Aloe Vera The Healer

People know Aloe Vera as a medicine from long time a go. Sumerian nation, people in the area of the ancient kingdom of Mesopotamia (now Southern Iraq) uses aloe vera as a laxative in 2200 BC. In Egypt, aloe vera, the cactus like plant is considered as a miracle plant since 1550 BC. Aloe vera has also became important trade commodities in 400 BC. United States officially recognized it as a purgative and skin protector when registered in the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) in 1820.

In China-hsiang tqan or lu hui / aloe vera is used as a medicine for sinusitis, skin disease, anti-fever and convulsions of children since 8 th century. The ancestor of the Indonesian people use aloe vera to cure sore throat, tonsillectomy, hemorrhoid, constipation, skin irritation, bruised and minor cut injury.

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The uses of aloe vera is supported by various studies. The first publication by CE Collins from United States of America in 1934. It involves 50 people with radiation skin, burn, ulcer, and skin infections. After treated with gel from aloe vera for 3 months, patients' skin completely healed.

James Fulton, MD of Newport Beach, California, cover a half-face of patients with a bandage from aloe vera gel after surgery . The remaining patients still uses a standard bandage without aloe vera gel. The result, treatment with aloe vera can cure 72 hours faster.

Research by Dr. Bill Wolfe in 1969 proves aloe vera is also very effective to kill bacteria cause infection such as Staphylococus aureus strain 5 and Streptocococus.
Journal of Alternative Medicine published the effectiveness of aloe vera for the indigestion. Aloe vera is effective to reduce stomach acidity,and to reduce population of certain microorganism and to prevent bowel wall injury.

Aloe vera is also good for people with diabetics. Hormone Research report, feed ½ scoop the aloe vera extract every day for 14 days can lower the sugar limit and without changes in body weight.

An in vitro study in 1991 from Molecular Biotherapy found, sugar mannose from aloe vera is able to prevent HIV-I. Aloe vera also improve viability infected cells. Other research reported, 29 patients were given pure aloe vera juice 4 times a day for 4 weeks. After 90 days, all patients experienced a decrease in infection, sore throat, fatigue, and diarrhea. In general, the quality of health increases.

Aloe vera is also pressing down the growth of cancer cells. For example research to 673 of lung cancer in Okinawa, Japan. Lektin substance in aloe vera prevent cancer cell growth in pulmonary carcinogenesis and enable the body's immune system and encourage the growth of healthy cells.

Aloe vera increases the immune system that play a role to release anti-cancer subtance, such as interferon, interleukins, and tumor necrosis factor.