It's nice when there are a lot of plants in the house, and it's even more pleasant when they have medicinal properties. Very often we use houseplants as medicines. Plants give the house more coziness and comfort, especially in a city apartment, where there is a deficit of greenery. I want to dedicate this article to aloe, and to tell, what is useful extract of leaves of aloe vera?
Aloe from a lily family, native to South Africa. In its homeland, aloe reaches a length of 4-5 meters in height. To date, there are about 250 species of this wonder plant. We are common as a houseplant. Its leaves are regular and fleshy, and spines are seated at the edges of the leaves. The stem is straight. Blossoms of aloe in the indoor environment is very rare. Flowers of aloe orange color, collected in a brush, cylindrical shape. Fruit is a cylindrical box.
It multiplies well by division, the roots are found in the upper part of the soil. Basically, in the lower part of the stem, young shoots are formed. They are easily separated and quickly rooted. Rooting is best done in late summer, early autumn.
Scientists have found that aloe juice contains essential oils, about 20 amino acids, vitamins B, C, E, beta-carotene, choline, fiber and many other nutrient enzymes and microelements.
By the way, many legends are associated with aloe. According to one legend, it was believed that the aloe grew in the Garden of Eden. Many tribes consider aloe to be a magical plant with magical powers. For example, in Africa they hang a bunch of aloe vera over the entrance door, so that misfortune and misfortune will bypass the house and its inhabitants side. In Mexico, it is commonly believed that aloe brings money.
For a long time, the aloe extract was obtained in only one way: a sheet was cut in half with a knife and its contents were released. In the late sixties, a method for storing the benefits and vitamins of aloe was developed. It is believed that the cultivation and processing of aloe vitae is a lucrative business, which brings a colossal income. Still, because the aloe extract is not added!
To make aloe juice more effective, before you squeeze out of the juice, you need to hold 10-12 days in a dark room at a temperature of 4-8 degrees. It is best to use for leaf care purposes, aloe leaflets should be young 10-15 cm in length, and the plant should be 3-4 years old. Aloe extract is used to treat colds, runny nose. Aloe extract helps to quickly heal abrasions, scratches, pimples and cuts. A huge impact of aloe in the treatment of fungal diseases of the legs, helps with alopecia, bruises. Excellent healing of blisters, burns, relieves the effects of insect bites, sprain. Especially, girls, aloe extract helps with sunburn!
With the internal application of juice or jelly, aloe relieves of such diseases as arthritis, shortness of breath, migraine, ulcer, pressure. In general, aloe can cure or alleviate any disease or disease. Aloe also treats eye diseases such as conjunctivitis, blepharitis, keratitis, facilitates progressive myopia. Aloe helps with cataract and glaucoma. In order to prevent, and with any inflammation of the eyes, it is useful to flush the eyes with an aqueous solution of aloe. To do this, the aloe leaf should be thoroughly rinsed, finely chopped and poured with boiling water. Insist for 2-3 hours, after which this infusion should be washed eye at least three times a day.
Aloe juice is also used in dentistry. Aloe juice helps with stomatitis, you need to chew the leaves of aloe or rinse the mouth with aloe juice, and with toothache you only need to attach a small piece of aloe on the tooth, and the pain will quickly pass. Aloe also helps with inflammation of the gums, for this, too, you need to chew aloe leaflets and rinse your mouth with aloe juice, diluted with water. People suffering from diabetes are also useful to chew the leaves of aloe. Aloe extract has a beneficial effect on digestion, and improves metabolism. Aloe is also useful for the kidneys, it normalizes the work of the kidneys and urinary tract. Aloe juice is used for prostatitis and for impotence.
Despite the fact that aloe is popular in folk medicine and is known for its positive effects on the body, there are also contraindications. Aloe vera juice is not allowed to be used inside the body during long periods of pregnancy, with hypertension, with heart, liver and gastric bladder diseases, as well as hemorrhoids, menstruation, because the aloe juice causes a rush of blood to the pelvic organs.
Nowadays, many people are convinced that traditional medicine is much more effective than various kinds of medicines. What doctors advise and recommend does not help, even if there is a positive effect of taking these recommended medicines, then after the discontinuation of the use of these medicines, the disease begins to progress, and due to this people are more disposed to folk medicine. Yes, and modern drugs are very expensive, and if they are still of no use, then it is very insulting for the money spent, and the great-grandmothers of our great-grandmothers have been treated with various herbs.
For example, it is known that many elderly people have arthritis. What the doctors prescribed was not helpful, but after starting to drink aloe juice, they began to move more, began to feel light on the rise, felt a surge of strength, and pain in the joints passed. It is also claimed that aloe is good for intestinal diseases, and it also removes headaches and toothaches.
Of course, listening to people who were treated with folk medicine, you are skeptical at first and do not pay much attention. I believe that this is quite normal, because people can inspire themselves and their illnesses and recovery from the use of folk remedies, but if the same statement is heard for the hundredth time, then in captivity you begin to believe, listen and remember.
Treatment of gastrointestinal diseases
100 g of honey, 15 g of aloe juice, 100 g of goose or lard, 100 g of cocoa mixed together. Take one tablespoon per cup of hot milk.
Salo can be replaced with butter, but then exclude cocoa. In this case, take one tablespoon twice a day (morning and evening).
Treatment of reddening of the facial skin with dilated capillaries
With reddening of the facial skin and with enlarged capillaries aloe juice helps. In the evening or in the morning on a dry, well-cleansed tea solution, the face and neck skin should be wiped with juice or a piece of seasoned aloe, on one side of which a firm skin is previously removed. Slide the face and neck over the skin. After that, within one or two minutes, you need to drive it into the skin of the face with patting movements, then apply a nourishing cream to the moist skin, or instead of the cream you can use aloe juice, squeezing it from a leaf of 5-8 drops and apply to the skin of the face and neck. After carrying out such procedure for the first time often there is a burning sensation or easy tingling, but after two or three such sessions this phenomenon passes. Repeat the procedure 10-12 times a day or two. After a month, repeat the course.
This is a prescription for wrinkles. There is an opinion that aloe helps to get rid of wrinkles, and thus very popular in cosmetology. In addition to aloe wrinkles, it also nourishes and moisturizes the skin of the face and body. Cleopatra also used aloe juice to maintain the elasticity of her skin, and created her own recipe, which was popular with ancient Romans. And that's why Cleopatra and Nefertiti were famous for their beauty and youth. The secret of their beauty was aloe. To this day, residents of North America and Sicily use the fleshy part of the aloe leaf. To make a Cleopatra cream you need to gently mix 5 grams of aloe vera powder with 40 ml of distilled water so that there are no lumps, add 20 ml of rose water and add 10 grams of honey. Put the mixture on a water bath and carefully insert into it 100 grams of fresh baked lard, making sure that it does not overheat. Ready cream, flavored with fresh aloe juice, transferred to a jar and stored in a refrigerator. Once a day, apply on the face and neck a thin layer, gently pokolachivaya skin with pads of fingers, so that the cream is absorbed better.
Aloe can replace deodorant, or shaving gel. Aloe is very popular in cosmetology and in pharmaceuticals. Aloe extract is added to soaps, shampoos, face and body creams. Many popular cosmetics manufacturers add the juice of this miracle plant to their products. But as you already understood, different masks and creams can be prepared at home. Here are a couple of recipes that are very easy to cook at home without spending a penny, but get the maximum result.
Toning lotion for oily skin . You need to pour 2 tbsp. spoon crushed leaves of aloe 2/3 cup boiled water, let them brew for 2 hours, strain, store in the refrigerator for no more than 4 days. Wipe skin of face and neck 2-3 times a day. The procedure also eliminates greasy shine, reduces sweating, refreshes and rejuvenates the skin.
Mask for brittle hair . Squeeze the juice of two large leaves, add 1 teaspoon of boiled water. Massaging movements rub the mixture into the scalp, then put on a waterproof shower cap or wrap the head with a plastic wrap, and on top warm it with a towel. Keep the mixture on your hair for half an hour, then rinse with warm water. Masks do every day or every other day. The mask strengthens the roots of the hair, prevents hair loss, makes the hair beautiful and silky.