Everyone knows that aloe is a very useful medicinal plant. Many are treated with ready-made preparations based on the juice and pulp of aloe leaves from the pharmacy. After all, not everyone grows this wonderful flower at home. And - in vain! You will not find a more unpretentious and healthy indoor plant!

Our ancestors knew about the healing properties of juice and pulp of aloe leaves more than 3 thousand years ago. Ancient healers used the miraculous power of the plant in medicinal compresses and decoctions. Aloe juice with milk has been used to treat kidney infections and has been added to health drinks. In nature, there are about five hundred species of aloe. And each of them has certain medicinal properties. In indoor floriculture, mainly aloe arborescens and aloe vera are grown.

When cutting the sheet, you will see a stretching transparent jelly mass - this is a gel

Milky juice is under the skin of the leaves and has a yellow color. Aloe juice is a valuable product. Its composition is very rich and varied. It contains essential oils, resins, trace elements, organic acids. I would especially like to highlight the presence of many vitamins there. The most important are: vitamin A - Beto-Carotene, vitamins B12, C, P, E. Large, fleshy, juicy agave leaves contain whole complexes of biologically active substances - nutrients, polysaccharides, bioflavonoids, amino acids. Moreover, out of twenty types of amino acids contained in the human body, nineteen are in the juice of this wonderful plant. I would especially like to note that there are seven amino acids in aloe that the human body does not produce itself. They must be obtained from the outside, from the food consumed.

Aloe juice also contains more than 30 minerals that ensure the proper functioning of all vital systems of the human body. For example, potassium contributes to the normal functioning of the contractile function of muscle tissue; calcium and phosphorus are necessary for the formation and strengthening of bone tissue; sodium is necessary to maintain an ideal water-salt balance; iron saturates the cells with oxygen and maintains the necessary level of hemoglobin in the blood.

Aloe juice contains other equally important minerals - copper, manganese, zinc and others. Aloe contains enzymes that improve digestion. Sugars in the composition of the juice are necessary to regulate the activity of the human immune system. Saponins have an antiviral, antifungal effect. Salicylic acid has an anti-inflammatory effect. This listing could go on for a long time.

In 100 gr. aloe juice contains only 4 kcal. In 100 gr. leaf pulp about 20 kcal.

We will introduce you to the healing properties of this indoor healer, tell you how you can use aloe at home to treat and prevent various diseases.

The use of aloe in cosmetology

The juice and pulp of aloe leaves are part of many cosmetic preparations that perfectly moisturize and restore the skin, penetrate deep inside and stimulate regeneration, slow down skin aging, eliminate pustules and rashes, relieve itching and irritation. Aloe is part of cosmetics for the prevention and treatment of the following skin imperfections: acne, dry facial skin, wrinkles, age spots.

Aloe juice is added to shampoos and hair conditioners. Beauticians strongly recommend moisturizing the skin with products with the addition of aloe after each long exposure to the sun. Scented soaps, gels and shower conditioners based on aloe juice not only perfectly cleanse, but also treat dry or inflamed skin. Lipstick with agave juice treats chapped lips.

Making your own face masks

You can make your own natural face masks at home

For self-preparation of an aloe-based face mask, cut off the largest lower leaves of an adult, four to five year old plant. Be sure to clean them from dust and dirt, scalded with boiling water. If you don’t have a plant, and you brought the leaves from a friend, then wrap them in a damp cloth and store them in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. By the way, the gel from such leaves is more saturated and effective.

Before you start treatment with one or another self-prepared or purchased aloe-based product, we recommend that you check it for allergies. Apply some medicine to the crook of your arm, wait a little. If the reaction does not occur, the agent can be used. We recommend mixing all additional components for the manufacture of homemade masks and creams while warm. For this oil, honey, kefir, cream and other components of the mask, heat in a water bath to 40 gr. in glass or ceramic containers. Apply masks with aloe juice to cleansed, slightly damp skin. It would be even better if you steam your face with a steam bath, and then apply a mask. The effect of the mask will be enhanced if you cleanse your face with a scrub before applying it. By the way, do not forget about the neck and décolleté area, they also need careful care. And do not touch the eyelids and the area around the eyes - for them it is better to use special products with aloe.

Treatment of facial skin with aloe juice is carried out in courses of two to three weeks. To enhance the effect, you can buy drinking aloe vera gel for oral administration in health food stores.

We will introduce you to the preparation of some homemade masks.

• Mix aloe juice with cream or egg white. Apply the freshly prepared mixture on the face. After 15 minutes, rinse your face with cool water or unsweetened tea. This technique perfectly cleanses the skin, moisturizes and restores it.
• If you apply freshly squeezed juice on well-steamed and cleansed skin of the face and neck before going to bed, but in the morning your face and neck will look fresh and healthy.
• It is not bad to wipe your face every morning with a piece of fresh aloe leaf. Just remove the skin from it and wipe your face with the pulp. One sheet in the refrigerator can be stored for no longer than three days. Then cut a new one.
• For mature skin, you can prepare such a mask: mix 2 tbsp. spoons of sour cream + 1 tbsp. spoon of honey + 2 tbsp. spoons of aloe. All components are heated to 40 gr. Apply the mixture on cleansed face for 15 minutes. Then wash off with cool water. After such a face mask, a contrast wash is arranged, alternating cold and warm water.
• We also recommend you a rejuvenating aroma - face mask. For its preparation, mix 2 - 3 tbsp. tablespoons of aloe pulp with drops of rose and lemon essential oils. Apply the mask on a clean face for 15 minutes, then rinse with cool water.
• For oily skin, we recommend trying an oatmeal mask. For this, 2 tbsp. tablespoons of oatmeal are crushed in a coffee grinder, aloe juice is added 2 tbsp. tablespoons plus the juice of one medium cucumber plus 1 egg white. This composition is applied to the face for 20 minutes, then washed off. After a week of taking such a mask, the pores will noticeably narrow, the face will lose its oily sheen, acne will disappear.

Daily wiping with cosmetic ice with aloe juice is very useful for facial skin. It is prepared like this: first of all, prepare a decoction of herbs suitable for your skin type. For example, for dry skin, it can be linden, raspberry or rose petals, and for oily skin, it can be calendula or oak bark. Add a few tablespoons of fresh aloe juice to the cooled and strained broth. Pour the mixture into molds and put in the freezer to get cosmetic ice. During the morning wash, wipe your face with a piece of ice, do not use a towel after this procedure - let the nutrients saturate your face as much as possible.

It is advisable to add fresh juice to ready-made cosmetics, since all aloe-based preparations contain a small concentration of it. In order for the effect of the use of such drugs to increase, it is necessary to increase the concentration of useful substances by adding fresh natural aloe juice to the finished cream. This is most relevant for mature skin - it really needs help to keep it in good shape.

Freshly squeezed aloe juice will help you with a burn. In this case, the wound should not be covered with anything - let the juice be absorbed into the burnt skin as much as possible.

To give the hair a chic look, use a mask made from aloe juice, honey and lemon juice in equal amounts (1 tbsp each) plus one raw chicken yolk. Apply the mixture to the hair for half an hour and then rinse.

If you lick or bite your lips frequently, especially in cold weather, your lips become chapped and chapped. You can unlearn this harmful and ugly habit with the help of aloe juice. It is enough just to lubricate your lips with it before going outside, and you will lose the desire to lick them - after all, the taste of the juice of this plant is quite bitter. And the wounds and inflammation on the lips will quickly pass.

The same technique can be used to discourage children from putting their fingers in their mouths and biting their nails. Aloe juice is absolutely harmless and in small doses will not cause any negative consequences in the child.

Use in traditional medicine

In addition to cosmetology, aloe-based preparations are widely used in traditional medicine. They are used in surgery, dentistry, immunology, gynecology, dermatology. Agave juice has bacteriostatic properties against many microbes, kills staphylococci, streptococci, diphtheria, typhoid and dysentery bacilli. Ready-made preparations are available for the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, eyes, SARS.

Pharmacies sell "Aloe Juice" for the treatment of polyarthritis, gastritis, colitis and other diseases

Syrup "Aloe with iron" improves blood circulation and restores metabolic processes in the body of a sick person. His protective functions are restored, the body itself successfully fights the infection. The syrup is used for hypochromic anemia and after intoxication.

The drug based on aloe juice "Liniment aloe" is prescribed for burns, periodontal disease, arthrosis and polyarthritis.

Extract "Aloe liquid" or "Aloe liquid for injection" is prescribed for eye diseases and diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

Folk remedies based on aloe

But if you have your own aloe flower growing at home, moreover, it is already more than three to four years old, then you can prepare the necessary medicine yourself from the juice and pulp of the leaves of a pet. You can use the leaves at any time of the year when you need medicine. The main condition is that the leaves of the plant must be cut off right before the process of squeezing the juice, and the resulting juice should be consumed in the coming hours. Indeed, under the influence of air, aloe will quickly lose its biologically active substances.

Choose the most mature leaves, those at the bottom of the plant. The leaf is cut off at the base immediately before preparing medicine from it. If you need plant juice, you simply squeeze it out of the leaf with clean hands through a puncture without peeling it, or cut the leaf into small pieces and squeeze it through clean gauze folded in several layers. The main thing to remember is that the prepared medicine must be used within a few hours after the aloe leaf has been cut, so that the benefits of its use are maximum. If you have prepared a lot of juice, then the excess juice can be preserved by mixing it with alcohol in a ratio of 8:2. Store in a dark cool place.

The full benefit of aloe juice is manifested in diseases such as:

• heartburn, colitis, constipation;
• cough and asthma;
• colds, runny nose, sinusitis and pharyngitis;
• toothache and eye pain;
• with acne and calluses.

With pulmonary diseases, stomach ulcers and constipation, a biostimulant can be prepared from the leaves of an adult, four to five year old agave. The flower is not watered for two weeks before use. About half a kilogram of fleshy juicy aloe leaves is cut from the plant, cleaned of dust and dirt. Recall that for the preparation of the medicine, adult leaves are needed, up to 15 cm long, the tips of which have dried up a little. In young leaves, there are much fewer useful substances, it is better not to touch them - let them grow up. Cut leaves are wrapped in a damp cloth and placed in the refrigerator for three to four days. Then they take it out of the refrigerator and grind it in a meat grinder or with a blender. Add to the mixture half a liter of red wine and honey, slightly heated in a water bath. You should get a uniform consistency. Store the medicine in a sealed container in the refrigerator. Take three times a day as follows:

1. in the first week - 1 tsp. one hour before meals;
2. in the second week - 1 tbsp. l. one hour before meals;
3. in the third week - 1 tsp. one hour before meals.

After a week break, it is desirable to repeat the three-week course of treatment.

Aloe with honey helps with bronchitis

A mixture of aloe with honey is very useful. There are many options for preparing this mixture, because the healing properties of aloe and honey are enhanced by their harmonious mixing. You should know that only freshly squeezed juice or a freshly cut aloe leaf and natural honey are used to make the medicine. Here are some tips for using the miraculous mixture:

If you grind an aloe leaf, boil it in a small amount of water for about ten minutes, cool it and add a little honey, you will get a medicine that relieves fever and helps with high temperatures. It should be taken in a teaspoon several times during the day.

• For the treatment of cervical erosion, tampons with aloe juice and honey are successfully used.
• With tuberculosis of the skin, dermatitis of the scalp, compresses from aloe juice and honey, diluted with water, help well.
• A mixture of aloe, honey and Cahors in proportion: 300 gr. aloe + 10 gr. natural honey + 700 gr. Cahors - insist in a dark place for a week and take 1 tbsp. spoon half an hour before meals for two weeks with such pulmonary diseases: bronchitis, colds, tracheitis, asthma, tuberculosis, whooping cough.
• For purulent non-healing wounds and burns, a leaf of the plant cut along the raw pulp is applied to the affected area of ​​the skin.
• Raw pulp of aloe is applied to places affected by eczema and psoriasis.
• The crushed leaves of the flower cure periodontal disease.

Also, the flower is part of the medical nutrition. So, when the body is depleted, it is very useful to take a multivitamin mixture inside, containing, in addition to aloe juice, lemon juice, honey and walnuts. Take everything in equal quantities, for example, 100 gr. The mixture is taken in 1 tsp. half an hour before meals. Each component included in this mixture will benefit.

With a gastrointestinal disease, you can simply cut off a piece of a leaf about 5 cm from an aloe flower for 30 minutes before each meal and eat it. The same effect will be if you replace a piece of leaf with its freshly squeezed juice in the amount of 1 teaspoon. But we remind you that for gastritis and other diseases of the stomach, it is advisable to use aloe after consulting a specialist. With the right dose and course of treatment, the plant copes well with pain and defeats the disease.

With low acidity, you can prepare such a therapeutic mixture: 0.5 kg of butter, aloe leaves and honey, plus 50 gr. cocoa is mixed until smooth. Put the mixture in a non-hot oven, where it languishes for 4 hours, then the cooled mixture is transferred to a glass dish and stored in the refrigerator. Apply this medicine for 1st. spoon before meals three times a day. The finished mixture is enough for the course of treatment.

With increased acidity, they drink aloe juice in combination with potato juice and honey, all in equal proportions. This mixture is drunk in a teaspoon three times a day before meals.

Aloe with honey, hazelnuts, butter and cocoa is taken orally for tuberculosis, adrenal insufficiency and thyrotoxicosis.

Aloe juice with walnuts and lemon is part of a therapeutic diet for diabetes and malnutrition, normalizes blood glucose levels, prevents plaques on the walls of blood vessels, stabilizes metabolic processes, reduces cholesterol levels, normalizes digestion, restores strength during rehabilitation.

The juice of the plant is successfully used in catarrhs ​​of the nose. A few drops of fresh flower juice are instilled into each nostril. The mucous membranes of the nose are cleansed, inflammation is removed.

Aloe is also used to create eye drops.

For the treatment of eye diseases, medical preparations often contain extracts from aloe juice. At home, use aloe juice diluted with water. They take one leaf or part of an aloe leaf (approximately 200 g), grind it, pour boiling water over it and boil for about ten minutes. Cool, filter and wash the eyes with a warm solution several times a day. When washing, it is important to observe elementary sanitary and hygienic standards. There may be a slight stinging in the eyes during rinsing, but this should pass quickly. The same decoction is used for the treatment and prevention of myopia, conjunctivitis, keratitis, with clouding of the lens.

The same juice diluted with water can be washed for a long time rotting, non-drying wounds.

Powders are prepared from aloe leaves at home. The pure leaves are dried and ground into a powder. This bulk product has antiseptic properties and promotes the healing of wounds that do not heal for a long time. It is used for purulent eczema, trophic ulcers and lichen. The sore spot is disinfected and thickly sprinkled with aloe powder.

I would especially like to talk about the benefits of regular use of aloe for men. Their potency improves, the nervous system strengthens, digestion normalizes, the fungus is cured, sweating of the feet decreases, and viral diseases disappear.

Taking preparations with aloe by women helps to preserve their beauty and healthy youth for many years. Aloe in ampoules is a beauty injection. The drug is injected subcutaneously and not only improves the appearance, but also improves the health of the woman.

To reduce excess weight, you need to consume freshly squeezed aloe juice daily for two weeks. Drink 1 tbsp. spoon before breakfast and dinner 15 minutes before meals. To enhance the beneficial properties, it is recommended not to water the plant for two weeks, and then keep the cut leaves in the refrigerator.

Contraindications

With the external use of aloe juice and pulp as a bactericidal and anti-inflammatory agent, there are no contraindications. All components of this plant are absolutely safe.

But in its pure form, juice is not taken inside. It can irritate the esophagus and intestines.

• Preparations based on aloe are contraindicated in pregnant women, as they increase the tone of the uterus and can provoke a miscarriage.
• Nursing mothers should also not take aloe juice inside. Babies may develop tummy upset, vomiting, and diarrhea. In addition, there is a risk of allergies and skin irritations in mom and baby.
• It is not recommended to take drugs with aloe inside children under 12 years of age for the same reasons. But in a few drops of juice with a cold, you can drip a child from the age of three.
• Opinions of doctors differ on the ingestion of aloe in oncology. Some believe that this can provoke tumor growth, since the juice of the plant belongs to the group of biogenic stimulants. Others are sure that drinking aloe juice will strengthen the body and help defeat the disease.
• Occasionally, individual intolerance or allergy to aloe juice occurs in practice, so take the treatment carefully, it is better to consult a doctor.
• Diabetics should take juice with caution as it can lower blood sugar levels.
• Medicines based on aloe juice and pulp increase hemorrhoidal and uterine bleeding, exacerbate inflammation of the kidneys and bladder, therefore, in diseases of the genitourinary system, these drugs are contraindicated.

An overdose is also harmful, it can cause poisoning, vomiting, inflammation, and stomach pain.

The course of treatment with aloe juice or pulp should not exceed two to three weeks, because its components can act as a carcinogen and accumulate in the human body. Prolonged and uncontrolled use of aloe-based medicines can lead to the development of undesirable and dangerous consequences - benign and malignant tumors. The daily intake of aloe should ideally be calculated by the attending physician. If you do not have the opportunity to consult with a specialist, start taking the medicine with a minimum dose, gradually bringing it up to the full daily allowance. In any case, you should not use more than three tbsp. spoons of medicine with aloe per day.

Video: The benefits and harms of Aloe

We told you what a great help your home doctor named aloe will be to you, if you use it skillfully. It will help you restore and maintain youth, health and a blooming appearance for many years. If you have not yet acquired this unpretentious, but much-needed plant, we advise you to hurry up and get an indoor aloe flower so that you always have freshly squeezed juice on hand - this wonderful elixir of youth and beauty.

Treatment with herbal preparations is perhaps one of the most ancient ways of fighting diseases. Plants contain natural, rather than chemically created, substances, so they act more gently and with fewer side effects. A huge number of medicinal plants grow all over the world, and one of them is closer than we think - right on our windowsill!

It is believed that the word "aloe" Arabic (aloeh) and Hebrew (halal) origin: it translates as "brilliant and bitter." Another name for aloe is sabur (sabur - patience), since this plant is able to do without water for a long time. It was also called dry, hardened after thickening juice obtained in Africa by self-flow from aloe leaves. For this purpose, the cut leaves were placed in vessels in an inclined position with the cut ends down. Hardened juice looks like black-brown brittle pieces of various shapes and sizes. The taste is very bitter, the smell is weak, unpleasant. A tincture and a dry extract are prepared from sabur.

Aloe arborescens is an evergreen plant, in our country it is more common as an indoor ornamental plant. At home, the trunk of this plant reaches a height of 4 m, and in greenhouse culture the plant is rather short. The range of aloe is the deserts of East and South Africa. On an industrial scale, this plant is cultivated in the humid subtropics of Georgia. Well-developed lower and middle leaves are subject to harvesting. Harvesting is carried out 2-3 times during the growing season.

The chemical composition of aloe leaves

The leaves contain about 2% anthracene derivatives: aloe-emodin (aglycone), C-glycosides - aloin, aloinoside, isobarbaloin, homonataloin, etc. Accompanying substances: polysaccharides, succinic acid. In addition, aloe juice contains resinous and bitter substances, vitamins, enzymes, a little essential oil, macro- and microelements: Ca, Se, Li, Zn.

The main properties of aloe

1) Biostimulating property. According to the teachings of the Russian ophthalmologist V.P. Filatov, cut leaves of aloe, when exposed to adverse environmental factors (temperature, darkness, long processing), like all products of animal and vegetable origin, begin to produce substances that can stimulate fading life processes. The doctor called these substances biogenic stimulants. The processed leaves are turned into gruel, which is infused with 3 times the amount of water at room temperature. The extract is then purified and ampouled to give Extractum Aloes fluidum pro injectionibus (liquid aloe extract for injection). It is used to treat a number of eye diseases (conjunctivitis, progressive myopia, etc.), peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum, bronchial asthma. Also, the ampoule preparation can be administered intramuscularly as a prophylactic during the season of colds.

2) Regenerating action. For this purpose, aloe liniment (emulsion) is used with the addition of castor and eucalyptus oils. Used for burns, for the prevention and treatment of skin lesions in radiation sickness; for the treatment of purulent wounds, inflammatory skin diseases.

3) Adaptogenic action, consisting in anti-inflammatory and cleansing properties, is widely used in cosmetology. Preparations containing aloe extract are well treated for acne, eczema. These preparations are suitable for sensitive skin.

4) The general tonic effect has been used to increase the body's resistance against infectious diseases. Apply in the form of drops in the nose.

5) Laxative effect in large doses. The active substances of sabur increase peristalsis (contractile activity) of the intestine. Take inside 0.05-0.2 g of powder, dry and thick extract (0.02-0.1 g), as well as sabur tincture (20 drops per dose). The laxative effect occurs 8-10 hours after ingestion. For the breakdown of anthraglycosides contained in aloe, the presence of bile in the intestine is necessary, therefore, people with liver and gallbladder diseases should not take Sabur preparations.

6) Stimulating digestion. To do this, use aloe juice. On an industrial scale, it is obtained by pressing young shoots and leaves of the plant, then preservatives are added. Aloe juice has a bitter taste and a pleasant smell. It is used orally in small doses; it acts like bitterness - reflexively stimulates appetite. Aloe juice is easy to make at home. To do this, the leaves of a three-four-year-old plant are kept in a dark place at a temperature of 4-8 degrees (possibly in the refrigerator) for 12 days. Then they are washed in cold boiled water, crushed, squeezed through a dense layer of gauze and boiled for three minutes in a water bath. Juice quickly loses its qualities, so it should be used immediately. Take 5-10 ml of freshly squeezed juice 30 minutes before meals 2-3 times a day.

Such a small, fairly unpretentious plant, but how much use it has! The saying of X. Columbus is well known: “Four plants are necessary for human life: grain, grapes, olive and aloe. The first feeds, the second pleases, the third gives harmony, the fourth heals.

Recipes with aloe

For immunity

1) 500 g of aloe leaves and 500 g of walnuts must be ground through a meat grinder, pour 1.5 cups of honey, let it brew in a warm, dark place for three days. , and then consume one tablespoon three times a day after meals.

2) three tablespoons of aloe juice, 100 g of cow butter, 5 tablespoons of cocoa and a third of a glass of bee honey must be mixed well. Before use, all components should be mixed well with 200 g of warm milk and drunk a little three times a day.

For lung diseases (bronchitis, colds)

350 g of crushed aloe leaves, 100 g of alcohol and 750 g of red wine should be mixed in a glass or enamel bowl. It is recommended to store the product in a dark cool place. Adults take 1-2 tablespoons 20 minutes before meals, children after five years - 1 teaspoon.

For throat diseases rinse with aloe juice will help. To do this, dilute aloe juice with an equal amount of water, then rinse your throat well. After the procedure, it is recommended to drink one teaspoon of freshly squeezed aloe juice with warm milk.

To remove herpes sores on the lips they must be lubricated five times a day with juice from the leaves of the plant. Before each lubrication, it is recommended to break off a new, fresh aloe leaf.

With pulmonary tuberculosis

To prepare the medicine, you need to mix 100 grams of butter, goose fat or lard, 15 grams of plant juice, 100 grams of honey and 100 grams of bitter cocoa powder. The resulting mixture is well kneaded and taken in a tablespoon up to three times a day as an addition to a glass of hot milk.

Aloe juice has healing properties and is often used to treat many diseases. And how to prepare aloe juice at home? In this case, it is very important to choose and prepare the plant correctly, which will allow you to squeeze the juice as much as possible and at the same time preserve its useful qualities.

Plant selection and preparation

The most common species of this plant in our country are tree-like aloe and aloe vera. The first type has a trunk with leaves located on it, and the second is a soft rosette of leaves. The healing nectar obtained from these species is of the greatest value.

The leaves that are located below are most suitable for use in traditional medicine, it is desirable that their age be at least 6 years. You can also squeeze juice from the leaves of a 3-year-old plant, but its medicinal value will be lower. Before picking the leaves, the plant should not be watered for 3 weeks. This will help maximize the concentration of active substances in the leaves.

Cut leaves should be wrapped in thick clean paper, a plastic bag or foil, and placed in the refrigerator for 2 weeks. Then the leaves are passed through a meat grinder, 3 parts of warm water are also added to the resulting mass and the mixture is left for about 2 hours. The mass prepared in this way must be squeezed out through 3 layers of gauze. As a result, concentrated juice is obtained from aloe leaves.

Quite quickly and efficiently, you can prepare agave juice for the future by squeezing it out with a juicer. Prepared leaves are cut into pieces and passed through a juicer. The resulting squeezes can be additionally squeezed through 3 layers of gauze, this will allow you to get more healing agent.

You can also squeeze the juice from the plant manually. To do this, with a sharp blade, carefully cut off the minimum layer of skin on one side from the fleshy leaves. Then the leaves are squeezed by hand, in this way you can get concentrated juice. The remaining aloe squeezes can be used by women as masks for the face, hands or body, but they cannot be stored for a long time.

And how to get aloe juice with pulp? To do this, the prepared leaves are cut lengthwise into 2 halves and the green flesh is peeled off with a teaspoon so that only the skin remains. The healing gel obtained in this way is used for internal and external use. It must be stored in the same way as juice, such a tool is very much appreciated.

Preparation of nectar for long-term storage

How to keep the juice for a long time and not lose its healing qualities? To do this, it can be combined with alcohol in a 1: 1 ratio. You can add nectar to vodka, in the same proportion. Such a remedy must be stored in a dark glass container under a tight lid. Before oral administration, this drug must be diluted with water in a ratio of 1:4. An alcohol solution of aloe with honey is often used in a ratio of 1: 2; this remedy is popular for the prevention of colds.

How to make aloe juice more palatable? To obtain a more effective remedy, biostimulated aloe juice is mixed with honey. Honey will soften and improve the unpleasant bitter taste of nectar. There are many useful substances in the agave, and honey will only supplement them and increase the effectiveness of the remedy. The components are taken in equal parts and mixed. Traditional medicine is rich in recipes that contain biostimulated aloe juice with honey.

You can preserve aloe leaves with honey. For such preservation, it is necessary to chop the leaves of the plant, after cutting the thorns on them. 1 part of the leaves is poured with 2 parts of melted honey. The mixture is infused for about a day, and then filtered and put in the refrigerator for long-term storage. It is desirable to store the healing agent in a dark glass container; in this form, the healing properties of aloe are preserved for 6 months.

You can make juice from aloe, canned, with vegetable oil. The leaves of an adult plant are stored in the refrigerator for about 2 weeks, then to prepare a biostimulated aloe juice. Nectar is squeezed out of the prepared plant, which is mixed in equal amounts with castor or eucalyptus oil. Such a healing agent is used for external use and stored in a refrigerator in a hermetically sealed container.

Biostimulated aloe juice is widely used not only in medicine, but also in the cosmetic industry. With it, you can perfectly deal with wrinkles, various skin diseases, burns. Using it at home, we must not forget about the shelf life.

Juice storage

How to store aloe juice? To maximize the useful qualities, it is desirable to place it in a dry and cool place. The best place for this is a cellar, pantry or refrigerator. The container with liquid must be closed with a tight lid.

How long can you keep aloe vera nectar in the refrigerator? The maximum shelf life of pure nectar is no more than a week. With longer storage, the nectar oxidizes and loses its medicinal properties. If you carefully cut the leaves and place them in a plastic bag, then in this form they can be stored in the refrigerator for several months. At any time, it will be possible to squeeze out the required amount of nectar from them. All useful qualities will be preserved.

Aloe tincture on alcohol can be stored for 2 years. A mixture of aloe juice with honey is stored for no more than 1 year. If, during storage, the medicinal product changes color, consistency, or it has an unpleasant odor, then it cannot be used for treatment. The cooking or storage process may have been disturbed.

Is it possible to freeze the nectar of this plant? To do this, the juice is poured into special molds and sent to the freezer. Women can successfully use such pieces of ice for various cosmetic procedures. Frozen healing nectar is used to prepare effective face masks. You can freeze the leaves themselves, but after thawing they will be quite watery and lose a significant amount of medicinal properties.

Preparation of juice from aloe at home and its further storage will maximize the use of its healing qualities in the treatment of various diseases. But before using this remedy, it is recommended to consult a doctor to avoid serious complications.

The plant is quite common, we are used to seeing it as a houseplant. Grown in pots, bushes are compact, branched, have erect stems with alternately arranged leaves. The edges of each leaf are framed by small cartilage teeth.

The leaf pulp is excessively fleshy and contains a large amount of juice. It is he who has healing properties and is used as a raw material for the preparation of many medicines.

Healing properties of aloe

Aloe is a good bactericidal drug and actively fights against staphylococcus and streptococcus, as well as dysentery and diphtheria bacilli. A positive effect was recorded from the use of aloe after irradiation, in the removal of various inflammatory processes, in the healing of wounds of varying severity.

The plant is rich in components that help accelerate skin regeneration. Aloe can be called a kind of immunomodulator, which has a very beneficial effect on the state of the entire human body as a whole.

Regular intake of concentrated juice helps to normalize bowel function.

A certain time ago, an antibiotic called barbaloin was isolated from the juice. It is often used in the treatment of tuberculosis, as well as in the treatment of many complex skin diseases.

It is prescribed for the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (colitis, gastritis, pancreatitis), for eye problems (conjunctivitis, myopia of varying degrees, clouding of the vitreous body).

Aloe juice preparation

Treatment and various preventive measures with the help of aloe are often used not only in folk, but also in official medicine. Most often fresh leaves are used. They are collected as they grow.

When evaporated, from the juice, which is found in large quantities in the leaves, a condensed product is obtained, which is a medicinal composition.

The pharmaceutical industry produces many healing products based on liquid juice from, as well as fresh juice in its pure form with the addition of a minimum amount of alcohol.

You can also prepare medicinal preparations from the leaves of the plant at home. To prepare the syrup, you need to squeeze the juice, add sugar and a solution of ferric chloride to it. If you don’t want to mess around in the kitchen, you can squeeze the juice from the leaves just before the need arises for its use.

It is pointless to make blanks for the future, without proper processing, since after a rather short period of time its healing properties will cease.

Aloe vera - the use of leaves for medicinal purposes at home

For the preparation of medicinal preparations based on aloe, and directly for the treatment of patients, both fresh and condensed juice and extract are used. For treatment and for cooking, it is better to use the leaves of a plant that has reached the age of three.

Only the lower and middle leaves, the length of which is at least 18 cm, are subject to collection. The collection should be made from mid-October to mid-November. During this period, the plant will tolerate pruning less painfully.

Having reached the age of three, a sufficient amount of the following components useful for humans is collected in the lower foliage:

• salicylic acid,
• vitamins of different groups,
• minerals,
• essential oils,
• polysaccharides.

The use of a condensed product is recommended for those suffering from chronic constipation. Fresh, it should be used by those who want to achieve a not very strong laxative effect. Preparations based on it are highly recommended for the treatment of diseases associated with the gastrointestinal tract.

The presence of long-term non-healing wounds with purulent formations and infectious purulent formations on the skin can be cured by applying a napkin moistened with fresh juice to them or spraying them with the same fresh juice.

It has been verified: any methods of external use give a positive result, since the pulp of the plant contains a large amount of bactericidal components that have a very detrimental effect on most bacteria that cause disease-causing formations.

Boiled syrup can quite successfully deal with anemia.

Biological stimulants found in leaves in large quantities significantly improve the functioning of tissue cells, promote enhanced metabolic processes, significantly accelerate the healing and healing of cuts, wounds, and so on.

Aloe - recipes for formulations for the treatment of children and adults

To improve the general condition of the body after suffering severe diseases, improve digestive processes, and irritate appetite-inducing receptors, the following composition should be used:

• fresh squeezed juice 150 grams
• liquid honey 250 grams
• red strong wine 350 grams

All components are mixed well, placed in a glass container, in which further storage takes place and infused for 5 days. At the end of the period, the mixture is ready for use according to the following scheme: three times a day, before meals, 1 tbsp. spoon.

To strengthen the child's body

For weakened children, especially after a series of serious illnesses, the following nutrient mixture is recommended:

• freshly squeezed aloe juice 0.5 cup
• finely chopped walnut kernels 500 grams
• fresh honey 300 grams
• freshly squeezed juice from 3 lemons.

Before taking the mixture is well mixed and given before meals three times a day for a teaspoon.

From tuberculosis

Aloe in folk medicine is often used to treat such a serious illness as pulmonary tuberculosis.

In order to prepare the necessary medicine you will need:

• butter 100 grams (can be replaced with melted pork fat or goose fat)
• juice of an amazing plant aloe 15 grams
• cocoa powder 100 grams.

The ingredients are well mixed and taken 1 tablespoon three times a day, adding the mixture to a glass of milk warmed to room temperature.

From a cold

For the treatment of the common cold, they are used as drops. Fresh juice is dripped into each nostril a few drops. The course of treatment should continue without interruption for a week, even if the main symptoms of the common cold disappear after a shorter time.

It is this duration of use that can avoid the occurrence of repeated symptoms of the disease.

From a cold

Painful sensations in the throat with a cold can also be eliminated with aloe. It is necessary to prepare a composition of juice and boiled warm water in equal parts and gargle with it. The result of the procedure is usually fixed with a glass of warm milk with a tablespoon of fresh pulp from the leaves added to it.

For toothache

Aloe vera will also help to soothe toothache. Not a large piece of the leaf must be applied to the aching tooth for a while.

For constipation

To cure chronic constipation, you can use the advice from traditional medicine and prepare the following composition:

• carefully crushed leaves without thorns 150 grams
• warm, but in no case hot honey 300 grams.

The components are combined and left to infuse for a day. After the specified time, the composition is again slightly heated and filtered. Reception is carried out exclusively in the morning by a teaspoon about an hour before a meal.

From boils

To eliminate problems such as ulcers, fistulas, wounds of various origins, an aloe-based ointment prepared according to the following recipe is suitable:

• Fresh Juice
• liquid honey
• alcohol 1 tablespoon.

All components (honey and juice in equal proportions) are mixed, placed in a glass container, storage is carried out exclusively in the refrigerator. The ointment can be applied to wounds or, if necessary, applied under a bandage.

Aloe vera for face

Almost everyone knows that only 1% of the world's population does not suffer from painful manifestations of herpes. To relieve pain and eliminate the already formed bubble on the lips, you can use aloe juice.

At least five times during the day, the inflamed area must be lubricated with a cut leaf of the plant. For each subsequent lubrication, you will need to cut off a new part of the sheet.

Treatment should be carried out until the problem disappears completely.

For any skin type, it is very good to wipe the face in the morning and evening with a cut aloe leaf. After a while, the result will become very noticeable: the skin will become more elastic, fine wrinkles will significantly decrease, rashes and inflammations will disappear, the complexion will improve.

To date, there are many recipes for homemade masks, ointments, creams, and so on, where the main component is an extract from aloe agave.

The use of aloe in cosmetology

On the shelves of specialized stores you can find a lot of cosmetic preparations designed for face and skin care in general, made on the basis of the same extract.

Most often, cosmetologists recommend the use of such drugs for people with a particularly sensitive skin type and those whose skin is prone to allergic reactions. Thanks to these cosmetic compositions, the skin is saturated with nutrients, protection from the harmful effects of external factors, it becomes much lighter in the presence of pigmentation.

Daily use of similar creams and masks will relieve not only inflammation and rashes, but also psoriasis and eczema.

Mask for dry skin

For example, to get rid of excessive dryness of the skin of the face, the following composition will help: an extract from the leaves, oatmeal and glycerin are poured with some amount of purified water.

All components are brought to a homogeneous mass with a blender, allowed to stand for 15 minutes, and then applied to cleansed and dry skin of the face and neck in a thick layer. After half an hour, the mask can be washed off with warm water.

If necessary, after removal, you can apply a moisturizer. You can use this mask no more than once every two days.

Mask for aging skin

For aging skin, the following mask is suitable: an extract from the leaves of 1 tbsp. spoon mixed with 2 tbsp. spoons. The mask is applied to clean skin with a thick layer and left for 40 minutes. Then rinse with warm water and, if necessary, use a moisturizer suitable for this type of skin.

Hair Treatment

You can improve the condition of the scalp with the help of masks and other formulations based on leaf extracts. This component will help stop the process of baldness, get rid of dandruff, prevent active hair loss, and significantly reduce the number of split ends.

After a three-month course of treatment, the hair will become much thicker and stronger, and the resulting shine will delight your family. In order to provide proper care and treatment to the hair, the roots should be rubbed with leaf juice daily for three months.

After, the procedure can be carried out solely for the purpose of prevention and to maintain the result obtained twice a week.

For those suffering from excessive oily hair, experts recommend rubbing a composition of juice and vodka into the roots a few hours before the shampooing procedure.

A mask based on extracts and leaves to give hair additional volume and shine is prepared as follows: castor oil, honey and juice are mixed in equal proportions, mixed, applied to wet hair, kept for half an hour, and then washed off. Then you can carry out the procedure of washing your hair in the usual way.

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Aloe or “agave” has been familiar to many since childhood as a houseplant and as a means of a home first aid kit. It is bred not only at home, but also on an industrial scale because of its healing properties. Aloe juice is a natural pantry of numerous substances beneficial to the human body. People have long noticed the medicinal qualities of the plant and made friends with it. Over time, official medicine began to actively use preparations containing extracts from this representative of the succulent family.

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Aloe vera juice is nature's pharmacy. It contains about 30 trace elements (K, Ca, P, Fe, Na, Mg, Zn, etc.), vitamins, amino acids, tannins, monosaccharides and polysaccharides, phytoncides, catechins, glycosides, plant steroids and other substances. Most of them are BAS (biologically active substances). The vitamin cluster contains the entire B group, vitamins C and E, as well as beta-carotene, which is transformed into vitamin A in the body. The rest of the vitamins are present in microdoses.

On an industrial scale, it is produced containing 80% natural aloe juice. It is also available as Nature's Sunshine's Aloe Vera Juice NSP supplement containing 48.4 g of lower leaf pulp concentrate. A series of juices and gels with fruit fillers is produced by Forever Living Products.

Aloe juice is also produced in the form of crystals (sabur). This is the boiled and dried pulp of the leaves, which has the maximum concentration of nutrients.

The healing properties of aloe juice are actively used in medicine.

Benefit

For a long time, aloe juice has been used for inflammation in the body. They treated skin defects, added to tea, prepared vitamin mixtures. Women are happy to use aloe as a dietary supplement because of its laxative properties, they use it with their hands and. Pharmacology, having studied the composition of a natural medicine, uses it as an ingredient in many medicines.

What helps?

Hair products are very popular. Shampoos and balms improve the quality of the hair follicles, reduce the formation of dandruff, moisturize the scalp, and add shine to the hair. Soaps, shower gels, body lotions soothe inflamed skin, reduce its dryness. Hygienic lipstick eliminates cracking of the lips, softens them.

Self-made aloe juice has positive reviews for skin and hair care. At home, you can freeze ice cubes with its additives and wipe your face with them. You can also wipe the skin with a cut of an agave leaf. It is good to rub the pulp of the leaves into the scalp: this will add shine to the hair.

Instructions for preparation, reception and storage

Succulent juice is extracted industrially and at home. The instructions for the pharmaceutical preparation of the VIFITECH company “Aloe Juice” (95% alcohol tincture) contain the following recommendations:

• apply in complex treatment for enterocolitis, chronic constipation orally 30 minutes before meals, a teaspoon (5 ml) 2-3 times a day for 15-30 days;
• in case of purulent skin manifestations, irrigate the lesions or apply lotions to them.

Aloe juice in the form of sabur has the following instructions for use:

• as a laxative, use small doses (0.03-0.1 g), can be combined with rhubarb preparations - after 6-12 hours, a soft complete emptying of the intestine will occur;
• for rapid emptying (drastic effect), doses of 0.2-0.5 g are used, repetition of large doses is allowed no more than 3-5 days;
• as a choleretic agent for liver and gastrointestinal problems, it is used in doses of 0.01-0.015 g.

Sabur crystals are dissolved in water before use.

How to cook at home?

How to store?

It is more correct to use aloe pomace immediately after preparation. If you plan to make a harvest for the future, you should know how to properly store aloe juice. The term should not exceed a week. The pomace should be placed in a sterile container or sealed container, then placed in the refrigerator.

There is an opinion that cut leaves of aloe during storage in a damp cool place increase their bioactivity, they start the synthesis of biologically active substances.

Contraindications

The main contraindication for any products and drugs is individual intolerance. Aloe juice also has specific contraindications, because. has a high bioactivity and a pronounced laxative effect.

IMPORTANT! With uterine tone in pregnant women and, starting from the seventh month of pregnancy, the use of aloe juice is prohibited due to the threat of miscarriage.

• tendency to bleeding, incl. too heavy menstruation;
• haemorrhoids;
• cystitis;
• acute phases of gastrointestinal diseases,
• exacerbation of diseases of the cardiovascular system;
• sharp jumps in blood pressure.

For people with chronic diseases, especially during their exacerbation, the use of prescriptions with aloe juice must be agreed with the doctor.

Is this plant harmful?

The high level of biologically active substances in aloe juice determines its benefits and harms. Care must be taken with unclear diagnoses, exacerbations of chronic pathologies, diseases of the central nervous system (epilepsy, abnormal excitability), during the period of expectation of a child and breastfeeding.

At high doses, the juice can act as a toxin and cause intestinal irritation. accompanied by pain and uncontrollable diarrhea (sometimes with blood). It should not be taken with cracks and ulcers in the intestines.

The biological activity of the substance accelerates internal metabolic processes, therefore, it can cause the growth of benign and malignant neoplasms, especially if the skin of the leaves is present in the pomace of the plant. Aloin, contained in it, in large quantities becomes a carcinogen.

To avoid problems with bowel movements in infants, care must be taken by breastfeeding women. In addition, high doses of biologically active substances in milk disrupt the formation of the infant's immune system.

ATTENTION! Children under 3 years of age should not be given oral preparations containing juice or aloe extract.

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Aloe juice promotes tissue regeneration, stimulates the body's defenses, has anti-inflammatory and bactericidal effects:

Conclusion

1. Traditional healers speak positively about aloe vera juice, their reviews describe many diagnoses in which this substance is a help in complex treatment.
2. Due to the rich chemical composition, the juice is an immunoprotector, a natural vitamin complex, an antiseptic, a mild laxative, and a metabolism stimulant.
3. used externally and internally, as well as an ingredient in skin and hair care cosmetics.
4. This is an affordable and inexpensive remedy from the home medicine cabinet, it can be used in the form of tincture, crystals or homemade pomace.
5. The substances included in the composition have a high bioactivity, therefore, it has a number of contraindications and adverse reactions.
6. Long courses of administration and higher doses must be agreed with the doctor.

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