Aloe medicinal properties and uses. Aloe beauty recipes. From hypertension and to lower bad cholesterol

Aloe is a common indoor flower, characterized by high vitality and beneficial effects on the human body. Traditional healers used parts of this plant to treat many diseases more than 3 thousand years ago. The juice of the fleshy leaves continues to be used today. Let's find out why aloe is so valuable and what ailments it can cope with.

flower benefits

Aloe - genus perennials relating to succulents. AT natural environment it grows in Africa, southwest Asia and the island of Madakascar. Thanks to its decorative qualities and unpretentiousness in care, it was loved in northern countries and began to be bred as an indoor flower. It soon became clear that he had another advantage - this healing action juice, which is found in abundance in the fleshy leaves of the plant.

In nature, aloe grows in hot climates, so it is sometimes confused with a cactus.

Compound

Aloe leaves contain:

beta-carotene (provitamin A);
B vitamins (thiamine, riboflavin and pyridoxine);
vitamin C (ascorbic acid);
vitamin E (tocopherol);
glycosides (emodin, nataloin and aloin);
antioxidants.

Antioxidants are substances that prevent the harmful effects of free radicals by suppressing oxidation processes in the body.

Phytoncides were also found in the juice of this plant. So called substances that can kill microbes or suppress their reproduction.

Medicinal properties, effect on the body

Due to the rich composition of the leaves of aloe, the following medicinal properties can be distinguished:

wound healing;
regenerating;
anti-inflammatory;
antioxidant;
antiulcer;
anti-burn;
laxative stool;
antimicrobial (it is a natural antibiotic and antiseptic).

Aloe can be applied both topically (drip into the eyes, smear the skin, gums), and inside (through the mouth). Sometimes it is used as a subcutaneous injection. The juice squeezed from its leaves accelerates the healing of wounds and disinfects them. The plant helps with diseases of the eyes and skin inflammatory nature. Thanks to high content glycoside juice, consumed orally, improves heart function and restores the gastric mucosa, stops inflammatory processes in the gastrointestinal tract. Aloin has a mild laxative effect.

The vitamins and antioxidants that make up the pulp of the plant have a beneficial effect on the condition of hair, nails and skin. Aloe is credited with a rejuvenating effect on the body. And some experts believe that its juice can be taken to prevent cancer. Traditional healers recommend the use of aloe to alleviate the condition of people already suffering from cancer.

Are all types of aloe medicinal

There are more than 250 types of aloe, but only 15 of them are considered medicinal. To obtain medicinal raw materials are most often used:

aloe vera;
aloe tree;
aloe socotrinskoe;
scary aloe.

The use in medicine of such popular species as aloe spinous, variegated and spotted is not mentioned anywhere, since in medicinal purposes they are not used.

Any plant has healing properties, although to varying degrees. And if some types of flower are unsuitable for the production of medicinal raw materials on an industrial scale, this does not mean that they are completely devoid of benefits. It's just less. Therefore, the owners of spotted, variegated and spinous aloe should not despair: you can still harvest the juice and treat yourself and your loved ones with it. So, on the advice of a doctor, I used tiger aloe juice to treat rhinitis in a 5-month-old daughter. The remedy helped to clear the nose of accumulated mucus, because after instillation, you want to constantly sneeze. It is often impossible to use an aspirator to suck out snot: the mucous membrane suffers from this. And thanks to tiger aloe, which is not even considered a medicinal plant, the baby breathed freely.

Photo gallery: medicinal types of aloe

Aloe vera and Aloe present (Barbados) are the names of the same plant, which is rarely grown as indoor flower Aloe dread is also known among flower growers as aloe dread Aloe arborescens - popular indoor plant, which is called the agave Aloe Sokontrinskoe is not grown at home

What diseases is a flower useful for?

Healing succulent juice is used to treat:

diseases of the gastrointestinal tract of a chronic course (gastritis, colitis, enteritis);
constipation and hemorrhoids (if they do not bleed);
diseases of the oral cavity of an inflammatory nature (stomatitis, gingivitis);
inflammatory skin diseases (pyoderma, psoriasis, eczema and various dermatitis);
burns 2 and 3 degrees;
symptoms of acute respiratory diseases (cold, cough);
joint diseases (arthrosis, arthritis);
eye diseases (inflammation eye vessels, conjunctivitis, keratitis, progressive myopia);
gynecological diseases (thrush, vulvitis, colpitis, mastitis).

Aloe is used in almost all areas of medicine. Its medicinal properties are valued in dermatology, gynecology, ophthalmology, gastroenterology and dentistry. The benefits of the plant are proven by the fact that its use is not limited to traditional medicine: many pharmaceutical companies use succulent juice to create medicines used in traditional medical practice.

medicinal juice aloe vera is sold in pharmacies

Aloe in cosmetology

Beauticians have also found aloe to be very effective. The juice of this succulent is used for:

acne treatment;
smoothing wrinkles;
production of body care products;
moisturizing the skin;
stretch marks.

It is believed that the agave stimulates hair growth, restores their structure and eliminates dandruff.

Possible harm and side effects

Despite the benefits provided to our body, the juice of the plant, if used ineptly, can be harmful. For the internal use of funds based on it, there are the following contraindications:

exacerbation of diseases of the digestive tract;
pregnancy and lactation;
diarrhea;
hemorrhoids, accompanied by bleeding;
inflammatory diseases of the organs of urinary formation and urination;
inflammatory processes in the liver and gallbladder;
individual hypersensitivity to aloe;
age up to 3 years.

There are no contraindications for external use, with the exception of hypersensitivity to agave juice.

Side effects

With the local use of aloe juice, the following allergic reactions may develop:

redness;
burning;
rash;
swelling of the skin (mucosa of the eye).

The use of the drug inside causes a rush of blood to the walls internal organs, which may cause internal bleeding. Internal application agave leaves by pregnant women can lead to miscarriage.

drug interaction

When using aloe inside:

the effect of simultaneously taken laxatives is enhanced;
the effectiveness of treatment with agents that stimulate hematopoiesis increases;
potassium deficiency develops simultaneous application with licorice root, corticosteroids (aldosterone, hydrocortisone, betamethasone), diuretics (Furosemide, Indapamide).

Hypokalemia (lack of potassium in the body) can also develop from long-term ingestion of aloe juice. This may increase the effect antiarrhythmic drugs(Novocainamide, Quinidine) and cardiac glycosides (Digoxin, Korglikon).

Overdose

The excessive use of aloe juice inside can cause an overdose, which manifests itself in the form of:

poisoning (appearing nausea, vomiting, stool disorder);
acute enteritis (inflammation of the small intestine);
pulling, burning pain in the rectum;
diarrhea with an admixture of films and blood clots;
hemorrhagic nephritis (inflammation of the kidneys, accompanied by the release of blood into the urine);
termination of pregnancy.

If symptoms of an overdose appear, you should consult a doctor who will prescribe symptomatic treatment.

Treatment

Aloe is popular both in folk and official (traditional) medicine. Its juice can act as an independent remedy against many ailments, and sometimes it is included in preparations with a complex action. In cosmetology, aloe extract is added to skin care products to improve the appearance of skin and hair. Juice and other aloe products can be bought at a pharmacy, store, or prepared independently if agave grows at home.

Scope of aloe in official medicine

Based on aloe juice, many drugs have been created. Depending on the purpose, they are produced in different dosage forms Oh.

Table: a brief overview of aloe formulations and how to use them

Release form	Compound	Indications	Contraindications	Mode of application	Price
liquid extract of aloe - 80%; ethanol 95-20%.	constipation due to spasms or lack of intestinal tone; inflammatory diseases of the digestive tract (enterocolitis, colitis, gastritis, gastroenteritis).	gastric ulcer in the acute phase; hemorrhoidal and uterine bleeding; children's age up to 3 years; pregnancy and lactation.	Inside before meals, drinking a small amount of water.	A 50 ml bottle costs about 100 rubles.
Concentrated aloe vera juice (contains 10 times more active ingredients).	burns; herpetic eruptions; boils; acne; frostbite; eczema; psoriasis; flat red lichen; seborrheic dermatitis; wounds and cuts; hematomas (bruises); alopecia (baldness); phlebeurysm; scars and scars, stretch marks.	Allergy to the composition of the drug. Pregnancy and the lactation period are not contraindications, since the product is intended for external use.	External use: lotions, compresses, lubrication of affected skin areas.	The price of a 50 ml bottle is an average of 250 rubles.
Aloe extract in ampoules	Extract (liquid) obtained from the leaves of Aloe vera arborescens (agave).	inflammation of the choroid of the eye; myopia; blepharitis (inflammation of the eyelids); conjunctivitis (inflammation of the mucous membrane of the eye); iritis (inflammation of the iris); endophthalmitis; cataract; stomach and duodenal ulcer; women's diseases; bronchial asthma; stomatitis; gingivitis;	severe current heart disease; kidney failure; hypertonic disease; diseases of the gastrointestinal tract in the acute phase; pregnancy and breastfeeding period.	The liquid extract in ampoules is intended for injection. It is permissible to introduce the agent into the muscle, under the skin and into the gum.	Aloe extract in ampoules 1 ml (10 pieces per pack) - about 150 rubles.
aloe liniment	aloe leaf juice; castor oil; eucalyptus essential oil.	kraurosis of the vulva; burns 2 and 3 degrees; inflammatory skin diseases(eczema, psoriasis, seborrhea, lichen); prevention and treatment of skin lesions due to radiotherapy.	age up to 1 year; hypersensitivity to the composition. Since the drug is applied externally, it can be used by pregnant and lactating women.	External use: lubrication of the affected areas of the skin and the application of occlusive dressings (the treated skin is covered with a film and tied with a bandage).	Tube 30 g - about 90 rubles.

Photo gallery: aloe preparations produced by pharmaceutical companies

Aloe vera juice is intended for ingestion, but it is also used externally by the people. Aloe vera gel is a concentrated juice that contains 10 times more nutrients According to the instructions, liquid aloe extract should be injected subcutaneously, but it is also prescribed for intramuscular injection Liniment is used only externally for the treatment of skin diseases.

Aloe in folk medicine

Traditionally, in folk medicine, tree-like aloe is used. Greatest Benefit possesses juice squeezed from the long (from 15 cm) lower and middle leaves of a two- or three-year-old plant, which was not watered until the collection of raw materials for 2 weeks. The season does not affect the healing properties of aloe. Agave juice can be used as an independent remedy for internal and external use or used to prepare folk remedies.

Only adult agaves are suitable for collecting juice

Table: ways to use pure aloe juice

Disease	Cooking method	Mode of application	Duration of treatment
Stomatitis and gingivitis	Ingredients: aloe juice - 50 ml; water - 50 ml. Mix the ingredients in a glass.	Rinse your mouth three times a day.	Until the symptoms of inflammation disappear.
Gastric ulcer (to prevent exacerbation) and cough	Ingredients: 1 tsp aloe juice; 1 tsp honey. Mix ingredients.	Take morning and evening 30 minutes before meals.	2 months.
Acne	You will need: a piece of gauze; aloe juice. Soak gauze with juice.	Make daily lotions for 20-30 minutes.	1 month.
Colds on the lips, herpetic eruptions	Juice.	Lubricate the affected lips 5-6 times a day.	Until the symptoms of the disease pass + another 2-3 days.
Constipation	Only juice.	Drink 50 ml of juice before going to bed. If it doesn’t help, drink 60 ml the next day. Increase the dose every day until the intestines are cleared.	The tool is taken once.
	Juice.	Daily during breakfast and lunch, take 2 tsp. juice and drink them with fruit juice or water.	2 months.
Runny nose	Fresh juice.	Drip three times a day, 1-2 drops in each nostril.	Until the runny nose disappears.

Preparation and application of biostimulated juice

Step-by-step instruction for the preparation of biostimulated aloe juice:

Rinse the plucked leaves and pat them dry with paper towels.
Put them in a glass container and cover with paper.
Place in refrigerator.
After 2 weeks, take out the leaves and remove the blackened parts.
Squeeze out the juice and collect it in a glass jar.

When a plant falls into adverse conditions and its vital activity begins to fade, special substances are produced. They are called biogenic stimulants. They are able to bring dying cells back to life.

Biostimulated juice:

lubricate the scalp to treat alopecia and accelerate hair growth;
treat acne, inflamed or burned skin;
wipe the face to eliminate wrinkles.

Such juice is also used instead of the usual one for preparing ointments, creams, compresses and other at home. medicines for outdoor use.

For long-term storage, mix biostimulated juice with rubbing alcohol in a 4:1 ratio. In this form, the product will be usable for about a year.

Aloe tincture

To prepare the tincture, you will need the following ingredients:

vodka - 2 parts;
honey - 1 part;
fresh aloe juice - 1 part;
water - 4 parts.

Cooking method:

Mix ingredients.
Put in a water bath.
Bring the temperature of the mixture to 70°C.
Remove from stove, cool and store in refrigerator.

This tincture is used externally for the treatment of:

arthritis
rheumatism.

Not a large number of tinctures are warmed in a warm place and rubbed into the back or joints. Then they cover the smeared place with a film and fix it with a warm scarf. A compress with tincture is left overnight twice a week. The course of treatment is 4-6 weeks.

The use of tincture inside helps to treat:

colds;
tuberculosis;
stomach ulcers (during remission).

To do this, take 1 tsp. tincture 30 minutes before meals.

Recipe for making aloe gel at home:

Cut the agave leaves and stand them upright for 10-15 minutes to drain the juice from them.
Cut the leaves in half and scrape off with a spoon. inside a mass that looks like a clear and white mucus.
Collect all the gel from the leaves and beat it until the mass is homogeneous.
Place the jar of gel in the refrigerator. It can be stored there for 2-3 weeks.
To increase shelf life, add 500 mg vitamin C powder or 1 vitamin E capsule for every 60 ml of gel.

Aloe leaf gel is applied in the same way as juice. But it is more concentrated, therefore, for the preparation of folk remedies, you need to take it 5 times less.

In fact, the gel obtained in this way is not a gel. Carefully read the instructions for use of the gel produced by pharmaceutical companies. It states that the drug is obtained by evaporating 90% of the water from the juice squeezed from the leaves of aloe vera. Only by evaporating the liquid can a concentrated product be obtained. Moreover, the gel itself, sold in pharmacies, is more like juice: it is liquid. The gel obtained at home is gelatinous and more reminiscent of what is called “gel” in everyday life. But there is no more benefit in it than in juice. It can be used orally, while the gel from the pharmacy due to the high concentration active substances can only be used externally.

How to make aloe oil

Oils infused with medicinal plants are called macerates. Step-by-step instructions for preparing aloe macerate:

Pour 90 ml of extra virgin olive oil into a glass jar. It can be replaced with wheat germ oil or unrefined sunflower oil.
Pluck the aloe leaves and let the juice drain.
Cut the leaves into long and thin slices.
Put 10 sheets of aloe leaf in a jar of oil.
Close the jar tightly and place it in a dark place. It shouldn't be cold or hot there.
Shake the jar several times a day.
After 14 days, strain the oil and pour it into a clean jar.

For the preparation of aloe macerate, it is desirable to use biostimulated juice. To increase its effectiveness, you can also add essential oils of citrus plants or thyme, rosemary (15 drops per 90 ml of macerate).

This remedy is used to treat:

stomatitis and gingivitis (macerate is rubbed into the gums 3 times a day);
burns (oil is applied to the burnt skin several times a day);
inflammatory skin diseases (pyoderma, eczema, psoriasis, seborrhea).

Aloe macerate is not used internally.

Water infusion of aloe

Step-by-step instructions for preparing aloe infusion on water:

Grind the washed agave leaves.
Fill the resulting slurry with water. It should be 5 times more than leaves.
Let it brew for 1 hour.
Put on a slow fire, bring to a boil and simmer for 3 minutes.
Remove from heat, cool and strain.

Aloe infusion is taken for gastritis and inflammatory bowel diseases, 50 ml three times a day before meals. With it, lotions are made on wounds, burns and other skin lesions.

Thanks to the beneficial properties of aloe, the industrial production of drinks with its juice began, which can also be drunk to prevent exacerbations peptic ulcer

Aloe ointment

Cooking method:

Squeeze aloe juice.
Melt the lard and set aside.
Add 1 part of aloe juice to 3 parts of lard.
Mix ingredients thoroughly.
Store in refrigerator for 1 month.

An ointment made from aloe juice helps with chronic diseases skin. It is used to treat and prevent exacerbation of eczema, psoriasis and seborrheic dermatitis.

Video: folk recipes with aloe

Aloe in cosmetology

Thanks to its regenerating, moisturizing, antioxidant and rejuvenating effects, aloe has found wide application in cosmetology. You can buy ready-made cosmetics or cook it yourself. To do this, you will need your own squeezed agave juice or juice bought at a pharmacy. You can also use the gel, but you need to take it 10 times less.

Table: recipes for skin and hair care using aloe

The name of the tool and its purpose	What you need for cooking	Step by step cooking instructions	How to apply
Night cream for dry skin	aloe juice - 30 ml; vitamin E - 5 ml; beeswax - 2 g; avocado oil - 30 ml; geranium essential oil - 3 drops.	Mix juice, vitamin and oils. Warm the wax so that it has a soft consistency, and add it to the total mass. To stir thoroughly. Transfer to a jar and refrigerate.	Every day before going to bed, apply the cream to cleansed skin of the face, neck and décolleté. You can use this tool continuously.
Lotion for oily skin	vodka - 5 ml; lemon juice - 1 ml; agave juice - 30 ml; boiled water at room temperature - 50 ml.	Place all ingredients in a jar and shake thoroughly. Store the product in the refrigerator.	Wipe with a cotton pad dipped in lotion, face skin after washing in the morning and evening. Special attention focus on the T-zone (forehead, nose and chin).
Lotion for sensitive skin	1 st. l. dried chamomile flowers; 1 st. l. dry sage herb; 1 liter of water; 1 st. l. fresh parsley; 45 ml of aloe juice.	Boil water in a saucepan. Add sage and chamomile to the water. Boil 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add parsley. Let cool. Strain. Add agave juice. Mix everything thoroughly and refrigerate.	Use daily as a regular lotion. This remedy will not cause skin irritation and allergies.
Lotion for dry skin	100 ml cold-pressed olive oil; 60 ml of agave juice.	Mix ingredients and store in refrigerator.	Since the product is oily, use it only at bedtime. Waking up, you will feel that the skin has become moisturized, soft and tender.
Anti-blackhead pore-shrinking lotion	1 tsp dried chamomile flowers; 1 capsule of vitamin E; 3 drops essential oil peppermint; 30 ml of agave juice; 200 ml of water.	Boil water and pour over chamomile flowers. Let cool, strain. Add remaining components. Mix and refrigerate.	Wipe the lotion over the skin of the face every time after washing. Pay special attention to the T-zone.
Face mask against acne	5 ml of aloe juice; 5 ml of honey.	Mix ingredients.	Apply the mask on cleansed face and leave for 10-15 minutes. Do it every day until the acne disappears. Further - 2 times a week for prevention.
Face mask against oily sheen	protein of one egg; 5 ml of aloe juice.	Whisk the protein. Add juice. mix.	Apply to cleansed skin and leave for 15 minutes. Wash away. A mask can be done whenever you need to remove oily sheen.
Moisturizing mask for normal to oily skin	1 tsp cream if the skin is normal, or milk if it is oily; 1 tsp aloe leaf juice.	Mix ingredients.	Spread evenly on the skin of the face and leave until completely dry. Wash off with warm water. Make a mask twice a week.
Rejuvenating Ice	biostimulated agave juice - 1 part; boiled cooled water - 1 part.	Mix ingredients. Pour into ice molds. Put in the freezer and let freeze.	Use 1 cube every morning. Rub it on your face until the ice melts. Don't use a towel. In order for the beneficial components to be well absorbed, the moisture must dry itself.
Mask to accelerate hair growth	75 ml of aloe juice; 30 ml of burdock oil; 60 ml pepper tincture.	Mix the ingredients and heat in the microwave to 36-37 degrees (30 seconds is enough).	Rub this composition 2 times a week before washing your hair. Keep your head warm with a plastic bag and a terry towel. Hold for 30-40 minutes. Then wash off with shampoo.
Mask for moisturizing dry hair	yolk of 1 egg; 1 st. l. fatty kefir; 1 tsp olive oil; 1 tsp aloe juice; 1 capsule of vitamin E.	Mix and heat up to 37 degrees.	Spread the mixture over the entire length of the hair and leave under a warming bandage for 1 hour. Wash off with warm water and shampoo.
Mask against hair loss	1 yolk; 1 st. l. cognac; 3 art. l. agave juice; 3 art. l. fresh honey.	Mix the ingredients and warm to body temperature.	Every time before shampooing, rub this mask into the hair roots. Warm your head with a bag and a towel. Keep 1 hour. Wash away. Use cool water for rinsing and comb your hair only after it is dry. Hot water and combing wet curls provoke more active loss.
Treatment and prevention of stretch marks	olive oil; aloe juice; natural ground coffee. The amount of ingredients is selected empirically.	Mix aloe juice with ground coffee to a paste-like consistency.	Apply the paste to the problem area and rub it intensively with your hands for 5 minutes. Then leave the mixture on the body for another 15 minutes. Rinse with warm water and then lubricate the skin with a thin layer of olive oil.
Cellulite Remedy	50 ml of lemon juice; 100 ml of aloe juice.	Mix ingredients.	Apply composition to problem areas and wrap in cling film. Put on warm clothes and lie down under a warm blanket for 1 hour. In order for the remedy to work well, you need to sweat a lot: the juice penetrates better through open pores. Therefore, during wrapping, you can do physical exercises. Then take a contrast shower. With daily procedures, the effect will be noticeable in a month.
Eyelash Growth Tool	1 tsp agave juice; 1 tsp castor oil.	Mix the ingredients and pour the mixture into the washed tube from the old carcass.	Every day before going to bed, apply the product to the eyelashes with a brush.

Video: face mask with aloe + before and after photos

We will tell you about how to grow aloe in your home, as well as what diseases can be cured using aloe. Treatment of abscesses and boils, treatment of asthma, treatment colds, sore throat treatment, bronchitis treatment, headache treatment, hemorrhoids treatment.

Aloe tree (Aloe arborescens)

Aloe, or agave, is a perennial succulent shrub or tree plant of the lily family (Liliaceae). The genus of aloe has more than 350 species, of which, in addition to aloe arborescens, real aloe and African aloe are used in folk medicine. Homeopathic remedies are made from the leaves of the last two species.

Aloe arboreal leaves are fleshy, juicy, light green or bluish green in color, with serrated edges covered with thorns. The flowers are tubular, white, yellow or red, collected in an inflorescence-brush, located on a long peduncle. It blooms in winter, at room conditions - quite rarely.

Homeland - South Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Madagascar.

How to grow aloe. Necessary conditions for growing aloe

Aloe is an extremely undemanding plant, easily adapting to any type of soil. It tolerates a lack of moisture in the soil. Prefers bright lighting.

At room conditions, aloe is recommended to be planted in small pots filled with a mixture of leafy soil and sand in a ratio of 1: 0.5 (an expanded clay drainage layer is required). Watering should be moderate, in winter watering should be stopped and the plant should be transferred to a room with a temperature of about 14 ° C.

Aloe is propagated by daughter plants, lateral shoots and cuttings, which are rooted in moist, light soil, after drying the sections for 1-2 days.

Medicinal properties of agave, aloe

Aloe is one of the most famous indoor medicinal plants. Preparations made from its leaves are used by both official and traditional medicine.

Aloe preparations have antibacterial, wound healing, antiseptic, choleretic action, increase secretion digestive glands improve appetite and digestion. As a medicinal raw material, aloe leaves are used, which have reached the age of 2-4 years, which can be collected throughout the year. Infusions, tinctures, decoctions are prepared from them, juice is squeezed out.

Before use, cut aloe leaves are recommended to be kept in a cool, dark place for 12 days. As a result, they produce biostimulants that have a beneficial effect on the vital activity of the cells of the human body.

Aloe extract is used as an internal remedy in the treatment bronchial asthma, peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum, gastritis, with eye diseases, exhaustion, tuberculosis. Externally, aloe is used in the treatment of burns, wounds, ulcers, acne, gum disease.

Research shows that biogenic stimulants aloe helps in the treatment of radiation sickness.

The juice of the plant is part of the therapeutic cosmetic masks.

Treatment of abscesses and boils

For the treatment of abscesses and boils, both whole aloe leaves and gruel from them are used. In addition, for the treatment of boils, you can use an ointment prepared on the basis of the juice of this plant.

If the boil or abscess does not go away in a few days, you should stop the aloe treatment and consult a doctor.

Recipe 1

The ripening of boils and superficial abscesses is facilitated by cold lotions from whole aloe leaves. Large leaves are thoroughly washed, peeled, applied to the affected area of the skin and bandaged. The bandage is changed every 2 hours.

Recipe 2

1-2 leaves of aloe are washed, peeled, crushed pulp. The resulting slurry is applied to the sore spot and bandaged. The dressing is changed after 2-3 hours.

Recipe 3

For complications caused by abscesses or furunculosis, along with drug therapy, it is recommended to conduct a course of treatment alcohol tincture aloe. 100 g of washed and crushed leaves are poured into 100 ml of 40% alcohol or vodka, infused for 7 days and filtered. Tincture is taken 1 teaspoon 2 times a day 40 minutes before meals for 10 days.

Then take a break for a week and repeat the course of treatment.

Treatment of bronchial asthma

The disease is accompanied by attacks of suffocation, which can last from several minutes to several days. Treatment should be carried out under the supervision of a physician, and the patient's condition can be alleviated with the help of preparations prepared from aloe.

Recipe 1

250 g of biostimulated aloe leaves are crushed, mixed with 350 g of honey and 500 ml of Cahors. Insist in a dark place for 9 days, then filter and squeeze.

The tincture is taken according to the following scheme: 1 tablespoon 3 times a day for 2 days, then 1 teaspoon 3 times a day for 14 days. After that, you need to take a 14-day break and repeat the course of treatment.

Recipe 2

1 tablespoon of crushed aloe leaves, berries and lingonberry leaves is poured into 300 ml of boiling water, insisted for 15 minutes and filtered.

Take 1 tablespoon every 1-2 hours.

Treatment of colds

Practice shows that in the treatment of colds, aloe gives the greatest effect if used together with some others. medicinal plants- such as oregano, St. John's wort, lemon.

Recipe 1

Mix 1 tablespoon of aloe juice, dandelion leaf juice and lemon juice. Take 1 teaspoon 3 times a day before meals with water.

Recipe 2

1 tablespoon of yarrow herb and 1 tablespoon of crushed aloe leaves pour 200 ml of boiling water, leave for 1 hour, filter. The drug is taken 50 ml 3 times a day before meals.

Recipe 3

1 tablespoon of crushed dandelion roots and 1 tablespoon of crushed aloe leaves pour 200 ml of boiling water, leave for 1 hour and filter. Add 1 tablespoon of honey to the infusion, take 50 ml 3 times a day before meals.

Recipe 4

1 teaspoon of St. John's wort and 1 teaspoon of oregano are poured into 200 ml of boiling water, infused for 30 minutes and filtered. The infusion is mixed with 1 tablespoon of aloe juice, take the drug 50 ml 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.

Recipe 5

St. John's wort herb, chamomile flowers, medicinal dandelion roots, immortelle flowers are mixed. 1 tablespoon of the mixture and 1 tablespoon of crushed aloe leaves pour 200 ml of boiling water, leave for 15-20 minutes, filter. Take an infusion of 100 ml 2 times a day (morning and evening).

Recipe 6

As a tonic and prophylactic in the autumn-winter period, it is recommended to take an infusion of aloe, celandine, sandy immortelle and St. John's wort. The listed components are mixed in equal proportions, 1 tablespoon of the mixture is poured into 400 ml of boiling water, insisted for 12 hours, filtered and taken 100 ml 3 times a day after meals.

Recipe 7

2 tablespoons of sage herb officinalis pour 200 ml of boiling water and infuse in a thermos for 5-6 hours. The infusion is filtered, mixed with 1 tablespoon of crushed aloe leaves, infused for another 2 hours in a cool place, then brought to a boil, cooled and filtered. The prepared preparation is taken 1 tablespoon 3 times a day before meals.

Recipe 8

3 tablespoons of St. John's wort flowers, 2 tablespoons of linden flowers, 1 tablespoon of eucalyptus leaves and crushed aloe leaves are poured into 200 ml of 40% alcohol or vodka, insisted for 14 days and filtered. Take 3 times a day before meals, diluting 20 drops of tincture in a glass boiled water.

Recipe 9

1 tablespoon of crushed aloe and nettle leaves and 2 tablespoons of St. John's wort herb is poured into 200 ml of 40% alcohol or vodka, 200 ml of fresh white cabbage juice is added, insisted for 20 days in a cool dark place and filtered.

They are used when the temperature rises: first they wipe the patient's body, then wrap it in a sheet soaked in tincture, and cover it with a blanket. After the appearance of perspiration, the sheet is removed.

Bronchitis treatment

For the treatment of bronchitis, mixtures prepared on the basis of biostimulated (aged in a cool dark place) aloe leaves are used.

Recipe 1

1 tablespoon of crushed pulp of aloe leaves is mixed with 2 tablespoons of liquid honey and 2 tablespoons interior fat. Take 1 teaspoon 3 times a day with warm milk.

Recipe 2

1 tablespoon of crushed pulp of aloe leaves is mixed with 2 tablespoons of heated badger fat and 1 tablespoon of honey. The mixture is taken 1 teaspoon 3 times a day with warm milk. At the same time rub the chest and back with badger fat.

Recipe 3

200 g of aloe leaves are washed, crushed into gruel, 5 g of salt are added and infused in a cool dark place for 10-12 hours. The medicine is taken 1 tablespoon 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.

Recipe 4

200 g of aloe leaves are washed, cut into pieces, poured with 200 g of sugar and insisted in a cool place for 8 hours. Then add 400 ml of water and boil for 15 minutes. Cool, rub through a sieve and take 1 teaspoon 3 times a day before meals. The rest of the medicine is stored in the refrigerator.

Recipe 5

1 tablespoon of crushed aloe leaves, 1 tablespoon of plantain leaves and 1 teaspoon of celandine herb pour 200 ml of boiling water, leave for 10 minutes and filter. Infusion is taken 100 ml 2 times a day in small sips.

Treatment of angina

Angina - infection in which the tonsils become inflamed. It is accompanied by severe sore throat and fever.

Used for treatment medications prescribed by the doctor. Additionally, rinsing with decoctions and infusions of medicinal plants is recommended.

Recipe 1

Mix 1 tablespoon of crushed aloe leaves, plantain leaves and medicinal sage herb, pour 200 ml of boiling water, leave for 5-6 hours and filter.

The infusion is used for gargling several times a day.

Recipe 2

For 200 ml of warm boiled water, take 1 tablespoon of aloe juice and 1 teaspoon of soda. All components are mixed and used for gargling 3-4 times a day.

Recipe 3

2 tablespoons of herb St. John's wort, 1 tablespoon of crushed rose hips and 1 tablespoon of crushed aloe leaves pour 300 ml of boiling water, leave for 40 minutes and filter. The infusion is taken warm, 100 ml 3 times a day 15 minutes before meals, sweetened with honey.

Recipe 4

1 tablespoon of crushed aloe leaves, lime blossom and chamomile flowers pour 200 ml of boiling water, leave for 30 minutes and filter. Infusion is taken 100 ml 2 times a day.

Treatment of pharyngitis and laryngitis

Throat diseases can be successfully treated with preparations made from aloe. However, you should definitely see a doctor before taking it.

Recipe 1

1 tablespoon of calendula flowers is poured into 200 ml of boiling water, insisted for 20 minutes and filtered. Warm infusion is mixed with 2 tablespoons of aloe juice, used for gargling 3-4 times a day.

Recipe 2

50 ml of aloe juice is mixed with 50 ml of cold boiled water. The resulting mixture is gargled in the morning and evening.

Recipe 3

1 tablespoon of chamomile is poured into 200 ml of boiling water, insisted for 20 minutes and filtered. 1-2 tablespoons of aloe juice are added to the infusion, used for gargling.

Recipe 4

1 teaspoon of aloe juice is mixed with 100 ml of warm milk, taken 3 times a day in small sips.

Recipe 5

1 tablespoon of aloe juice mixed with 200 ml of warm milk, add 1 teaspoon of honey and 1 teaspoon baking soda. Drink in small sips 2-3 times a day.

Recipe 6

1 teaspoon of chamomile flowers is poured into 200 ml of boiling water, infused for 15-20 minutes, filtered and cooled to room temperature. The infusion is mixed with 2 teaspoons of biostimulated aloe leaf juice and 1 tablespoon of linden honey.

Take orally 100 ml 2 times a day.

Treatment of pneumonia

Aloe has been successfully used to treat a number of lung diseases, including pneumonia (pneumonia). However, before using folk remedies, it is imperative to consult a specialist.

Recipe 1

150 g of aloe juice prepared from biostimulated leaves is mixed with 250 g of liquid honey and 100 ml of sweet red wine (eg Cahors). Insist in a cool dark place for 5 hours. The medicine is taken 1 tablespoon 3 times a day before meals.

Recipe 2

500 g of biostimulated aloe leaves are passed through a meat grinder, mixed with 500 g of May honey, 500 ml of white wine and a decoction of St. John's wort herb (100 g of raw material per 500 ml of water, boil for 30 minutes). The mixture is poured into a dark glass bottle and infused in a cool dark place for 6-10 days. The finished product is taken according to the following scheme: 1 teaspoon 1 time per hour for 5 days, then 1 teaspoon 1 time per 3 hours for 30 days. After that, they take a break for 10 days and, if necessary, repeat the course.

Recipe 3

1-2 large leaves of aloe are washed, cut into pieces, 100 ml of water are added, boiled over low heat for 2 hours, cooled to room temperature and mixed with 300 g of liquid honey. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day before meals.

Recipe 4

5 tablespoons of lime blossom and 4 tablespoons of birch buds pour 500 ml of boiling water, boil for 2 minutes and filter. 200 g of crushed aloe leaves are mixed with 1 kg of honey, 200 ml of olive oil and prepared decoction. The resulting balm is taken 1 tablespoon 3 times a day, shaking before use.

Heartburn treatment

Heartburn is caused by an irritant of hydrochloric acid contained in the gastric juice, when the latter enters the esophagus. Heartburn often occurs with malnutrition, but can also be one of the symptoms of diseases of the digestive tract.

Recipe 1

Mix 1 teaspoon of aloe juice with 200 ml of boiled water, add 1 teaspoon of baking soda, take in small sips before meals.

Recipe 2

1 tablespoon of dry aloe leaves, 2 tablespoons of grape leaves, 4 tablespoons of St. John's wort flowers, 1 tablespoon of crushed elecampane roots pour 1 liter of boiling water, cook over low heat for 15-20 minutes, then remove from heat, leave for 30 minutes and filter .

The decoction is taken 100 ml 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.

Recipe 3

1 tablespoon of crushed aloe leaves, 2 tablespoons of St. John's wort herb and 4 tablespoons of crushed viburnum bark pour 400 ml cold water, bring to a boil and cook over low heat for 30 minutes.

The broth is cooled, filtered and taken 1 tablespoon 3 times a day 20 minutes before meals.

Recipe 4

1 tablespoon of crushed aloe leaves, St. John's wort and yarrow herbs are poured with 200 ml of boiling water, insisted for 1 hour, filtered.

Infusion is taken 1 tablespoon 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.

Treatment of gastritis

Gastritis is an inflammatory disease of the gastric mucosa. Its main cause is malnutrition. Treatment of gastritis should be prescribed by a doctor.

Recipe 1

50 ml of aloe juice is mixed with 20 ml of 40% alcohol. The mixture is taken 1 teaspoon 2 times a day 30 minutes before meals.

Recipe 2

4 tablespoons of bio-stimulated aloe juice mixed with 1 tablespoon of honey. Take 1 teaspoon 3 times a day before meals.

Recipe 3

3 tablespoons of crushed aloe leaves are mixed with 3 tablespoons of honey, infused in a dark cool place for 3 hours, the resulting liquid is drained and taken 1 teaspoon 3 times a day.

Treatment of peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum

The use of aloe preparations during periods of exacerbation of peptic ulcer should be avoided, since in this case the plant will do more harm than good.

Recipe 1

100 g of aloe leaves are washed, crushed, mixed with 200 g of honey, placed in a glass vessel and kept in a dark place for 3 days. Then add 200 ml of red wine (dry or semi-dry), mix and infuse for another day. The resulting tincture is stored in the refrigerator, take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day.

Recipe 2

100 g of aloe leaves are washed, crushed, mixed with 200 g of honey, placed in a glass vessel and kept in a dark place for 3 days. Then the resulting liquid is poured into a dark bottle. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day with milk.

Treatment of liver diseases

The most common liver diseases are infectious hepatitis and cirrhosis. Treatment, including preparations based on aloe, should be carried out under the supervision of a physician.

Recipe 1

1 tablespoon of crushed leaves of aloe, large celandine, peppermint, common yarrow, sandy immortelle and 1 teaspoon of wormwood pour 600 ml of boiling water and infuse in a tightly closed container for 2 hours.

The infusion is filtered and taken 75 ml 3 times a day 15 minutes before meals.

Recipe 2

1 tablespoon of crushed aloe leaves, dandelion root, peppermint and 1 teaspoon of large celandine herb is poured into 600 ml of boiling water, insisted for 40 minutes and filtered. Take with hepatic pain syndrome 100 mo 3 times a day 20 minutes before meals.

Recipe 3

1 tablespoon of crushed aloe leaves, large celandine grass, peppermint, St. John's wort and 2 teaspoons of knotweed grass pour 600 ml of boiling water, cook for 20 minutes in a water bath, leave for 15-20 minutes and filter. The drug is taken 200 ml 2 times a day during an exacerbation of diseases.

Recipe 4

1 tablespoon of crushed leaves of aloe, common yarrow, fennel, sand immortelle, peppermint and large celandine pour 600 ml of boiling water, leave for 20 minutes and filter. Take 100 ml 4 times a day 15 minutes before meals.

Treatment of gallstone disease

At cholelithiasis in the gallbladder and bile ducts as a result of violation of metabolic processes, stones are formed. The disease is accompanied by nausea, vomiting, sharp pains in the right hypochondrium, digestive disorders.

Treatment, including herbs, should be carried out only under the supervision of a physician.

Recipe 1

1 tablespoon of crushed aloe leaves, 1 teaspoon of St. John's wort and 1 teaspoon of dried immortelle flowers pour 200 ml of boiling water, leave for 8 hours, bring to a boil and filter. Add 1 tablespoon of honey, take 50 ml 4-5 times a day. The course of treatment is 14 days, after which you need to take a break and re-treat.

Recipe 2

Mix 1 tablespoon herb wormwood, peppermint, sand immortelle. 1 tablespoon of the mixture and 1 tablespoon of crushed aloe leaves are poured into 200 ml of boiling water and cooked in a water bath for 20 minutes.

The broth is filtered, cooled and taken 50 ml 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.

Recipe 3

2 tablespoons of peppermint, 1 tablespoon of aloe and coriander juice, 3 teaspoons of sand immortelle, 2 teaspoons of large celandine pour 600 ml of boiling water and cook in a water bath for 20 minutes. The broth is insisted for 2 hours in a tightly closed container, filtered.

The drug is taken 100 ml 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.

Recipe 4

1 tablespoon of chopped aloe leaves and St. John's wort, 2 tablespoons of chopped chicory root, 1 teaspoon of wormwood pour 600 ml of boiling water, leave for 30 minutes and filter.

Taken hot, 100 ml 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals, sweetened with honey.

Recipe 5

1 tablespoon of aloe juice, birch leaves, large celandine, 4 teaspoons of goose cinquefoil and juniper, 3 teaspoons of harrow root are poured with boiling water, insisted for 40 minutes and filtered. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals. Before starting treatment, a specialist consultation is required, since this collection can cause the stones to move along the bile ducts.

constipation treatment

Constipation, or infrequent emptying of the large intestine, develops as a result of a violation of the motor function of the intestine and a weakening of peristalsis. Constipation may be a symptom of more serious illnesses, for example, obstruction of the large intestine or diseases endocrine system. With chronic constipation, preparations from biostimulated aloe leaves help.

It should be remembered that the treatment of constipation will not be effective without an appropriate diet.

Recipe 1

Juice is prepared from biostimulated aloe leaves and taken 1 teaspoon 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.

Recipe 2

4 tablespoons of aloe juice are mixed with 4 tablespoons of honey. Take with chronic constipation 1 tablespoon 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals for 2 days, then reduce the dose by half.

Recipe 3

100 g of crushed aloe leaves are mixed with 150 g of hot honey, infused for 24 hours, heated and filtered. Take 1 tablespoon 1 time per day (in the morning) 1 hour before meals.

Recipe 4

100 g of washed pitted prunes are passed through a meat grinder, mixed with 1 tablespoon of aloe juice and 1 tablespoon of honey.

Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.

Aloe (agave) is a cactus that lives in almost every dwelling. This plant is very unique, it contains many useful elements. Using aloe, its medicinal properties, and contraindications should not be forgotten.

Aloe - medicinal properties of the plant

Mention of the beneficial properties of the agave can be found in the writings of Avicenna, Hippocrates, Celsius.

The plant has powerful antiseptic and bacterial qualities. With its help, you can fight tuberculosis and coccal bacteria, viruses. The agave helps to eliminate diphtheria and dysentery sticks.

The ancient Romans and Greeks with the help of aloe strengthened the immune system in long campaigns, the plant gave the soldiers energy and courage.

The effectiveness of agave has been proven in the following diseases:

exposure;
foci of inflammation in the respiratory and pelvic organs;
eye ailments - progressive, clouding of the lens;
wounds, burns, dermatological problems - accelerates skin regeneration;
decrease in the protective functions of the body - a strong natural immunomodulator;
irregular bowel movements, colitis,.

Small doses of aloe help to improve digestion, promote the release of bile.

Plant juice effectively fights against influenza viruses, eliminates herpes. Agave helps to cope with sudden attacks of headache, severe migraine.

Important! A piece of aloe leaf applied to a sore tooth will help to quickly get rid of discomfort.

Aloe for female beauty and health

Aloe for women indispensable assistant. It will help to get rid of diseases and preserve the beauty of the face and hair.

Important! Leaves and help to recover from various gynecological ailments.

To do this, it is necessary to soak the swab with agave juice, insert it into the vagina. The procedure should be done every evening before going to bed.

inflammation and erosion

To eliminate inflammation in the cervix, it is necessary to take sitz baths with agave juice. For 1.7 liters of water you need 120 ml of juice. The duration of the procedure is a quarter of an hour.

With erosion, douching can be done twice a day using a solution of aloe juice (prepared from an equal amount of warm water and juice).

For the treatment of infertility

Grind 50 g of aloe leaves.
Add 300 g goose fat (melted butter).
Mix with 320 ml of honey or sea buckthorn oil.

Take 15 ml twice a day. Treatment should be continued for at least 60 days.

For skin

Cosmetic preparations containing aloe vera are suitable for all skin types. They nourish cells, protect them from negative external factors, make dark spots less noticeable.

Important! With regular use, pustules, eczema and psoriasis disappear.

To moisturize dry skin, mix 10 ml of agave juice, honey, glycerin. Add 35 g oat flour, dilute with water until a thick dough. Let the mask sit for 10 minutes. Then apply a thick layer on dry, cleansed skin of the face and neck. The product can be washed off after half an hour. You can use the mask three times a week.

To slow down the withering process and smooth out deep wrinkles, you need to mix 35g of honey with 12 ml of aloe juice. The mask can be washed off after 45 minutes.

Cleansing, healing, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties allow aloe to be effectively used in the fight against acne, acne. After treatment with agave, there are no scars, spots and scars on the skin.

It is easy to take care of inflamed skin - remove the skin from the sheet, wipe the face with the place of the cut. The skin must be clean. Additional use of any cosmetic products not required.

For hair

Aloe relieves dandruff and baldness. The plant strengthens hair follicles, helps to cope with split ends. The hair gains volume, strength and shine.

Agave juice can be diluted with an equal amount of vodka and rubbed into skin heads a few hours before washing. For other types of hair, the juice can be used undiluted. For severe problems, the procedure must be carried out daily. As a preventive measure, 1-2 procedures per week are sufficient.

Volume mask

honey - 15 ml;
aloe juice - 25 ml;
castor oil - 12 ml.

The product is applied to damp, unwashed hair. After 7 minutes, the mask can be washed off with shampoo.

Contraindications

With the illiterate use of aloe-based preparations, serious damage to health can be caused. Like any medicine, agave-based remedies have contraindications.

When Aloe Should Not Be Used:

diseases of the stomach and intestines in the acute stage;
problems with the heart and blood vessels;
inflammatory processes in the brain.

Aloe should not be used by pregnant and lactating women - the plant affects the smooth muscles of the uterus. During menstruation, preparations containing agave can cause increased bleeding. Sometimes aloe causes long-term violations of the female cycle - menstrual flow disappear.

Caution should be taken with aloe juice for people with a diseased pancreas, gallbladder. In the presence of hemorrhoidal and uterine bleeding, preparations based on the agave are also prohibited.

Agave refers to plants that cause allergic reactions.

Aloe is used not only in medicine and cosmetology. There are many recipes that use agave leaves. Carrots, apples, honey can be added to salads. Dishes are not only tasty, dietary. But it also significantly strengthens the protective functions of the body.

A high-quality harvest necessarily depends on the competent germination of seeds. In order for them to sprout well, various biostimulants are used. You can use purchased funds or refer to the experience of previous generations ....

Update: October 2018

Aloe is more than 500 species of succulent plants of the Xanthorrheaceae family. Particularly common in Arabian Peninsula in Africa. Of all its many species, about 15 have medicinal value, the most famous are aloe vera or present, whose homeland is the Mediterranean, and agave or tree aloe, which is cultivated from a wild African species.

Aloe preparations have been used for medicinal and cosmetic purposes for more than 3000 years, externally and internally. The plant is a natural biostimulant. The healing properties and contraindications of aloe are described in many medical works, but the study of the plant does not stop to this day.

Morphological description

The appearance of aloe is very diverse, from miniature ornamental plants up to trees 8-10 meters high. All of its species are characterized by xiphoid leaves extending from the base-stem, along the edge of which there are rather sharp spikes. The color of the leaves ranges from pale green to deep green. The roots are fibrous, located near the surface.

From the stem 1 time in 2-3 years, from January to April, a long peduncle grows with flowers from red to white color, which are collected in a multi-flowered dense brush. The aloe flower has a rich smell that can cause headaches. The fruit is a cylindrical box.

AT artificial conditions propagates with the help of children or shoots, which quickly release roots in water. In the natural environment, it reproduces both by seeds and by children. It is a light and moisture-loving plant, not resistant to cold.

Plant leaf features

Aloe leaves have an unusual structure and include a gelatinous gel-like core surrounded by a layer of juice and a thin, strong skin. Leaves can accumulate large amounts of water, greatly increasing in size. To preserve moisture, the leaves close the pores, which prevents the evaporation of water if it is insufficiently supplied from outside. With prolonged drought, the size of the leaves visually decreases due to the consumption of the moisture reserve. Also, in adverse conditions, the plant discards the lower leaves in order to save life.

Difference Between Aloe Vera and Agave

In addition to external morphological features, plants differ in composition. So, aloe vera is characterized by more fleshy leaves, therefore, contains more gel.

Which aloe is healthier: According to research conducted in 2011 in the Venice scientific institute in Italy, it has been found that homemade aloe is 200% richer in nutrients.

In our conditions, it is easier to use the agave - an affordable and unpretentious culture for home cultivation. But you can also use a more exotic look - aloe vera, whose medicinal properties and recipes are similar to the use of the agave.

Collection and preparation of aloe

The plant accumulates a maximum of useful substances by the age of five. The lower and middle leaves are harvested, which are collected together with the stem-bearing sheaths. They are removed very carefully, excluding breakage or tearing of the leaf, at any time of the year (with home cultivation).

Fresh leaves are suitable for juice and other dosage forms - they should be stored in the refrigerator for 10-12 days before preparation for maximum disclosure of beneficial properties. At T 0 0 C, the raw material is stored for about a month: for this, the leaves are washed, dried and wrapped loosely in foil.

Dry raw materials in the shade, ventilated room, whole or cut into pieces. After drying, the leaves take on a wrinkled appearance, cellular when broken, and are very brittle. Stored in paper or fabric bags for 2 years.

The question often arises - why keep the removed sheet, why not use it fresh? Exposure allows you to get biostimulated products from the leaf: in the cold, life processes slow down, and unique biostimulants begin to be produced to maintain cell viability.

Chemical composition

water (up to 97% of the mass);
esters;
traces of essential oils;
acids: citric, cinnamon, malic, succinic, chrysophane, l-coumaric, hyaluronic, isocitric, salicylic, etc.;
tannins;
resins;
flavonoids, incl. catechins;
beta carotene;
enzymes;
bitterness;
minerals: phosphorus, potassium, sodium, chlorine, calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, chromium, zinc, cobalt, etc.;
amino acids: threonine, methionine, leucine, lysine, valine, isoleucine, phenylalanine;
simple sugars: fructose, glucose;
polysaccharides, incl. acemannan;
vitamins: B1, B2, B3, B6, B9, B12, C, E, retinol, choline;
steroid molecules: sitosterol, composterol and luteol;
antraglycosides: nataloin, emodin, aloin, homonataloin, rabarberone;
substances of the phenolic group, incl. anthraquinone.

The healing properties of aloe

Each therapeutic effect of a plant is determined by a group useful in-in contained in aloe.

Antibacterial, incl. against staphylococci, streptococci, typhoid, intestinal, and coli, antiviral and antifungal - due to acemannan, aleolitic, phenylacrylic, chrysophane and cinnamic acids, vitamin C;
Anti-inflammatory and antiseptic - salicylic acid, bradykininase enzyme, steroid molecules;
Antitoxic - acemannan, aloin (a substance from anthraquinone derivatives), phenolic components, catalase enzyme;
Antioxidant - manganese, copper, vitamins C and E, anthraquinone and phenol molecules;
Cholagogue - zinc, selenium and components of inositol;
Soothing - magnesium, manganese, B vitamins;
Laxative - anthraquinone and substances of the phenolic group;
Pain reliever - salicylic acid, the enzyme bradykininase;
Hypoglycemic - two fractions of acemannan - Erboran A and B;
Antiallergic - the enzyme bradykininase;
Anticancer - aloemodin, which is an anthraquinone molecule, acemannan, antioxidant vitamins and minerals;
Wound healing, incl. in relation to sluggish, long-term processes - vitamin C, the enzyme bradykininase;
Regenerating - vitamin C, catalase enzyme, anthraquinone;
Immunomodulating - due to polysaccharides, magnesium, bradykininase enzyme.

The plant enhances the secretory activity of the digestive glands (chrysic acid, sodium), normalizes metabolic processes, has a tonic, nourishing, rejuvenating and moisturizing effect on the skin by activating the growth of fibroblasts, relieves itching and irritation. Promotes the regeneration of skin lesions without scarring. Reduces blood cholesterol levels and promotes the breakdown cholesterol plaques. Eliminates inflammation in the biliary tract, normalizes.

The use of various dosage forms of aloe

Fresh Juice

Chronic gastritis with low acidity, tendency to constipation, colitis, diseases of the biliary tract, stimulation of digestion and appetite. It is also prescribed for prolonged coughing. Take three times a day. 1 tsp before meals.
Tuberculosis. Take three times a day. 1 tsp before meals.
A wide range of diseases of the skin and mucous membranes: wounds, burns, cracks, lupus, trophic ulcers, radiation skin lesions, epithelioma, herpetic eruptions,. Also helps with acne. Pathological elements are lubricated with juice 5-6 times a day.
It is used for joints with inflammatory diseases for rubbing.
Inflammation of the nasopharynx and gums, ulcerative stomatitis. Lubrication of lesions with juice, irrigation or turundas with juice.
, vaginal candidiasis. Tampons saturated with juice are inserted overnight into the vagina, 2 weeks.
Acute rhinitis. 2-5 drops in each nostril 4-5 times a day.
Improves the body's defenses against infectious agents - 1 tsp each. morning and evening, before meals.

Sabur - evaporated juice

Constipation is atonic and chronic.
Stimulation of digestion.
Choleretic effect.

Taken diluted, 0.03–0.1 g per 1 dose once a day.

Syrup

Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract of acute and chronic course.
Posthemorrhagic and hypochromic anemia (in combination with iron).
Helps with intoxication, after prolonged illness to restore the body. Recommended for asthenic conditions.

Assign 1 tsp. twice or thrice a day, half an hour before meals.

Aloe extract liquid in ampoules

Eye diseases: blepharitis, conjunctivitis, iritis, progressive myopia, etc.
Chronic gastritis, and 12 duodenal ulcer.
Bronchial asthma.
Inflammatory gynecological diseases.
General diseases with a long, chronic course (chronic arthritis, scleroderma, epilepsy, etc.).

It is intended for subcutaneous administration in a course of 25-50 injections of 1 ml (adults) and 0.5 ml (children over 5 years old) once a day. If necessary, injections are prescribed by a second course.

Aloe extract according to Fedorov, eye drops, dietary supplement

Farsightedness and myopia;
"Night blindness";
Myopic chorioretinitis;
diabetic retinopathy;
Blepharitis;

Assign 1 drop 2-5 times a day, in each conjunctival sac.

aloe liniment

Prevention and treatment of skin lesions during radiation therapy. Apply to the affected skin 2-3 r per day, cover over with a sterile napkin.

Aloe at home - traditional medicine recipes

Improving digestion, appetite, recovery from protracted illnesses

Mix 250 g of honey with 150 g of aloe juice, add 350 g of good fortified red wine. Insist 5 days. Take 1 tbsp before meals, 4 times a day for 14 days.

Gastrointestinal diseases

Mix in a ceramic container: 15 g of aloe juice, 100 g of liquid honey, 100 g of liquid goose fat, 100 g of cocoa. 1 tbsp. at the reception, dissolved in 200 ml of hot milk, between meals.

Tuberculosis

4 stalks of aloe, aged 10 days, crushed and mixed with 1 bottle of red wine or 1 liter of alcohol, leave for 4 days. Take 100 ml (wine) or 40 drops (alcohol) three times a day.

Oncological diseases

Aloe preparations are recommended for a short course, up to 30 days maximum. Should cook fresh formulations, store them for no more than 5 days in the refrigerator (with long-term storage, finished aloe preparations lose their healing powers). Use aloe with high quality honey. Dilute honey with aloe juice in 1:5. Take 1 tsp. three times a day. before meals. The same mixture can be lubricated on the skin before a session of radiation therapy.

Infectious and allergic rhinitis, incl. with a cold in children

Squeeze the juice from the leaf and strain. Clear the nasal passages from the mucous contents and then instill 1-3 drops into each nostril after 3-4 hours. A similar method is used for sinusitis, only 5-6 drops of juice are instilled.

Inflammatory diseases of the throat (pharyngitis, laryngitis, tonsillitis)

Mix juice and warm boiled water 1:1. Gargle with the mixture 3-5 times a day. After the procedure, drink warm milk with 1 tsp. aloe juice.

Inflammatory and other eye diseases

Aloe juice 1 ml pour 150 ml hot water, cool and rinse with eye infusion 3-4 times a day.

Inflammatory gum disease

100 g of crushed leaves insist in a sealed container for 60 minutes, strain. Use for mouthwash.

From diabetes

Accept Fresh Juice 1 tsp three times a day before meals. You can dilute it in water.

Chronic constipation

Grind about 150 g of aloe leaves, removing the thorns, add 300 g of liquid warm honey to the gruel, insist for a day, heat and strain. Take 1 tsp. an hour before meals daily in the morning.

Aloe for hemorrhoids

Treatment is carried out without exacerbation, in the absence of bleeding from the nodes. Especially effective in the early stages.
Candles . Coat a piece of leaf pulp without skin and thorns with a mixture of honey and butter, enter into the rectum. Repeat twice, morning and evening.
Decoction for lotions and compresses: Grind 5 leaves of the plant and pour 500 ml of water, put in a water bath for a quarter of an hour. Moisten clean gauze in the cooled broth and apply to the knots for 15 minutes (lotion) or half an hour, covering with cellophane (compress). You can moisten a gauze swab in the decoction and gently put it in anus for half an hour (with internal localization).

Skin injuries: wounds, abrasions, ulcers, frostbite

Mix honey and fresh juice 1:1, add medical alcohol - 1 tbsp. per 200 ml of the mixture, store in the refrigerator. Lubricate the damage 3-4 times a day, lay a clean cotton napkin on top.

Dilated capillaries, skin redness, wrinkles

Every evening, apply aloe juice to cleansed face skin, beat it well with your fingers for 1-2 minutes. Course - 12 procedures, every other day. For the prevention of skin aging, frostbite, sunburn, dryness, you can take a leaf of aloe, cut it along, remove the thorns and lubricate the cleansed skin of the face with the mucous side in the morning or evening 1-2 r per week.

Aloe for hair

To stimulate growth, strengthen, from. 1 tbsp boil chopped leaves for 10 minutes in 500 ml of water, cool and strain. Wipe the scalp with a decoction 2-3 times a week, do not rinse. A mask is made from hair loss - gruel from crushed leaves is rubbed into the roots of the hair, covered with cellophane and left for 20 minutes, rinsed with warm water.

To keep skin youthful

Aloe mask: 1 tbsp. sour cream ~ 20% mixed with 1 tsp. aloe juice and 1 tsp. yolk. Mix and apply on the face and neck, when the first layer dries - another layer and so on for 20 minutes. Rinse with water of contrast temperature. Repeat once a week. Suitable for any skin type. You can add 1 drop of juice to your usual face cream or eye gel.

Sexual impotence, impotence

Mix in equal parts: aloe juice, butter, goose fat, dry powder. Heat the mixture without boiling. Take 1 tablespoon, three times a day, dissolved in 200 ml of hot milk, 30 minutes before meals. Keep refrigerated.
Mix: 30 grams of chopped parsley seeds, 350 ml of red wine, 100 grams of chopped rose hips, 250 grams of honey and 150 grams of aloe juice. Leave for 2 weeks, shaking the contents once a day. Take 1 tbsp. three times a day before meals.

Contraindications

Acute disorders of the digestive function;
Hypersensitivity to aloe;
Severe diseases of the cardiovascular system;
Chronic diseases in the acute stage;
Hemorrhoidal and uterine bleeding, menstruation (especially laxatives from the plant);
Pregnancy (internal intake);
Children's age up to 3 years. Outwardly - it is possible from the year, but 2 times lower concentration.

Side effects and overdose

Failure to comply with the dosage of plant preparations, especially juice, leads to an overdose of antaglycosides and can cause poisoning, the symptoms of which are diarrhea with blood and mucous membranes, inflammation of the intestines, tenesmus, blood in the urine. Pregnant women may have a miscarriage.

Long-term internal use of whole leaves, with a peel, is fraught with the development of oncology, since the peel contains aloin, a substance that is a carcinogen in large doses. So, in an experiment conducted by American specialists as part of the National Toxicological Program, about half of the rats that were given high doses extract of a plant obtained from a whole leaf, benign and malignant tumors developed in the large intestine.

Pharmaceutical and cosmetic preparations - a storehouse of useful substances or another trick of the gullible population

On the shelves of pharmacies and shops you can find numerous preparations and products containing aloe vera or aloe vera. Such "whales" of cosmetic products as SCHWARZKOPF, ST. IVES SWISS BEAUTY, ORIFLAME, HLAVIN, LEK COSMETICS produce whole lines of aloe-based products that are in demand.

However, in the course of numerous studies by American and Israeli scientists, it was found that during long-term storage and conservation, many valuable plant substances are destroyed or lose their biological activity. Wherein healing effect plants, as a natural biostimulator, is based on the complex combined action of all its components, which do not provide value separately, because. contained in relatively small quantities. It turns out that bioactive substances potentiate each other, providing the proper therapeutic effect.

From this it should be concluded that home-made, properly prepared and stored aloe preparations are more effective than synthesized products and drugs from aloe that have been processed and preserved.

Health 20.09.2012

Today I want to talk about health. Probably, each of us has aloe at home. Such an unpretentious flower, but how much useful is in it. Doctor for the whole family. Many of us know 2-3 recipes from this plant. But in fact, there are a lot of recipes from aloe.

A bit of history. Aloe migrated to us from the tropics. Such information can be found in ship logs of the 18th century. One Russian sailor who fell ill with dengue fever had to be left on the shore of one of the islands of South Africa. A month later, the ship again passed by this island. No one thought to see "Robinson" alive, but there was something to be amazed at. Instead of an exhausted patient, everyone saw a full of strength healthy person. The sailor showed everyone the thick leaves of the aloe plant, which he simply chewed during his illness. This plant was called in the local dialect "aloe", which in translation into Russian meant "health".

Aloe grows well in our home and in greenhouses. This is the most common type of aloe, which is often called agave in everyday life. Aloe is distinguished by its fleshy stem, thick leaves that have pointed ends. If we cut the aloe, then a lot of juice is immediately collected in this place.

This juice gives strength and quenches thirst, despite the fact that it has a specific bitter taste. The natives rubbed their bodies with it to protect their skin from the heat and hot wind. Often aloe saved the expedition members. In the absence of water, they drank its juice, wiped the skin, calluses, and treated wounds that were difficult to heal. If someone fell ill, they always gave the expedition member to chew aloe leaves.

Useful properties of aloe:

Reduces the level of toxic substances in the body.
Contains vitamins C, B, E, A.
Contains trace elements useful for all of us: manganese, copper, potassium, sodium, sulfur, phosphorus, chlorine, bromine, vanadium, iron, iodine, silver, fluorine, silicon, zinc and many others.
Aloe leaves are an excellent biostimulant.
Aloe strengthens the immune system.
Purifies the blood.
It treats diseases of the nervous, cardiovascular, digestive, urinary systems.
It has anti-inflammatory, bactericidal properties.
Reduces pain.
Treats eye diseases.
Enhances the secretion of the digestive glands.
Normalizes cholesterol levels.
Normalizes metabolic processes in the body.
Accelerates the healing of wounds, ulcers.
Treats diseases in the gynecological field.
Relieves inflammation of the gums.
Used in cosmetology.

Here footage about useful properties aloe.

Aloe. Contraindications.

Pregnancy. Exacerbations serious illnesses. Damage to the liver and kidneys. Severe allergic reaction of the body. Uterine bleeding. Oncological diseases(because of its powerful bio-stimulating properties).

Aloe at home. Treatment. Recipes.

Not all aloe leaves need to be cut for treatment. The bottom leaves are best. They are always more mature. For treatment, take leaves at least 15 cm long. You can navigate by the tips of the leaves. As soon as they begin to dry out, that's when it's most beneficial to health.

Cut off the aloe leaf at the base. You just need to remember that after 3-4 hours in the open air, most of the healing properties of aloe disappear. So it is best to prepare the medicine immediately before use.

Aloe juice.

If you use freshly squeezed aloe juice, then it healing properties more pronounced. In order to get juice from aloe, you need to cut off the fleshy (lower) leaves of the plant, rinse them well boiled water, cut into small pieces (0.2 mm), squeeze the juice through gauze. Many people pass aloe leaves through a meat grinder and then squeeze the juice through cheesecloth.

Aloe juice when the body is weakened. General tonic.

100 grams of aloe juice, 500 grams of peeled walnuts, 300 grams of honey, 250 grams of lemon juice. Mix everything well. Take 1 tsp. 3 times a day half an hour before meals.
The most famous, probably for everyone, recipe from aloe. For immunity, blood purification, for the stomach. Take aloe leaves (preferably 3-5 years old). Wrap them in parchment or foil and refrigerate for a week. Then wash the leaves, remove the skin. Pass through a meat grinder or grind in a blender. Dilute with water to which add a little lemon juice. Proportion 3:1. Take a tablespoon 3 times a day.

Aloe juice for cough.

25 grams of aloe juice, 25 grams of lingonberry juice, 10 grams of honey. To mix everything. Take this mixture 4 times a day, 2 tbsp.

Aloe juice for sinusitis and runny nose.

Apply aloe juice in the form of drops. To do this, squeeze the juice from aloe, drip 2 drops into each nostril 4 times a day. Everyone starts, as a rule, often to sneeze. The juice cleanses the sinuses, as a result, breathing is facilitated and inflammation is relieved.

Aloe juice for tonsillitis and pharyngitis.

Dilute 1 tablespoon of aloe juice in a glass of warm boiled water. Gargle with this solution several times a day. As additional funds You can also chew aloe leaves.

Aloe juice in bronchial asthma.

Take half a glass of aloe juice and honey, add 4 lemons, 0.5 liters of Cahors and crushed shells from 2 eggs. Mix everything, insist in a dark cool place for a week. Take 30 grams on an empty stomach for 3-6 months.

Aloe juice in myocardial infarction.

It is very useful to drink such a decoction with aloe juice.
Ingredients: aloe juice - 2 tablespoons, dried fruits - 3 tablespoons, water - half a glass. Pour dried fruits with water, leave everything in a sealed container until they swell. All slip with aloe juice. Drink the decoction in small sips throughout the day.

Aloe juice for pain in the heart.

Make yourself this tea: aloe juice - 1 tbsp, dry strawberry leaves - 1 tbsp, hawthorn berries - 2 tbsp, honey to taste.

Put hawthorn berries and strawberry leaves in a thermos, pour boiling water over it, let it brew. After a day, strain the infusion, mix with aloe juice. Take a glass at night. The course of treatment is a week. Keep everything cool. Before use, heat a single dose in another container.

Aloe juice for heartburn.

Aloe juice - half a tablespoon, calamus root - 1 tablespoon, water - 300 ml.

Calamus root, poured with boiling water, leave for 20 minutes, then soak for 10 minutes in a water bath. Strain the broth, cool, mix with aloe juice. Take half a glass 1-2 times a day half an hour before meals. The course of treatment is 2 weeks. After such a course, heartburn is well cured.

Aloe for chronic colitis.

Fresh aloe leaves - 50 grams, fresh plantain leaves - 50 grams.

Rinse the leaves of both plants well, pass through a meat grinder (or chop with a knife), pour a small amount of boiled water. Let the mixture brew for 20 minutes, strain. Take 1 tbsp. 3 times a day for 2-3 weeks. Then take a break for 1 month.

Aloe juice for dizziness and headaches.

It is very useful to rub aloe juice into whiskey.

Juices with aloe for neurosis.

It is useful to drink such juices:

Aloe, carrots and spinach (2 tablespoons 3 times a day).
Aloe, carrots, beets, cucumber (3 tablespoons twice a day).
Aloe, carrots, celery, parsley and spinach (2 tablespoons 4 times a day).

Aloe juice In eye diseases. Including for the treatment of cataracts.

Ingredients: aloe juice - 1 tbsp, honey - 1 tbsp.

Mix the squeezed juice from aloe leaves with honey. The mixture is instilled into the eyes or used as an eye ointment. Make compresses with aloe juice. Put a compress on your eyes and lie down for 15 minutes.

Aloe for warts.

Apply crushed fresh aloe leaves to problem areas. Warts often disappear after 5 treatments.

Aloe for calluses.

Fix an aloe leaf (be sure to remove the skin) on the corns. Leave overnight. The corn softens and is easily removed.

With acne.

Take aloe juice with carrots - a quarter cup a day.

For toothache.

Cut off a piece of aloe, cut the thorns on both sides, cut the aloe along and attach the fleshy side to the gum.

Treatment of wounds and cracks.

Aloe copes with this better than any ointments. But few people know that if you wipe your hands with this leaflet, even age spots can disappear.

Remedy for blackheads on the face.

Aloe juice is used as folk remedy against black dots. Mix 2 teaspoons of aloe juice and lemon juice with one egg white. Apply to face for 15 minutes and then rinse with cold water.

There were a lot of recipes. And I still have recipes for the use of aloe in cosmetology. This will be in the next article.

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