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Aloe Vera Plant – The Silent Healer
Aloe Vera Plant – The Silent Healer
Plant Description
Aloe Vera is a perennial, a succulent plant belonging to the lily (Liliaceous) family that grows up to 4 feet tall. Its tough, fleshy, spear-like leaves that can grow up to 36 inches long contain clear gel in a central mucilaginous pulp.The plant is grown in most subtropical and tropical locations, including South Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. Most people today know of Aloe Vera because of its inclusion in many popular cosmetic products. Over the years, the plant has been known by a number of names such as "the wand of heaven", "heaven's blessing", and "the silent healer".
Plant History
For thousands of years, the Aloe Vera plant has been used for medicinal purposes to heal a variety of conditions, most notably burns, wounds and skin irritations. Ancient history records show that mankind has known about the therapeutic benefits and the healing properties of Aloe Vera for more than 5,000 years. Evidence supporting the early use of Aloe was discovered on a Mesopotamian clay tablet dating from 2,100 BC. In 1862, George Ebers was first to discover its antiquity on an Egyptian papyrus dated 1,500 BC that he bought in Cairo. In this papyrus that had been found in a sarcophagus excavated near Thebes a few years earlier, Aloe Vera, as an herbal preparation, was mentioned no fewer than 12 times. Known as the "plant of immortality", Aloe was presented as a burial gift to deceased pharaohs. Also, reference to Aloe is made in the Bible - "nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of incense tree, with myrrh and aloes and all the finest spices" (Song of Solomon, 4:13-15) In addition, legend suggests that Alexander the Great even conquered the island of Socroto in the Indian Ocean so that he had a supply of Aloe available to treat the battle wounds of his soldiers. As well, throughout most of the 18th and 19th centuries, Aloe was one of the most frequently prescribed medicines and it remains one of the most commonly used herbs in the world today.
Chemical Composition
Aloe gel is 99% water, but it also contains substances known as Glycoprotein and Polysaccharides that speed the wound-healing process via cell proliferation and repair. Aloe gel also contains 75 different substances including vitamins, minerals, enzymes, sugars, anthraquinoneor phenolic compounds, lignin, saponins, sterols, amino acids and salicylic acid.
Research results
Clinical evaluations have revealed that the pharmacological active ingredients are concentrated in both the gel and rind of the Aloe Vera leaves. These active ingredients have been shown to have analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects. Aloe Vera gel has gained tremendous popularity for relief of burns, with individual success in helping minor burns like sun-burns. In a review of scientific literature, researchers found that patients who were treated with Aloe Vera healed an average of 9 days sooner than those who weren't treated with the medicinal plant. Aloe creams and lotions are also known as skin irritation sedatives and may improve symptoms of certain skin conditions such as psoriasis.
Available Usage
You can get Aloe simply by breaking off leaves of the plant, but it is available commercially in hundreds of skin care products including cosmetic creams, lotions and sun blocks. Usually the Aloe Vera gel is produced as a thick gel by mixing it with other ingredients or by taking the water out of the gel.
The commercial forms are usually better than the natural one because of their concentration and because other natural ingredients are added to the Aloe Vera gel. Combining the healing power of Aloe Vera with natural ingredients makes the products most beneficial for healthy skin and for specific skin conditions. Examples of commercial cosmetics that use the Aloe Vera gel healing power are:
- Men's after shaving creams;
- Body creams and lotions;
- Hair masks, shampoo and conditioners;
- Hand and foot skin treatment creams;
- Shower gels and lotions;
- Face creams and masks.
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