40 Uses for Aloe Vera
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40 Amazing Uses for Aloe Vera!
Behold one of the most multi-tasking, health-promoting plants on the planet: Aloe Vera.
Yesterday, I blogged about how you can easily cultivate your own aloe vera plant. Today, I bring you forty fabulous uses from this “plant of immortality,” as affectionately dubbed by the Egyptians 6,000 years ago.
That’s right; the spiky, green gem has a rich history of various cultures and personalities who used the plant’s moist middle in a plethora of practical uses. Like Cleopatra who applied the gel to her body as part of her beauty regimen, the ancient Greeks who used it to cure everything from baldness to insomnia to the Native Americans who called aloe vera the “Wand of the Heaven.”
It doesn’t hurt that aloe vera produces at least six natural antiseptics, which are able to kill mold, bacteria, funguses, and viruses. In fact, the plant is so powerful that researchers and scientists are looking into its potential as an AIDS and cancer-fighter.
From all-around health elixirs to simple beauty aids, learn about the various ways to put your little plant to maximal use after splitting the leaves lengthwise down the middle.
If you decide to take aloe vera orally, seek out commercial, certified organic juice. And as for both topical and oral applications, it’s always recommended to consult your doctor beforehand.
I am not a doctor—just a huge, huge fan of amazing, miraculous aloe!
Behold one of the most multi-tasking, health-promoting plants on the planet: Aloe Vera.
Yesterday, I blogged about how you can easily cultivate your own aloe vera plant. Today, I bring you forty fabulous uses from this “plant of immortality,” as affectionately dubbed by the Egyptians 6,000 years ago.
That’s right; the spiky, green gem has a rich history of various cultures and personalities who used the plant’s moist middle in a plethora of practical uses. Like Cleopatra who applied the gel to her body as part of her beauty regimen, the ancient Greeks who used it to cure everything from baldness to insomnia to the Native Americans who called aloe vera the “Wand of the Heaven.”
It doesn’t hurt that aloe vera produces at least six natural antiseptics, which are able to kill mold, bacteria, funguses, and viruses. In fact, the plant is so powerful that researchers and scientists are looking into its potential as an AIDS and cancer-fighter.
From all-around health elixirs to simple beauty aids, learn about the various ways to put your little plant to maximal use after splitting the leaves lengthwise down the middle.
If you decide to take aloe vera orally, seek out commercial, certified organic juice. And as for both topical and oral applications, it’s always recommended to consult your doctor beforehand.
I am not a doctor—just a huge, huge fan of amazing, miraculous aloe!
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