where the plant grows near water.

Confusion Context: Hemlock water-dropwort is probably the most poisonous plant in Britain; its toxin oenanthotoxin causes violent convulsions, and its parsnip-like roots and celery-like leaves have repeatedly been eaten by mistake, often fatally. It grows in and beside water.

Distinguishing Features: Habitat is the first filter: hemlock water-dropwort grows in or right beside water (wet ditches, streams, marshes); ground elder grows in dry gardens, hedgerows and disturbed ground., Hemlock water-dropwort has a cluster of pale, swollen, finger-like root tubers ('dead man's fingers'); ground elder spreads by thin white creeping rhizomes, not fleshy tubers.

Key Test: If the plant is growing in or at the edge of water and has a cluster of swollen finger-like root tubers, treat it as hemlock water-dropwort — do not touch the roots. Ground elder grows in dry ground from thin creeping rhizomes.

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Safety note^{[18, 19]}Dangerous

Dangerous Plant: aethusa-cynapium

Confused Part: Young leaves and foliage in spring.

Confusion Context: Fool's parsley is a common carrot-family weed of gardens and disturbed ground — named for being mistaken for parsley — that contains toxic polyacetylenes and can cause burning of the mouth, vomiting and neurological effects, especially in children.

Distinguishing Features: Fool's parsley leaves are finely dissected, thin, dark green and fern-like; ground elder leaves are broad, oval, toothed leaflets in neat groups of three — a coarser, very different leaf., In flower, fool's parsley shows three long, narrow bracteoles hanging down beneath each small flower cluster (a 'beard'); ground elder umbels have no such drooping beard., Crushed fool's parsley smells foul and acrid ('mousy'); ground elder smells mildly of parsley or carrot.

Key Test: Finely dissected fern-like leaves with a foul mousy smell — and, if flowering, a drooping three-part 'beard' under each little umbel — mean fool's parsley, not ground elder (which has broad toothed leaflets in threes and a mild parsley scent).

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Safety note^{[30, 31, 32]}Irritant

Dangerous Plant: agave-americana

Confused Part: Fleshy leaves harvested for their soothing gel; agave forms a very similar large rosette of thick, pointed succulent leaves.

Confusion Context: Aloe vera is grown and harvested for the clear soothing gel inside its fleshy leaves. Agave (Agave americana and relatives) forms a very similar rosette of thick, pointed succulent leaves and, as Gardening Know How notes, the two are easily confused if you have not grown both. But agave is not soothing: its sap contains calcium oxalate raphides, steroidal saponins and acrid oils, and peer-reviewed dermatology reports document painful irritant contact dermatitis (even purpura) from agave sap. Applying or ingesting agave sap in mistake for aloe gel can burn the skin, mouth and gut. Because both are common houseplants and garden succulents, this is a realistic mix-up.

Distinguishing Features: Inside the leaf (decisive): snap or cut a leaf. Aloe leaves are soft and filled with clear, slippery gel. Agave leaves are tough and fibrous/stringy with no gel - you cannot easily snap them by hand., Leaf tip and edge: agave leaves end in one hard, sharp terminal spine and often have stiff sharp teeth; aloe has softer, more pliable leaves with soft whitish teeth and no rigid terminal spike., Whole plant over time: aloe flowers repeatedly on a branched stalk and lives on; agave typically flowers only once, on a huge tall stalk, then dies.

Key Test: Cut a leaf. Clear, slippery gel inside a soft leaf = aloe (safe gel). A tough, fibrous leaf with no gel, ending in a hard sharp spine = agave - its sap is an irritant that can burn skin, mouth and gut, so do not use it. When in doubt, do not apply or consume it unless you are certain it is aloe.

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Dosage

Not documented

Topical gel^[12]

The WHO monograph on Aloe Vera Gel specifies fresh gel, or preparations containing 10-70% fresh gel, applied to the affected skin area. Educational reference only, not a prescription.

Drug Class Interactions

Not documented

Safety note^{[28, 29]}Caution

Drug Class: antidiabetics

Mechanism: Aloe vera (taken internally) can lower blood sugar - a meta-analysis found improved fasting glucose in prediabetes and improved HbA1c in type 2 diabetes - so combining it with diabetes medicines may increase the risk of hypoglycaemia; monitor blood glucose.

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