What is Aloe?

For any Aloe Vera formulation to be used as a therapeutic benefit to the general public, the learned

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clinician and the health professional, it must first be able to prove itself in scientific test and submit the results of that testing to public scrutiny.

Having accomplished that necessary step, the next important issue is educating the public.

So here we go ... "What is Aloe Vera?" ...Aloe Vera is a plant that has been around for over 5000 years.  Because of its outside appearance, thorny ridges that protect the leaf, most people think it belongs to the cactus family.  However, it is a member of the Lily family, the plant family Liliaceae.  The same family as the tulip, daffodil, onion, asparagus and about 200 other species of Aloe.

Aloe is a leaf succulent plant.  It's leaf is full of juice.  The leaves grow in a triangular pattern and have thorny ridges on the edge of the leaf.  The plant grows in a rosetta pattern around the staff and blooms only about two times a year.  A mature Aloe Vera plant will produce a beautiful, fragrant lily-like bloom every spring and fall.

Aloe, like many of things in nature, size does matter.  And it is safe to say that the larger the plant, the greater it's potential for healing.  And since Aloe Vera is a leaf succulent plant, it seems to do well and thrive in dry arid climates where you find lots of wind and very little water.

The Aloe plant is sturdy, and can be found growing just about anywhere except where it may freeze and have to much available water

However, Aloe Vera can be termed a benevolent plant and responds well  to good treatment ...just give it lots of sun and wind and keep the water scarce.

The term Aloe, comes from the Arabic "aloeh" which means shining bitter substance ...a description used to define the juice/gel found in the leaf.  Even today, Aloe Vera is listed in the United States Pharmacopoeia as "Bitter Aloes" and only as a source for aloin, a strong purgative (laxative).  That reference dates back to the early 1930s and is seriously out of date.

Although several varieties of Aloe ...such as Aloe Perri, Aloe Ferox and Aloe Brevifolia can exhibit some healing qualities of their own, there is a big difference between true Aloe and the so-called false aloe in the Liliaceae and Avagaceae families and you'll generally find that the Liliaceae family puts out the most healthy properties and it has been found through research and development that Aloe Barbadensis Miller is the most classical representative of all the Aloe species mentioned.  In other words, it has the most therapeutic value.

For over 3,500 years of recorded history, the health properties of this remarkable plant have become well established.  Applied externally, Aloe gel is an effective healing agent for such thing as sunburn, burns, scalds, scratches, scrapes, abrasions, cuts, small wounds, hives, shingles, psoriasis, fevers blisters, poison ivy, insect stings and bites, leg ulcers, pressure sores, frostbites, and radiation dermatitis.

Taken internally, it can help to improve digestion, relieve intestinal gas, and to heal stomach ulcers, colitis and other intestinal complaints.  In addition, many drink Aloe juice as a tonic and health beverage for general therapeutic benefits.

The majority know ...anything which improve digestion, benefits the entire body.  When it comes to functional foods ...we are not what we eat ...we are what we digest, absorb and assimilate.

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