The use of aloe for the human body

The benefits of aloe are known to everyone. In many houses it is grown and used for medicinal purposes. This plant comes from Africa, and currently there are about 300 of its species, each of which has its own specific healing properties.

In the article, we will consider in detail what is the use of aloe, and how it is used for various problems.

How to grow aloe

Aloe is tree-like and bushy. Inside take only the last species of the plant, while the tree type is successfully used externally. Aloe is quite unpretentious. Even if you forget to take care of him for a while, it will continue to grow. But if you want to grow a truly healthy plant, you should adhere to certain recommendations:

1. The best soil for it is a mixture of brick crumb and charcoal.
2. Peat in it you do not need to add.
3. In the warm season, aloe loves a lot of light, warmth, and watering it only needs moderate.
4. In the cold season, watering should be even rarer, but the place where the plant is kept should be light. Optimal temperature in winter: from 12 to 14 degrees.
5. A good feed for it will be fertilizing, intended for cacti.
6. Young plants are transplanted annually, and those that are older - in 3 years. The oldest can be disturbed even less often - only every 5 years.
7. Aloe can be propagated with the help of seeds, cuttings and tuber division.

Composition

The benefits of aloe are determined by its rich composition. Thus, succulent leaves contain a large amount of essential oil, 20 amino acids, beta-carotene, vitamins E, C, B, fiber and many other trace elements and nutrients. Also, the plant is famous for its bactericidal action.

Therefore, it is widely used as a wound-healing, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial agent. Also they are treated with burns, psoriasis, dermatitis, furuncles, acne and other skin diseases.

Use in cosmetology

The plant is a part of many cosmetic preparations. But women widely apply it, making and natural masks, juice and other. After all, the plant perfectly moisturizes and restores the skin, cleans it, is able to penetrate deep inside and stimulate regeneration, remove itching and irritation.

Based on this, the benefits of aloe for the face is invaluable. After a long stay in the sun, beauticians are urged to moisturize the skin with the addition of aloe.

Often in beauty salons do with its addition relaxing baths. And if at home to apply freshly squeezed juice on the face and neck before going to bed, it will look fresh and healthy on the morning. But beforehand, the face should be properly roasted and cleaned.

Aloe can be added to creams and other skin care products. In this case, to ensure that the result does not take long to wait, it is necessary to achieve a high concentration of the plant.

Aloe in cosmetics

Almost all companies that produce cosmetics for skin care have in their arsenal of products that contain an extract of aloe. However, if you look at its concentration, it turns out that the maximum content of the substance does not exceed 15%. But the advertising labels are full of catchy headlines, assuring consumers of the amazing results. Unfortunately, in practice, such a small concentration of plants can not lead to a truly effective result. That is why it is desirable to add natural and fresh juice to these products: it will bring much more benefit to the skin.

Most importantly, this is for mature skin, which requires more substances from outside to maintain a tonus.

Aloe in medical preparations

In addition to cosmetic purposes, aloe-based products are also used in traditional medicine. They are widely used in gynecology, dermatology, immunology, dentistry, surgery. They treat diseases of the digestive tract, eyes, inflammation of the oral cavity, ARVI and many other pathologies. Consider several drugs for fans of official medicine.

For example, pharmacies sell a drug called "Aloe juice", which is used for constipation, polyarthritis, gastritis, enterocolitis, colitis, periodontitis, etc.

Another known drug is "Aloe syrup with iron." This unique combination can improve blood circulation and restore metabolic processes in the body. In addition, with its help, protective functions are restored, and infectious diseases go away. The drug is used in complex therapy for the treatment of anemia, intoxication, radiation sickness and asthenia.

When burns are often prescribed "Liniment aloe", which rubs into the affected area. It is also useful for periodontal disease, arthrosis, amphodontosis, conjunctivitis and polyarthritis. "Aloe tablets" is recommended for short-sightedness and chorioretinitis in combination with other drugs.

In eye diseases, as well as diseases of the gastrointestinal system, it is often recommended "Aloe liquid extract" or "Aloe liquid extract for injection", having the same effect. The first of them is ingested on a teaspoon three times a day, and the second is injected under the skin.

How to prepare a remedy in the home

Realizing how great the benefits of aloe for the body, in many houses grow this plant. We will understand how it can be used independently.

Aloe is harvested at any time of the year. In this case, select the leaflets are mature, the ones that are lower. When the tip of the leaf begins to dry, it is ready for use. Leaf cut at the base or break it off.

To prevent healing properties, leaves can not be kept, doing nothing with them, more than 3-4 hours. From torn leaves make tinctures and mixtures. Recipes for treatment of them are not that complicated. They are prepared in two ways:

1. Juice is simply squeezed out by hand, without peeling.
2. The sheet is cleaned and all the flesh is applied.

The main thing to remember is that the prepared product must be used within a few hours after the leaf was torn from the plant, otherwise the use of aloe will be reduced several times, and its use will become useless. If the whole cooked juice is not used, then it can be preserved, mixing eight parts with two parts of medical alcohol.

Home recipes

Cosmetic face masks can be made, for example, by mixing aloe juice with cream or with egg white. After applying to the skin, the mask should be held for a quarter of an hour, then rinse your face with soft cool water or unsweetened tea.

For burns, it is best to use freshly squeezed aloe juice. The benefits of this will be most effective. In this case, nothing needs to be covered over the affected area, so that the liquid is absorbed into the skin as much as possible.

In ARVI and colds, leaves of aloe (3 pieces), passing through a meat grinder, mix with three tablespoons of honey and the same amount of alcohol.

When the body is depleted, a multivitamin mixture containing aloe is very useful. The benefits of it are explained by the large number of useful substances that make up the components used. Take a hundred grams: aloe juice, walnuts, lemon juice and honey. The mixture is taken in a teaspoon 30 minutes before meals.

With Gastrointestinal Disease, you can simply eat a piece of aloe leaf (5 centimeters in size) 30 minutes before eating for a month or drink a freshly squeezed juice on a teaspoon.

Contraindications

Considering which kind of aloe is being used, and the harm from taking this remedy is also not to be forgotten. Thus, a person may have an individual intolerance or an allergy to the described plant. Do not use aloe juice inside pregnant women and nursing mothers.