Aloe Vera
The queen of the desert

There are altogether approx. 400 different sorts of aloe plants. The genuine aloe
(aloe vera Linné = botanischer name, synonym = aloe barbadensis)
belongs to the three sorts, which can be used for internal and outside application. It is not to confound with “agaves” Or As “Kaktus” classify, it is belonged a lily plant and to the garlic family. Therefore also this somewhat garlic-like taste.

Outward application: with abscesses, acne, foot mushroom, Neurodermitis, Herpes, badly welfare-ends wouns,

Eczema , shed, hair loss. For the relief of small burns (e.g. sun fire) or Neurodermitis serves aloe vera as house means.
Shock: Animal experimental data show that a polymere coal hydrate from the slimy plant juice could work with the shock due to strong blood looses cycle-stabilizing and by the time gained even life-saving.
Immunmodulatori effectiveness: To the stabilization of the immune system with cold, in addition, with AIDS and cancer.
Further: Arthritis, charge, Ischias, Fibromyalgie, from which only in Germany approx. 1 million humans suffer, rheumatism; Problems of the stomach, the kidney and the pancreas; Arteriosklerose and angina Pectoris.
Dental medicine: Aloe vera Linné haltige tooth-paste is to work against the Parodontitis.

Reciprocal Effects:

Reciprocal effects with hydraulic Kortisoncremes can occur. With simultaneous use of diabetes means the blood pressure can drop.

Culture History

Already Alexander the large one let injuries of the soldiers treat with the juice of the aloe vera. Nofretete and Cleopatra used an aloe paste for the striking and beauty care.

The Greek physician Dioskurides (1. Jh.) describes the aloe in the Materia Medica, when a plant, which help with water drunk against jaundice, is to show in addition, when exhausting means and laid on with wounds and ulcers (before all within the range of the sex organs) effect. Also the Ayurveda medicine knows similar operational areas on the skin and with Menstruationsbeschwerden. Still close at the superstition was the conception, the aloe lends Mrs. Kraft of the youth and regenerates female nature - like the Mayas many later then confirmed nevertheless. In the countries with a high portion of nature peoples the aloe is well-known since eternal times as abortion means.

In the 30's 20. Century with the use of X-ray in the cancer therapy the aloe paste was rediscovered as means against the skin burns by high doses. Interesting it is also that many housewives from this period knew the meaning of the aloe Vera L. and nearly on each window sill of a kitchen such a plant stood, which was used mostly daily with burns and skin injuries, particularly since exclusively with wood furnaces was fired at that time and cooked. Between the years starting from approx. 1920 up to the year 1990 this welfare plant an unknown existence fristete, because the Pharmaindustrie was now able to manufacture many in nature occurring of the substances themselves and in the own country.
But for approx. 20 years is it the advance. Humans recognize again their tremendous value, for health and beauty.