There are more than 300 representatives of the aloe family. This can be shrubs, perennial grasses, sometimes trees that reach a trunk diameter of up to two meters and a height of up to 15 meters. They are all residents of hot deserts. The juice accumulates in their leaves, and thanks to their miraculous properties, he brought wide popularity to this plant. In the wild, aloe grows on the Arabian Peninsula, in Madagascar, and in Africa. And thanks to the man now you can meet thickets of aloe in Central America, Asia, Southern Europe.
The most healing and famous representative of aloe tree, this is our friend - century. Already in the 4th century BC, aloe juice was used as a medicine. The Egyptians used aloe juice in embalming. As the legend says, after the body of Jesus was taken from the cross, it was rubbed with the sweet-smelling resin of the world and aloe juice. Cleopatra thanked the aloe juice for its dazzling beauty. People from generation to generation passed wonderful recipes of beauty and health, and we often have aloe stands and dust on the windowsill. Use his simple recipes, and you will understand that this plant is a real treasure.
Stoletnik unpretentious, it is quite easy to take care of him, you need to know only one basic requirement, he likes to grow up without neighbors, and to be alone.
Care and lighting
Aloe loves lighted places, but does not like very bright sun, it can get burns. In summer, you can put aloe on the balcony. The soil must consist of a quarter of the sand, suitable for it is a soil, ready mix for cacti. Watering is not often, but profuse. At an air temperature of 15 to 16 degrees, the perennial should be watered 1 time in 2 or 3 weeks. The danger for him is rotting roots, it is necessary that there is good drainage, and should be avoided, so that water does not get into the outlet of the leaves.
It is advisable in the summer to feed aloe with a full mineral fertilizer, although this is not an obligatory measure for it. If you annually transplant aloe, then it will be enough for those nutrients that are contained in the soil.
Propagate aloe so, separate from it radical leaves or rooting cuttings. Cut off leaves or shoots wilted for several days, and then planted in a pot of light soil. In the center of the pot you need to make a small hole, fill it with moist sand, and plant a stalk in it.
Treatment of juice of the century
Complete recovery and long-awaited relief from many diseases saves treatment with juice. This juice increases immunity, improves appetite, has wound healing and choleretic action, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory action.
Medicinal juice at home can be obtained from the middle and lower leaves of a 3 or 4-year-old plant. To improve the healing properties of aloe, it must be left without watering for 2 weeks, cut the leaves and hold them in a dark place, on the bottom shelf in the refrigerator.
Runny nose
Bury with a cold in each nostril for 5 or 6 drops of fresh juice, two or three times a day. It's very simple, but it will not help worse than expensive drops.
Burns
After the burn, cool the burned area of your body with water, and very quickly apply on the reddened skin of aloe juice.
Bleeding gums
After brushing your teeth, take and rinse your mouth with a tablespoon of juice, which can be diluted with water. You can chew a fresh leaf until the aloe juice is distributed throughout the oral cavity.
With constipation with menopause
Let's take 150 grams of aloe juice, mix it with 300 grams of warm honey, let it set the day. The contents should be shaken periodically, then heated and filtered. Take one hour before breakfast for 5 or 10 grams.
To increase immunity
For 1 or 2 months, you need to take 20 milligrams of aloe juice five times a day. Thus, the metabolism and physiological functions of the body are normalized.
Contraindicated in treatment with the help of aloe juice, such diseases as uterine bleeding, pregnancy, disease of the bile duct, gall bladder, some liver diseases.
In cosmetology, aloe juice is used to treat acne and relieve inflammation. It is necessary to swab a face with a tampon moistened with juice, and after fifteen minutes apply a nourishing cream on the face.
Preparation of a lotion for sensitive skin
Mix on a tablespoon of chamomile flowers, mint, dry sage leaves, aloe juice. Pour this mixture with a glass of boiling water and insist for 2 hours. Then strain the infusion and instead of washing you can wipe their face.
Mask
To make your skin glow with freshness, prepare a mask. Take 3 tablespoons of aloe juice and 3 tablespoons of cottage cheese, stir. On pre-washed skin, apply this mask and hold for 20 or 30 minutes.
Now we know how to grow aloe in the home, learn how to take care of it and use it for medicinal and cosmetic purposes.