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Aloe Vera: Health and Beauty

Known since antiquity and the healing effects of beauty that has Aloe Vera.


The Egyptians, Greeks and Romans used this plant for therapeutic purposes especially to heal skin diseases.

During the stay of the Arabs in the Iberian peninsula, they had large plantations in Andalusia and aloes really in the sixteenth century was a very popular plant in Italy which, at every turn, had an aloe vera and planted in a garden in pots .


It is a plant that has fleshy leaves, sawn and shaped thick fleshy leaves and belongs to a species of plant called xeroides

Importantly, an aloe plant, once collected with their roots, can survive a year. However, their leaves once cut, can only be stored in the refrigerator for a week and the expressed juice only 24 hours.



Healing Properties:

By containing such important elements as vitamins A, E, E, B12, minerals (sodium, potassium, magnesium, copper, chromium ...), enzymes has antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, pain inhibitor, healing and stimulating tissue growth .

In external use, is widely used for:

  • Heal sunburnHeal wounds
  • Combat Herpes (genital or labial)
  • Stimulate hair growth
  • Fighting fungus (athlete's foot, vaginal candidiasis)
  • Prevent stretch marks during pregnancy.
  • Healing the dermatitis caused by baby diapers.

Domestic consumption is widely used to cure:

  • Ulcers,
  • Constipation,
  • Dysentery,
  • Intestinal inflammations, etc. ..

 

Currently it is attributed to support preventive and cure cancer and AIDS, probably through its action on the immune system. If aloe is used in these cases, you must use fresh plant directly and not commercial preparations.



Folk Remedies with aloe vera:

  1. Folk remedy : For the healing of wounds, using the blades over three years old cut from the base, which contains a larger amount of active ingredients.
  2. Then applied in a poultice on the affected area, pre-cleaned. It is kept covered with a cloth and leave for an hour or more.
  3. Folk remedy : In cases of burns, you can prepare an ointment aloe oil based. The aloe, in fact, is notably astringent, so the oil will prevent the skin from drying too.
  4. Folk remedy : To prevent gastrointestinal diseases and cancer, take a tablespoon of aloe vera juice in the morning.
  5. Folk remedy : You can use aloe vera juice asides same rinsing with water and 3 or 4 times a day as a good remedy for canker sores and herpes
  6. Folk remedy : The aloe vera relieves toothache and reduces the swellings. It may also be used as a preventive of tooth decay and protects against wear of tooth enamel.



Properties of natural beauty:

Aloe vera also has natural beauty properties, encourages the reproduction of new cells by what is considered an excellent cell regenerator and toning the skin.

When used regularly, prevents premature wrinkles and even slows down with age. Decreases as the pores open, and can be used without problems, under makeup. However, it is necessary, due to its astringent qualities, combined with a moisturizer.

The aloe vera or aloe is an excellent UV sunscreen and removes stains caused by the sun, as it quickly closes the pores. It is also very effective in the prevention or elimination of small ridges.

For hair and scalp, you can use aloe vera juice. This should be rubbed with the juice of aloe whole head. This, once dry, rinsed with water, and aloe will shine, strength and protection for hair and, in turn, helps remove grease and dandruff.

Below we offer two recipes beauty of aloe vera:

Natural Beauty Recipe

To prevent stretch marks


Ingredients:
4 capsules of vitamin A

½ cup virgin olive oil
¼ cup of aloe vera (the jelly from inside the stalk)
6 capsules of vitamin E

Uses:
Thoroughly mix ingredients well in blender. Then the mixture is poured into a jar and stored in the refrigerator.

Applied once daily on the abdomen and / or in places where they go. If the application is consistent and every day may prevent them they appear. You can apply with cocoa butter cream or cream to enhance the effects elastin anti stretch marks.



Recipe for a healthy diet with aloe vera

Salad aloe

For this recipe for healthy eating is required to cut a quarter of red cabbage sliced very thin and then add a thinly sliced cucumber, a handful of chopped walnuts and a handful of raisins.

It is seasoned with olive oil, half teaspoon of mustard and a piece of aloe vera or aloe cm chopped thin.


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