Aloe Vera, The Promising Herb Gaining Popularity

If you open the medical chest of Mother Nature you can find wonderful panaceas to help human health. There are herbs for almost all diseases. Aloe Vera which normally grows in warm climate has been a very effective herb for many diseases. Although there are more than 300 different types of aloe plants in the world, Aloe Vera is said to be the most popular one. Ancient medical literatures of India, China and Egypt give many details of this wonderful herb. Mesopotamian clay tablets dated 1750 B.C. give evidences that Aloe Vera was used for medicinal purposes. Ancient historians such as Pliny and Dioscorides, who belong to the first century, have recorded details about the wound healing ability of Aloe Vera.

Even today Aloe Vera is widely used in many traditional systems of medicine. For example, Indian medicinal systems use all the parts of this herb for external and internal applications. It is used as a cathartic, stomachic, and anthelmintic medicine.

Health benefits of Aloe Vera

1) Diabetes

Aloe has been found to be effective for diabetes type 2. Researchers in Thailand have stated that people taking Aloe Vera juice had significantly less blood sugar level. In addition, they had lower triglyceride levels. Those people had less risk of heart attacks and strokes. Studies show that it can be successfully used in the treatment of diabetic leg ulcers.

2) Very effective for skin diseases

Aloe Vera has been proved to be very effective for its antibacterial and antifungal activities. Even from ancient days, Aloe Vera has been used for treating certain skin ailments. It can be used as an antiseptic which is more effective than silver sulfadiazine in healing extensive burns. Its antimicrobial activity against common skin pathogens is better than silver sulfadiazine. It is very effective in treating either kitchen burns or sun burn.

3) Wound healing gel of Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera contains a number of properties necessary for wound healing. Its gel can be applied liberally to the skin. The Aloe Vera leaf can be cut and the gel squeezed for application. Its compounds stimulate the epidermal growth and promote wound repair through its polysaccharides.

4) Asthma

Asthma is one of the cruel diseases that torture most people of the world today. Aloe Vera is a natural healer which gives a good relief from this disease when used with other inhalers. Recent studies have revealed that the anti-inflammatory properties found in Aloe Vera can counter particles that may trigger Asthma attacks. The extract from Aloe Vera, taken for at least six months, is said to give great relief.

5) Aloe Vera an excellent laxative

Aloe Vera is considered as a powerful laxative. Its property aloin, if given in small dose, acts as a tonic to the digestive system. But at higher dosage, aloin acts as a strong purgative. Since aloin causes some kind of painful contraction, other kinds of laxatives have become more popular.

6) A strong fighter against viral infections and AIDS

The antiviral component acemannan has a very strong virus fighting effect against many viral infections. It fights against the viruses of measles, influenza, and even AIDS. Aloe Vera juice is given to treat AIDS patients. Acemannan injection has given positive healing results with AIDS.

Aloe Vera has shown positive results in wound healing. The properties of this wonderful herb are still under serious researches. Soon a day will dawn when even topical aloe preparations can be used for surgical wounds, or deep or vertical wounds and this herb will serve as an inevitable herb in the medical world.

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