Aloe Vera Eng
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Aloe Vera - " Silent Healer "
"There are four plants necessary for human life: wheat, grapes, olives and aloe plant. The
first feeds, the second enjoys human heart, about bringing harmony, the fourth makes you healthy."
- Christopher Columbus.AloeBarbadensis Miller, also called Aloe Vera is a subtropical plant liliaceae family (as well
as garlic, onion, tulip, etc.). It is one of oer !# species of aloe, $nown in many countries for its
therapeutically effect and is considered a eritable natural medicine. %he name "Aloe" comes from
the Arabic word "aloeh" which means "bitter sap crystal&. Although this is not the only species ofaloe with healing effects, according to the latest medical research in the field, Aloe Vera is the
species with the most powerfull health results.
%he plant has lance-shaped fleshy leaes that grow directly from the soil, with shapedsawtooth edges. In the middle, shows a strain that ends in yellow-red cylindrical flowers. Cultiated
plant height is '-!# cm, has ! to fleshy leaes, the weight of a leaf is between '##-## g.
eaf si*e depends on the +uality of soil and climate conditions. %he plant reaches maturity after -years, only then can be harested. Aloe Vera grows naturally in orth Africa, east and south, in
countries around the /editerranean 0ea and 1ed 0ea, India, China and Indian 2cean islands. It is
cultiated in the Caribbean islands, countries li$e the 3ominican 1epublic, 4arbados, 5amaica,
6uerto-1ico. arge plantations are located in %e7as, California, Ari*ona and /e7ico.Aloe Vera contains an e7traordinary rich comple7 of substances, among which two are the
most important8
Aloins, situated 9ust below the peel of the leaf, is a mil$y yellow li+uid with a bitter
taste, used for centuries as a la7atie (used li$e powder).
Aloe Vera - gelis a iscous fluid located in the leaes.
%he gel inside the leaf is the most actie component and most effectie for medically point of
iew. 3espite its spectacular effects, this gift of nature could only be used fresh, because was not$nown an effectie conseration method for gel for a long period of time, this was ery +uic$ly
corroded (apro7. two hours).
:ollowing seeral large researches in institutes all around the world was found a method thatcan stop the o7idation (and therefore preseres all the plant;s actie principles) that can be done by
the addition of natural antio7idants, such as natural itamins A, C and , 4?, 4@, 4!, C, 3,