Aloe

Aloe was depicted on 4,000 year old Sumerian clay tablets as having digestive benefits. Drinking the juice can relieve gastrointestinal disorders like indigestion. Aloe vera helps maintain a healthy intestinal pH while promoting a friendly environment for probiotics in the digestive tract. It helps balance your stomach acid naturally, rather than stopping its production. Patients going through chemotherapy can find relief from intestinal issues, and nausea before and after meals, by taking aloe juice. If you decide to take aloe vera orally, please seek out commercial, certified organic juice.

The skin-soothing properties of the aloe vera gel comes from compounds which stimulate growth of new skin cells and connective tissues; as well as vitamins that promote wound healing, such as Vitamins C and E. Thus, it can provide relief against insect bites, burns, sunburn and frostbite. When applied topically, it can moisturize and soften the skin, lighten stretch marks and shrink warts. Some people even swear that it can minimize wrinkles.

Aloe vera has long been used in traditional medicine. Ayurveda, a system of natural healing that originated in India, uses aloe vera to treat several skin conditions as well as improve the function of the digestive and immune systems.

Aloe seems to be able to speed wound healing by improving blood circulation through the area. Aloe vera products have been clinically proven to increase white blood cell count, strengthening the immune system.

Aloe vera is made up of 99.5% water, but the .5% solid portions are known to have the most active nutrients.

Aloe is a succulent plant that grows in hot, dry climates (Zone 10+). The most common medicinal variety is Aloe vera (barbadensis Miller), which has been clinically shown to have the most nutrients of the over 500 species of aloe throughout the world. It is grown commercially for the health and moisturizing benefits found inside its leaves. The aloe vera plant is one of the most studied herbs in natural medicine. An adult aloe vera plant reaches maturity at 3-4 years and can reach a height of 30 inches with up to 21 leaves.

The word “aloe” comes from the Arabic term alloeh, which means “shining bitter substance,” and “vera” comes from the Latin word veritas, meaning “truth.” And it's true, the juice of the whole processed leaf is invigoratingly bitter. People who take the herb internally say the inner fillet of the leaf's gel is much milder and quite pleasant.

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