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| Aloe vera |
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| Aloe vera is a species of Aloe, native to northern Africa.Often
called the 'miracle plant' or the 'natural healer'. There are
around 400 species of Aloe, but it is the Aloe barbadensis (Aloe
vera or "true aloe") plant which has been of most use to mankind
because of the medicinal properties it displays. Aloe vera will perk up your skin, give your eyes a new brightness,
help you with your digestive tract problems and make you feel full
of vim and vigor!Practically anyone can benefit from consuming Aloe
vera on a regular basis.The FDA has approved development aimed at
the eventual use of Aloe vera in the treatment of cancer and AIDS! |
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| Botanical Name
Family Name
Common name
Standardized For
Description
Plant part used
Applications | : Aloe vera
: Liliaceae
: Aloe, Barbados Aloe, Curacao Aloe
: Aloin
: Creamy White Powder
: Leaves
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| Aloin is a part of the Aloe vera plant that has very strong
laxative qualities. It is the laxative effect of the Aloe vera
plant. |
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| Essential Monosaccharides in Aloe vera, responsible for its
Medicinal Effects |
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| It contains almost 95% of water and it contains more than 70
essential medicinal ingredients including mineral, enzymes,
proteins, amino acids, vitamins, vitamin b12 and polysaccharides.
These all combines and make Aloe vera plant really beneficial.
The gel is a mixture of antibiotic, coagulating agent, cell growth
stimulator, astringent, pain inhibitor and scar inhibitor. |
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| Apart from the above uses of Aloe vera there are many other Aloe
vera uses as: |
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| Skin Problems |
| | Aloe vera is very good to the skin. In case of burns or cuts, it helps
forming a protective layer over the affected area immediately. It
will encourage the healing process to start right away and it will
resist the arrival of bacteria that threatens to infect the area.If
you suffer a bruise from an injury, a topical application of Aloe
vera will prevent the bruise from changing to a variety of colors
before it goes away. | | | | Mechanism :
Aloe vera is able to enhance the formation of collagen when applied to skin
wounds.Helps in regenerating new skin cells.
It acts quickly to hydrate the skin as Aloe vera is made up of a
large percentage of water.
Aloe vera contains Glucomannan, a special complex polysaccharide composed
largely of the sugar mannose. It interacts with special
cell-surface receptors on those cells which repair damaged tissues,
called fibroblasts, stimulating them, activating their faster
growth and replication. Plant hormones in Aloe, called gibberellins, also accelerate healing by stimulating cell
replication. | |
| | | | Aloe vera is very beneficial for those who suffer from dry, flaky
or scaling skin and for eczema and psoriasis sufferers. Skin ulcers
and lesions can also be healed faster with the help of Aloe vera. | | | | Anti-ageing for skin - The mucin of aloe which is a kind of protein
made up primarily of arboran A B, aloe mannan and other
polysaccharides is a key component for the prevention of cell aging
and treatment of chronic allergy. | | | | Aloe vera used to help healing blisters, boils, urticaria. | | | |
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