Ten Wonderful Uses Of Aloe Vera...

Aloe Vera is definitely the wonder woman of the flora world. This innocuous looking plant has a myriad of uses and can be used to treat everything from sunburn to indigestion.

It’s one of the oldest know medicinal plants and has long been held in esteem for its positive properties, in fact Cleopatra was quite a fan, using its soothing juice as a daily body lotion.

We’ve pulled together what we consider its top ten uses, but I’m sure you’ll find many more if you go hunting. Make sure you have some on hand to deal with all your aches, pains and skin issues this summer…

1.Acne: Beauty products containing Aloe Vera can help reduce the severity of acne.

2.Freshness: Aloe Vera can keep you feeling fresh, which is why it’s used in new Carefree Aloe Panty Liners. The Aloe works to protect the delicate skin in that “area”, ensuring a clean, fresh feeling.

3.Allergies: Aloe Vera is great for treating the pain and swelling associated with bites and stings. Just break open a leaf and apply it directly to the skin.

4.Burns: Aloe Vera is excellent at relieving the pain of sunburn, rub it on directly from the plant or buy an after-sun formula which contains an extract of the plant.

5.Chapped Lips: When I had dry lips as a child, mum always made me rub Aloe Vera on them… it sure does the trick!

6.Skin Care: Aloe Vera has a softening and moisturising agent, making it great for skin care products. We love Johnson’s Aloe Baby Oil, which is used post-showering to get your skin in super soft shape.

7.Cuts: Rest a fresh leaf directly on the wound as it will help relieve the pain. Apply more fresh Aloe Vera frequently over the first 24 hours.

8.Stomach Problems: Aloe Vera is thought to help with indigestion and heartburn when taken internally. It does have laxative effects though, so imbibe it with care!

9. Sinuses: Aloe Vera can act as a decongestant when used through an inhaler.

10.Health Supplement: Aloe Vera is packed with essential minerals and amino acids to keep your body healthy, so get into the habit of drinking it daily.

ADVANTAGES OF ALOE VERA...

Aloe vera is a small plant like a cactus and belongs to a lily family. In the world, there are more than 300 varieties of this plant. This plant is mostly used for medicinal activities. Aloe Vera is very beneficial for reducing severe muscle pain and joint pain that is developed with arthritis, injuries and tendinitis. In fact, aloe vera is effective for soothing the pain from the body. Aloe Vera is Antioxidant, Anti-Viral and anti-microbial and it includes Vitamin E and C, and Super oxide Dismutases and Zinc.

Advantages of Aloe Vera:

Wound and Burn Healing:

This plant is very beneficial for healing of wound and burns. Aloe vera is famous for its many useful effects like soothing. A study has shown that this plant is very effective for proliferation of cells and containing liver, blood cells, nerve and skin. Application of aloe vera on the wound may increase the rate of the tensile strength of wound and wound closure.

Immune System Restoration:

Researchers and scientists have proven that this plant is useful to prevent suppression of the immune system of skin. Skin cancer is caused by the suppression of the immune system. Besides this, topical application of this plant make up to a day after sunrays exposure without decreasing the degree of prevention towards suppression of immune system.

Aging of the skin:

Aging of the skin is defined as wrinkling and thinning of the epidermis along with appearance of creases, furrows in the face, age spots and lines. Elements of this plant have found for reversing degenerative changes of skin by stimulating elastin synthesis and collagen.

Internal Advantages of Aloe Vera:

Relieve Gastrointestinal Problems:

Juice of Aloe Vera relieves problems related to Gastrointestinal. Presently, persons drink aloe vera juice for relieving gastrointestinal, kidney and ulcerous problems. This juice gives many benefits like increase energy levels and also useful for people who are suffered from irritable bowel syndrome, peptic, colitis, stomach acid and indigestion.

Muscle pain, Arthritis and Joint pain:

Aloe Vera is very effective to reduce severe muscle pain, arthritis and joint pain. When aloe vera used directly to the affected area, it penetrates the affected skin for soothing the pain.