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Dried Juices and Dried

Latex

Dried Juices Dried Latex

are fluid plant saps being usually aqueous liquids, is an emulsion or suspension
Definition containing dissolved substances and present in plant occurs in plants in special structures named laticiferous
in special structures. structures (which may be cells, tubes or vessels) and from which
They occur either in cells (Aloes) and in cavities the latex is obtained by making incisions in the plant.
(Eucalyptus). The well-known latex is opium.

Difference Aloe ربصلا Opiumشاخشخلا

origin is the solid residue obtained by evaporating the liquid the air-dried latex obtained by incision from the fully-
which drains from the cut leaves of Aloe ferox and grown but unripe capsules of Papaver somniferum
Aloe vera, Fam. Liliaceae Fam. Papaveraceae
shape

Color dark brown or nearly black dark brown to chocolate brown
Odor characteristic and disagreeable
Taste very bitter Shape: rounded or cubical pieces.
Fracture hard Plastic when fresh & hard on keeping

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