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Aloe Vera - Centuries of
Healing
Remembering the large Aloe Vera
plant that sat in our front hall is vivid still today. My
mother trended to all the wounds and victorious scraps I
received as a child with that same Aloe Vera Plant. I would
watch her as she nursed it as she nursed us so many times
before with those very leaves. Though the Aloe Vera Plant had
many uses she would always break that leaf for my battle
wounds.
The Healing of the aloe plant has
been used over thousands of years and many cultures have used
them for healing as well as beauty like the ancient Egyptians,
Romans and even the Chinese. In the year 333BC Aristotle
convinced Alexander the Great to take over the island of
Socotra for its Aloe Vera. It is said he used it to heal all
of his wounded soldiers!
Aloe Vera has been used to treat
things like:
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damaged skin
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fight infections
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minimize scars
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reduce pain
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slow the aging process
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Moisturize the skin
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heal burns
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treat IBS
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Treat Colitis
Aloe Vera is also known to
detoxify the body and can be used as a drink as well as
applied to the outside of the body
The International Aloe Science
Council gives the certification of products that claim to
contain aloe. However they find that most of the products that
claim to contain aloe only contain trace mounts just enough to
keep their validation. The healing of aloe works in larger
quantities so it is smart to get your own Aloe Vera plant to
truly get the proper effects of the Aloe. There are no known
side effects to date in the use of aloe. It provides you with
an all natural healing without the dangers of modern medicine.
There are not many others that have this amount of power and
no side effects. Teaching the use of aloe Vera to your
children is wise and with the rise in alternative medicine to
show them how to use it!
Aloe Vera has 12 vitamins
including vitamin A, b1, b6, b12, and vitamin C it also has a
vast amount of essential minerals and nineteen amino acids.
Aloe Vera can be ingested and used for external problems. The
list below will give you a much better picture on its broad
range of uses.
Aloe Vera Gel-(Drinking)
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Irritable bowel Syndrome
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Osteo and Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Muscular problems-restless leg
syndrome, etc...
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Asthma and related
conditions(i.e. eczema)
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Flu
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headaches
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Sore throat
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Colitis
Aloe Vera Crème
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Cuts
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Bits
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Bee Stings
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Burns
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Minor aches and pains
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Itches
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Sunburns
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and shingles
For many years Aloe Vera has been
a part of our healing lives. It has helped for many centuries
before us and will be for many years to come!
Source:
http://www.differentmedicine.com |
