Benefits of Aloe Vera

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Aloe vera or Aloevera is one efficacious medicinal plants to cure various diseases. This plant has been used the Samaritans about the year 1875 BC.
The Ancient Egyptians had known properties of aloe vera as a medicine about 1500 BC.
Thanks to its benefit, the Ancient Egyptians called it the plant of immortality.

Of the approximately 200 species of aloe vera plant, which is used for the treatment of type Aloevera Barbadensis Miller. Aloe vera contains 72 types of substances needed by the body. Among the 72 substances the body needs it, there are 18 kinds of amino acids, carbohydrates, fats, water, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, hormones, and substances drug classes.
Among other antibiotics, antiseptic, antibacterial, anticancer, antiviral, antifungal, anti-infective, anti-inflammatory, antipembengkakan, antiparkinson, antiaterosklerosis, and antiviral resistant to antibiotics.

For more details, here are some uses of aloe vera for the human body:

1. As an anti-inflammatory
 Llidah vera can help overcome burns, insect bites or digestive problems.
This can be obtained by taking aloe vera internally as treatment.
Aloe vera juice is believed to help prevent constipation and gastrointestinal launched. This drink is made from the gel produced by aloe vera.

2. As a wound healer
Aloe vera helps to restore skin tissue injury. For this purpose is usually to use aloe vera gel that slimy piece obtained by slicing the inside of the leaf after the exudate is issued, which is also used to help solve external problems such as skin problems, ranging from burns, acne to skin problems caused by insect bites.

3. As an antioxidant
So it can increase metabolism and help prevent degenerative diseases.

4. Cosmetics
Given that abortion is complete, aloe vera widely used in various cosmetic products, such as creams, lotions, or soaps.
The content of Aloe vera in cosmetic products to help increase oxygen levels be'rguna for the skin, helps strengthen skin tissue so it does not sag, and help mencegahpenuaan early.

5. Fertilising Hair
Aloe vera is used to nourish hair by cutting the leaves and then applying a latex / mucus (exudate) directly on the scalp regularly.
After that just cleaned and rinsed.

Aloe vera has a beautiful physical form, is not one that many people grow it as an ornamental plant garden penyemarak. Aloe vera is now increasingly popular, not only for the health and beauty benefits continues to investigated. Gel or meat from the leaf midrib was also delicious to eat.