The Aloe Vera plant species has four plants in the genus that allow for therapeutic properties. While there are over two hundred different Aloe Vera plants you will find that these four are the best plants for certain problems. Aloe Vera has been used for several thousand years to help with medicinal issues such as dry skin, burns, wounds, healing, and many other things. It is no surprise that Aloe Vera has been clinically tested to help during chemotherapy. Let's look at why Aloe Vera chemotherapy may be successful.
First of all Aloe Vera chemotherapy contains the Aloe Vera extract that speeds healing, repairs skin, holds moisture, prevents aging, fights bacteria, and helps reduce inflammation of the skin. You will also see that the Aloe Vera extract helps when ingested. When you ingest the Aloe Vera extract you are promoting cell growth for the digestive and intestinal tract. Many people who need Aloe Vera chemotherapy find that it prevents or at least helps against the nausea created by the chemotherapy.
You should also know that the Aloe Vera plant is 95% water. It contains over seventy different nutrients a body needs, and two hundred different compounds. When you are using Aloe Vera chemotherapy you are finding a way to give your body the nutrients it needs, without upsetting your system. In fact you are promoting a balance in your system. Aloe Vera chemotherapy treatments usually result in using a juice to ingest for the promotion of healthy cells in your body. If you have cancer cells on the skin you are fighting with the Aloe Vera chemotherapy you are going to be using a cream or gel to help heal the wounds on the skin. Clinical tests have found that the topical creams help to reduce the cancerous lesions that may form on the skin.
While Aloe Vera chemotherapy does help to soothe the skin, prevent bacterial issues, and inflammation it is not a miracle cure. You will still have to undergo other procedures the help yourself heal, but using Aloe Vera chemotherapy products such as the juice or creams can help you find relief when you need it. Speak with your physician before you begin using a regiment of Aloe Vera chemotherapy products as it can interact with some medications and other things you might be on. You will also want to learn of the side effects you may incur, though they are rare.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Friday, February 22, 2008
Raw of the Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera is a species of the Aloe plants, which can be found in Northern Africa. In fact the Aloe plant is actually related to the Lily species of plants. Most often the Aloe Vera plant can be found in semi- tropical areas. Aloe Vera is very cactus like in design as well. You will find the leaves of the Aloe Vera plant are thick and green with a cactus like quality. Some of the Aloe plants even have little spikes on the leaves. Aloe Vera is considered a wonderful medicinal herb for certain skin conditions and even internal unbalance. If you are going to harvest raw Aloe Vera you will need to understand the chemical break down of the plant to avoid causing issues.
Raw Aloe Vera taken internally can actually cause you more harm than good, especially when taken in high doses. Aloe Vera is considered a laxative when taken internally. This means when you take raw Aloe Vera in too high a dose you will experience unpleasantness for yourself. Even if you do need a laxative you should never take raw Aloe Vera, especially at high doses. Raw Aloe Vera extract is called Alotin. Alotin provides you with over seventy nutrients that your body needs, but you should ingest it as an Aloe Vera juice that has gone through a chemical process to break it down and only extract enough of the raw Aloe Vera to make the product worthwhile.
If you are not going to ingest the raw Aloe Vera it can be extracted from the plant and used immediately. The leaves mentioned above actually contain water and a gel. The gel is the Alotin. This Aloe Vera gel is considered raw Aloe Vera and can be used on the skin for a variety of purposes and benefits. First of all raw Aloe Vera extract can be applied immediately to burns of all types. The raw Aloe Vera extract should be smoothed along the burn, gently to provide a soother on the skin. The raw Aloe Vera will take the sting out of the burn and help reduce the potential for infection as well as blisters to form.
You may also use raw Aloe Vera on eczema, dry skin patches, athlete's foot, Psoriasis, cuts, bruises, open wounds, and acne. The raw Aloe Vera will help reduce to problems with the skin. Most usually raw Aloe Vera is used to help with dry skin. You apply the gel to the area of the skin having problems and in a few days of consistent use you will find the area healed.
Raw Aloe Vera taken internally can actually cause you more harm than good, especially when taken in high doses. Aloe Vera is considered a laxative when taken internally. This means when you take raw Aloe Vera in too high a dose you will experience unpleasantness for yourself. Even if you do need a laxative you should never take raw Aloe Vera, especially at high doses. Raw Aloe Vera extract is called Alotin. Alotin provides you with over seventy nutrients that your body needs, but you should ingest it as an Aloe Vera juice that has gone through a chemical process to break it down and only extract enough of the raw Aloe Vera to make the product worthwhile.
If you are not going to ingest the raw Aloe Vera it can be extracted from the plant and used immediately. The leaves mentioned above actually contain water and a gel. The gel is the Alotin. This Aloe Vera gel is considered raw Aloe Vera and can be used on the skin for a variety of purposes and benefits. First of all raw Aloe Vera extract can be applied immediately to burns of all types. The raw Aloe Vera extract should be smoothed along the burn, gently to provide a soother on the skin. The raw Aloe Vera will take the sting out of the burn and help reduce the potential for infection as well as blisters to form.
You may also use raw Aloe Vera on eczema, dry skin patches, athlete's foot, Psoriasis, cuts, bruises, open wounds, and acne. The raw Aloe Vera will help reduce to problems with the skin. Most usually raw Aloe Vera is used to help with dry skin. You apply the gel to the area of the skin having problems and in a few days of consistent use you will find the area healed.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
what you know about the Aloe vera
The plant Aloe, which is a native species of Africa, has been used for several years as a medicinal plant. Aloe Vera is derived from a species of Aloe plant that also grows in Africa. You will find Aloe Vera is has green, thick leaves with a yellow tubular carapace that grows off the leaves. You will find that Aloe Vera is also used for many herbal medicines as well as being a plant to have around the house. You can actually cultivate the herbal medicines from the plant at home. It makes it one of the most important plants to have around your home if you are interested in gaining the herbal remedy from the plant on your own.
Strangely enough Aloe Vera has also been used as a food preservative. You will find that Aloe Vera has been used on fruits and legumes to preserve them while they are in the store. The gel derived from the plant is odorless and tasteless, but naturally protects fruits and legumes from going bad while in the store. More often the Aloe Vera plant is used for medicine. You will find that most skin treatments will have a percentage of Aloe Vera in the ingredients. Aloe Vera protects the skin or treats the skin for cuts, burns, eczema, and inflammation. Many shampoos, conditioners, and soaps have also started to use Aloe Vera more frequently because of the herbal properties.
When you start to experience dry skin it is important that the product have some type of Aloe Vera in it. The Aloe Vera will help to re- hydrate the skin with the properties in the gel. Treating burns with Aloe Vera was also mentioned. Burns generally cause extreme pain for the individual as the redness and blisters form. By placing Aloe Vera on the burn you will be helping to reduce the puss of the burn and the pain. It is a soother. You will want to treat the area on a regular basis and keep the area covered with a bandage to avoid infection as well as re- hydrate the skin. The gel works best when you apply it and allow the natural elements of your skin re- hydrate the area. The moisture from having a bandage around the skin will help the recovery. Lastly eczema was mentioned. Eczema is an extreme area of dry skin that can result for a variety of reasons. Aloe Vera will help to re- hydrate the skin and get rid of the bumps and dry skin.
Strangely enough Aloe Vera has also been used as a food preservative. You will find that Aloe Vera has been used on fruits and legumes to preserve them while they are in the store. The gel derived from the plant is odorless and tasteless, but naturally protects fruits and legumes from going bad while in the store. More often the Aloe Vera plant is used for medicine. You will find that most skin treatments will have a percentage of Aloe Vera in the ingredients. Aloe Vera protects the skin or treats the skin for cuts, burns, eczema, and inflammation. Many shampoos, conditioners, and soaps have also started to use Aloe Vera more frequently because of the herbal properties.
When you start to experience dry skin it is important that the product have some type of Aloe Vera in it. The Aloe Vera will help to re- hydrate the skin with the properties in the gel. Treating burns with Aloe Vera was also mentioned. Burns generally cause extreme pain for the individual as the redness and blisters form. By placing Aloe Vera on the burn you will be helping to reduce the puss of the burn and the pain. It is a soother. You will want to treat the area on a regular basis and keep the area covered with a bandage to avoid infection as well as re- hydrate the skin. The gel works best when you apply it and allow the natural elements of your skin re- hydrate the area. The moisture from having a bandage around the skin will help the recovery. Lastly eczema was mentioned. Eczema is an extreme area of dry skin that can result for a variety of reasons. Aloe Vera will help to re- hydrate the skin and get rid of the bumps and dry skin.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
About Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera is one of the most commonly used home remedies. Aloe Vera plants used to be grown in almost any home in case of burns, dry skin, or any other skin problem that may have arisen. It is still used in the homes though most of us find ourselves buying it in products available at the market. Aloe Vera is now in almost every soap, shampoo, conditioner, and skin creams that we see on the shelves, even if it is a minor ingredient. If you are going to have an Aloe Vera plant in your home you will want to understand where it comes from as well as how to take care of it.
The Aloe Vera plant is native to most semi- tropical regions, being based in Africa. It is actually a form of the lily family. I want to caution if you have pets you may want to keep the Aloe Vera plant some where they will not be able to get near it. Like most lilies, cats and other pets can have reactions to eating the leaves of the plants. The Aloe Vera plant is comprised of several thick, prickly green leaves. The leaves all contain the water for the Aloe Vera plant to feed off of. This is also the section you will find the Aloe Vera plant gel most of the juices, gels, creams, and other herbal remedies are made from.
An Aloe Vera plant can be used for many things; however you will mostly find it helping with the digestion and intestinal systems, dry skin, burns, and eczema. Eczema is a form of dry skin caused either by a dry climate or an allergic reaction to something you have come into contact with. In other words eczema is a very serious condition of dry skin. You may just have dry flaky skin that needs a cream, such as a body lotion, but eczema actually needs two things. It needs the Aloe Vera plant extract to help reduce the swelling and dryness, and it also needs hydrocortisone, which also helps with the dry skin. Often times with eczema you will have a very dry patch that starts to peel and becomes painful the further down in the skin it goes. The Aloe Vera plant extract combined with a bandage will help re- hydrate the skin and cure the issue. Burns will produce red, raw, and blistered skin. The Aloe Vera plant extract will help you to alleviate the pain from the burn as well as suck out the liquid in the blister.
The Aloe Vera plant is native to most semi- tropical regions, being based in Africa. It is actually a form of the lily family. I want to caution if you have pets you may want to keep the Aloe Vera plant some where they will not be able to get near it. Like most lilies, cats and other pets can have reactions to eating the leaves of the plants. The Aloe Vera plant is comprised of several thick, prickly green leaves. The leaves all contain the water for the Aloe Vera plant to feed off of. This is also the section you will find the Aloe Vera plant gel most of the juices, gels, creams, and other herbal remedies are made from.
An Aloe Vera plant can be used for many things; however you will mostly find it helping with the digestion and intestinal systems, dry skin, burns, and eczema. Eczema is a form of dry skin caused either by a dry climate or an allergic reaction to something you have come into contact with. In other words eczema is a very serious condition of dry skin. You may just have dry flaky skin that needs a cream, such as a body lotion, but eczema actually needs two things. It needs the Aloe Vera plant extract to help reduce the swelling and dryness, and it also needs hydrocortisone, which also helps with the dry skin. Often times with eczema you will have a very dry patch that starts to peel and becomes painful the further down in the skin it goes. The Aloe Vera plant extract combined with a bandage will help re- hydrate the skin and cure the issue. Burns will produce red, raw, and blistered skin. The Aloe Vera plant extract will help you to alleviate the pain from the burn as well as suck out the liquid in the blister.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Origin of aloe vera
We have been using Aloe Vera for years in a lot of different products, but have you ever wondered about its history? Who was the first to determine it could be used for medicinal needs or even be ingested? Well you will learn that Aloe Vera originates in Africa. It is a native plant of the warm, dry climates, in other words the semi- tropical areas. It should not surprise you that history has shown about 3500 years ago the Egyptians found the Aloe Vera plant to be of great use. It is said that King Solomon grew the plant, and that Alexander the Great used it for his army.
From those early times you will find that the history of Aloe Vera continues with the Indians, Persians, Japanese, Russians, and Greek healers also found the Aloe Vera plant to be of use. They used the plant during these times for many diseases, despite not knowing the chemistry we know today about the plant.
During the history of Aloe Vera you will find that there are over two hundred different species of the plant around the world, however only a few of these species have the best capabilities for medicinal issues. Four of the two hundred species are said to contain therapeutic healing qualities. In other words they are going to be able to help heal most ailments. You will also find in the history of Aloe Vera many studies were done on the plant throughout history to determine what was most beneficial and why. Like most things the word got out that the plant could be used for first aid purposes so many physicians would use it as an antiseptic. During the history of Aloe Vera it was also discovered to help with ailments of the kidneys and other intestinal issues.
Burns and other skin disorders such as eczema were soon discovered to be healed and helped by the Aloe Vera plant. In fact in the 1930's many countries were using the plant to treat burns. It was used again to treat problems during the later wars. While the plant history of Aloe Vera began in Africa it soon spread to the entire world. Visitors would bring the plants back to their homes or look for it in their native lands. Writers continued to keep history alive by writing down the information found about the plants to help those in the future understand how it could help, and now we know that it is beneficial against aging, skin irritations, and intestinal issues.
From those early times you will find that the history of Aloe Vera continues with the Indians, Persians, Japanese, Russians, and Greek healers also found the Aloe Vera plant to be of use. They used the plant during these times for many diseases, despite not knowing the chemistry we know today about the plant.
During the history of Aloe Vera you will find that there are over two hundred different species of the plant around the world, however only a few of these species have the best capabilities for medicinal issues. Four of the two hundred species are said to contain therapeutic healing qualities. In other words they are going to be able to help heal most ailments. You will also find in the history of Aloe Vera many studies were done on the plant throughout history to determine what was most beneficial and why. Like most things the word got out that the plant could be used for first aid purposes so many physicians would use it as an antiseptic. During the history of Aloe Vera it was also discovered to help with ailments of the kidneys and other intestinal issues.
Burns and other skin disorders such as eczema were soon discovered to be healed and helped by the Aloe Vera plant. In fact in the 1930's many countries were using the plant to treat burns. It was used again to treat problems during the later wars. While the plant history of Aloe Vera began in Africa it soon spread to the entire world. Visitors would bring the plants back to their homes or look for it in their native lands. Writers continued to keep history alive by writing down the information found about the plants to help those in the future understand how it could help, and now we know that it is beneficial against aging, skin irritations, and intestinal issues.
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