ALOE VERA
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There are nearly five hundred species of Aloe, a type of plant that originated in Southern Africa, near the Cape of good hope. The use of Aloe goes back in history.
There are pictures of Aloe plants on some Egyptian temples. The Greek Physician Dioscorides wrote of its benefits to heal wounds and treat Hemorrhoids.
Aloes now grow throughout Africa, around the Mediterranean and Caribbean, and many countries in South America. The thick, juicy leaves contain two distinct products that are used medicinally and that need to be distinguished to avoid confusion. One is thin clear gel or Mucilage that oozes from the middle of a broken leaf. The other is a bitter Latex, referred to as Aloe Vera Juice, derived from the cells.
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS:
GEL : mucopolysaccharides
LATEX : anthraquinone derivatives, mostly in the forms of aloins, with smaller amounts of hydroxyaloins, aloe-emodin, and aloe resins.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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GEL -- The mucilage is used topically in wounds and burns to help them heal more rapidly. Taken internally, it is considered a general tonic. Unfortunately, separation of the gel from the latex for commercial preparations is often incomplete, and the gel may end up with some laxative action due to inadvertent inclusion of latex. It has been recommended for burns due to radiation, but like most of its uses this one is considered incompletely proved and controversial. There is no harm in applying fresh gel from a broken leaf to a minor cut or burn, and nany people find it soothing. But studies using commercial preparations have not consistently established benefit in speeding wounds healing, and there are questions about their chemical stability. In the test tube, gels from some species of aloe have antibacterial activity.
Aloe Vera, however, does not appear to kill many microbes. In animal studies, injected aloe gel improved circulation and sped wound healing. Both injection and topical application were shown independently to reduce inflammation in animals. Aloe gel blocks bradykinin, which maybe how it alleviates pain.
LATEX -- Aloe Latex is a powerful laxative that irritates the intestine. It is not recommendable using this product.
Welcome to my blog. Thanks for sharing your aloe vera planted on your back yard. So, you do knew the healing process of it.
Thanks for the visit.
Enjoy your holiday...
Simply,
Crystal
Nice to see you again. And thank you very much for those Aloe Vera's Photos. It's an spice to my blog today even perhaps so boring to others(I knew).
It brings colors to my blog too.
I do appreciated so much.
Thank you also for sharing some names of it; and a little informations too. It's great that you have a garden of it. I hope I could be able to see it...
Enjoy your holiday Sir. Take your time with your dog; make sure you feeded her so well.
Yours,
Crystal
Yours,
Crystal