For many years, aloe vera has been cultivated for its medicinal uses and its healthy properties. Thus, it is not surprising that it is one of the most used plants to treat different conditions both internally and externally.
It is a plant known as aloe vera or aloe vera from Barbados or Curaçao, it is said to be a succulent plant due to its juicy pulp and its ability to store or retain water from its stem to the leaves called stolon (which are grouped in a single plant up to 20 leaves)
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- What is used for aloe vera?
What really takes advantage of it are its leaves, known as ‘pencas’ in some Latin American countries. These, not only store water and nutrients, but a gel is obtained that is where all the properties and benefits of aloe vera are.
The gel is the gelatinous substance found in the pulp inside the leaves. Mainly made up of water, mucilage and other carbohydrates, organic acids and salts, enzymes, amino acids, vitamins and various minerals. The topical application of aloe vera gel stimulates the proliferation of collagen, promoting healing and angiogenesis.
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All these substances provide the body with many important nutrients for its proper functioning, and although of plant origin, they are recognized by the body as its own, being perfectly assimilated without producing any undesirable side effect.
The leaf is also extracted from the acíbar, the yellowish green liquid secreted by the plant, which contains analgesic and antibiotic properties.
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Its properties are many, one of them containing vitamins such as A, B, C, minerals, oils and fatty acids, amino acids among others, which regenerate the skin and dead cells, being digestive it produces a cleansing effect on the body, regenerating internal tissues, having an analgesic effect and protecting and strengthening the immune system.
- Medicinal uses of aloe vera
The chemical components of aloe vera have given it the ability to treat different conditions or diseases in addition to helping to improve the skin, improve defenses, prevent ulcers, avoid premature aging, reduce cholesterol, improve digestion, among others.
Thus, the most important medicinal uses of aloe vera are:
• Helps heal burns thanks to its anti-inflammatory properties
• It is a powerful healing agent. Eliminates dead skin cells and supports tissue health.
• Eliminate styes: it is one of the most used substances in the treatment of styes due to its antibacterial power.
• Protects the skin from damage caused by free radicals.
• Combats irritations and dermatitis, stimulating and strengthening collagen and elastin fibers.
• Herpes: soothes the affected areas reducing pain and preventing them from becoming infected.
• Prevents and helps to hide uncomfortable stretch marks.
• The juice of this plant is especially indicated in cases of gingivitis, sores or other conditions of the mouth.
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