To get the most out of aloe, you need to know some tricks.
biostimulation of plant leaves. But if you manage to carry out preparatory
procedures competently, aloe will clearly show its anti-inflammatory,
antifungal, bactericidal and other therapeutic properties.
Useful properties of aloe
Composition and nutrients
Aloe juice contains vitamins (E, C, A and group B), trace elements
(manganese, copper, zinc, potassium), polysaccharides, kakhetins, enzymes,
aloin, phytoncides, organic acids (cinnamic, l-coumaric, malic,
isolimonic, lemon and amber), phenols, esters and resinous
substances. Aloe juice is bactericidal, antifungal and
anti-inflammatory properties, helping in the treatment of skin diseases
(ulcers,
eczema, allergic rashes and redness, dermatitis), internal
organs (digestive tract, liver, kidneys). In complex therapy, it is used
to enhance the secretion of gastric juice and bile. For cuts and abrasions
the sheet cut lengthwise is used for disinfection and stopping
bleeding. The restorative properties of aloe help
in skin rejuvenation, its hydration, giving firmness and elasticity.
How to use
Most often, fresh aloe juice or crushed
into molding slurry. When cooking, the gruel must be removed from the leaves
the skin along with the prickly edges, and pass the pulp itself through
grinder or grind in a mortar. To get aloe juice with high
content of regenerating substances (biostimulated leaves),
several preparatory steps should be taken before squeezing the juice.
procedures. To begin with, the plant is not watered for 20 days, creating
thereby the effect of natural drought, then the leaf is torn off, wrapped
dark paper, leaving the ends open, and put in the refrigerator
for 10 days.
Such manipulations lead to the production of natural
biostimulants that have anti-aging and regenerating
properties. After aging, the leaves are crushed and poured with water into
proportions 1: 3. Then the mixture is allowed to brew in an airtight container.
in a dark place for an hour. The finished juice should be filtered
and keep in the refrigerator for no more than 14 days. Aloe is used in such
form for external rubbing and as a lotion for the face. Also
in various folk recipes, alcoholic tinctures are prepared from the leaves,
concentrates, compresses, ointments and emulsions.
In traditional medicine
On an industrial scale, an aqueous extract is produced from aloe (for
increase immunity, with ulcers of the gastrointestinal tract, eye diseases, to reduce
toxic effects of antibiotics), tablets, wound healing
ointments (for burns, dermatitis) and syrups (for coughs and for anemia). Also
intramuscular administration of an aqueous extract of aloe is indicated for bronchitis,
pneumonia, bleeding ulcers, oral diseases and abscesses.
In folk medicine
There are a large number of folk recipes in which the main
the component is aloe. Here are a few of them:
To improve immunity: Take daily
3 times a day for 1 tsp. half an hour before meals, a mixture of chopped
walnuts
(300 g), honey (200 g), aloe juice (100 g) and lemon (3-4 pcs).
For the throat with ARI and angina:
Take aloe tincture. To cook it, you need to grind
in a meat grinder peeled aloe leaves (250 g), sprinkle them with sugar
(100 g) and let it brew in a sealed jar in a dark place
within 3 days. Then pour in vodka (250 ml) and still insist
3 days. For complete recovery, the tincture should be taken 1
tbsp 30 minutes before meals 3-4 times a day. Also use for rinsing
juice of biostimulated leaves, diluted in water and brought
until boiling. With a solution cooled to 40 ° C, rinse the throat as much as possible
more often, and with purulent sore throat – every 30 minutes.
For gum and oral health: Rinse your mouth
diluted in water aloe juice (50/50), especially retaining the solution
in places of bleeding or gum separation from the tooth.
With gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer:
Chopped aloe leaves (150 g), sprinkle with sugar (100 g) and insist
3 days in a dark place. Red dry wine is added to the finished mixture
and let it brew for another day. Take 1 tablespoon before meals. 2-3
once a day. The course of treatment is at least 1,5 months.
With adenoma
prostate and potency problems: Mix in equal
parts (for example, 50 g) aloe juice, goose fat, butter,
rosehip powder and honey, boil in a water bath for
5-7 minutes, cool and refrigerate. Before taking 1 tbsp.
the mixture should be dissolved in hot milk (200 g). The course is
7 days, 3 times a day.
In cooking
Aloe is considered a dietary product that is used in cooking
salads, snacks and drinks. This plant goes well with
apples, onions, carrots, honey, nettles, cabbage, rose hips
and sea buckthorn. To get rid of the characteristic bitterness, be sure to
you need to add lemon juice or kefir to the dishes.
In cosmetology
Aloe is very often used to prepare face masks,
scalp and baths.
Sensitive skin mask: dried linden flowers,
chamomile,
St. John’s wort and roses (1-2 tsp each) pour boiling water (200 ml), cool
up to 40 ° С, add gruel from one small aloe leaf and let it brew
until it cools completely. In the finished mixture, moisten the folded gauze
3-4 times, and apply on the face. After 15 minutes, the remnants of the mask must
wash off with warm water.
Moisturizing mask: Mix the aloe gruel (2 tsp.
l.), moisturizer (3 tsp), peach seed oil (3-4 drops)
and vodka (1 tsp),
apply the resulting mixture to previously cleansed skin and
leave for 20-30 minutes. Carefully remove the remnants of the maxi with a napkin.
Strengthening hair mask: Aloe juice (2-4 leaves
depending on hair length) mix with one yolk and apply
on the scalp and along the entire length of the hair. After 20 minutes, wash off lightly
warm water.
Anti-aging baths: Mix aloe juice (3-5 tablespoons),
milk (500 ml) and mint
infusion (1-2 tablespoons) and pour into a bath with warm water. To lie in such
the bath should be no more than 15 minutes.
Other uses
Aloe extract is used in the chemical industry for the production of
skin and hair care products (creams, masks, scrubs, lotions,
shampoos, balms, gels, etc.)
Aloe (lat. Aloe – bitter) is a perennial plant
with fleshy sword-shaped leaves that, as they grow, form
sockets.
The name of the plant comes from Arabic, but in Russian
there are several common nicknames for aloe – it is centenarian,
rannik, sabur.
There are more than 500 species of this plant, most of which
distributed in Africa, especially in the Arabian Peninsula,
on about. Madagascar and South Africa. To Europe aloe
came in ancient times and spread further throughout the world.
The plant grows especially well in temperate and tropical climates.
zones.
The shape of the leaf, the presence of cilia or thorns, as well as
trunk height. Some species can reach up to 5 m in height and
trunk thickness up to 30 cm.In the natural environment, each aloe blooms
year. Flowers are located on a separate arrow and look like bells
or tubes of scarlet or light orange. Plants that
grown indoors, rarely reach 1 m and practically
never bloom.
Aloe reproduces by shoots that grow near the main
stem. Due to the climatic characteristics of the homeland of the plant, in indoor
conditions, the plant should be planted in light soil with an admixture of woody
coal, put on the sunny side and water no more than
1-2 times a week – an adult plant and no more than 3 times – freshly planted
appendix. The plant definitely needs liquid food
fertilizers for cacti.
The collection of leaves can be carried out all year round depending on the needs,
however, for the best concentration of nutrients, the plant before
collection is not watered for 2 weeks. Use the largest
and fleshy lower leaves not less than 15 cm in length. The best thing
break off the leaf at the base. They should be used within 4
hours, otherwise all useful substances will evaporate.
The plant is mentioned in the literary works of Russians
writers, for example, “The Tale of the Century” by A.I. Kuprin.
