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"Aloe Vera: Nature's Soothing Healer"
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Diane Gage
The history behind aloe's popularity makes for fascinating reading. If you've ever wondered about the role of aloe vera in the field of natural healing and how it might relate to you, this book tells all.
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Healing Aloe Vera
The basis of a multimillion-dollar industry of health and beauty products, aloe vera has long been known for its healing attributes. Recently it has attracted the interest of the scientific and medical communities who are studying the plant and its powerful regenerative properties.
External and Internal Healing
Externally, aloe vera is used to expedite the healing of burns and other injuries, rejuvenate and soften skin and hair, relieve joint and muscle pain, and help control acne. It is commonly used by physicians to heal serious burn injuries and by dentists, dermatologists, and optometrists to reduce swelling and inflammation. Internally, aloe is effective as a treatment for constipation, stomach ulcers, arthritis, diabetes, high blood pressure, and a host of other health problems.
Why It Heals
In this book, the author discusses the properties of aloe vera and explains why it is effective in healing. She also explores the ways the plant has been used throughout history by cultures as diverse as the ancient Egyptian and Native American. Gage demystifies the proven curative properties of aloe vera and shows how it can be used to best advantage for a wide variety of problems.
New edition of the popular classic
Citing case studies and current research, Diane Gage presents a balanced view of the many uses of aloe vera.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Aloe Vera Comes of Age
2. A Living Legend
3. The Inside Story: How Aloe Vera Works
4. The Making of Aloe Vera
5. The Blossoming Aloe Vera Industry
6. A Balm for Burns
7. Treating the Skin with Aloe Vera
8. The Beauty of Aloe: Aloe Vera in Skin and Hair Products
9. Healing the Inside: Arthritis, Stomach Ulcers, Diabetes, and More
10. Aloe Vera Fights Tooth and Gum Decay
11. Treating Sports Injuries with Aloe Vera
12. Veterinary Uses
13. What's Next?
Appendix A: Definitions
Appendix B: Useful Addresses
Bibliographic Notes
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"Aloe; Vera: Nature's Soothing Healer"
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128 pages
Discusses the biological properties of aloe vera, explaining its power to heal the human body, and traces the ways the plant has been used throughout history.
About Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera is native to Africa. There are over 500 different species of Aloe, growing mainly in the dry regions of Africa, Asia, Europe and America. Although Aloe Vera is a member of the Lily family, it is very cactus-like in its characteristics.
It is known as "lily of the desert", the "plant of immortality" and the "medicine plant". The name was derived from the Arabic alloeh meaning "bitter" because of the bitter liquid found in the leaves. In 1500 B.C. Egyptians recorded use of the herbal plant in treating burns, infections and parasites. Ancient Greeks, Arabs and Spaniards have used the plant throughout the millennia. African hunters still rub the gel on their bodies to reduce perspiration and their scent.
Extensive research since the 1930's has shown that the clear gel has a dramatic ability to heal wounds, ulcers and burns by putting a protective coating on the affected areas and speeding up the healing rate. The plant is about 96% water. The rest of it contains active ingredients including essential oil, amino acids, minerals, vitamins, enzymes and glycoproteins. The aloe leaf contains over 75 nutrients and 200 active compounds, including 20 minerals, 18 amino acids, and 12 vitamins.
Modern healers have used it since the 1930's. Many liquid health treatments are made, some combining aloe juice with other plants and herbs. The juice is soothing to digestive tract irritations, such as colitis and peptic ulcers. As a food supplement, aloe is said to facilitate digestion, aid in blood and lymphatic circulation, as well as kidney, liver and gall bladder functions.
Aloe contains at least three anti-inflammatory fatty acids that are helpful for the stomach, small intestine and colon. It naturally alkalizes digestive juices to prevent overacidity - a common cause of indigestion. It helps cleanse the digestive tract by exerting a soothing, balancing effect.
A newly discovered compound in aloe, acemannan, is currently being studied for its ability to strengthen the bodies natural resistance. Studies have shown acemannan to boost T-lymphocyte cells that aid the immune system.
When the leaf is broken, its gel is placed on burns to relieve pain and prevent blisters. Aloe may reduce inflammation, decrease swelling and redness, and accelerate wound healing.
Aloe can aid in keeping the skin supple, and has been used in the control of acne and eczema. It can relieve itching due to insect bites and allergies. Aloe's healing power come from increasing the availability of oxygen to the skin, and by increasing the synthesis and strength of tissue.
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