Aloe (juice) is widely known for its healing properties. Its advantage is that it is used both inside and outside. This plant, as well as its juice, contains a huge amount of useful substances. Therefore, its scope is very wide. First of all, aloe (juice) is famous for its regenerating properties. All this is due to the high content of vitamin A, B12, E and amino acids in it. They speed up the healing process by almost 10 times.
How Aloe works
The juice of the plant is irritating to the intestinal mucosa. This allows it to be used as a laxative. In addition, it improves digestion, appetite and the secretion of the digestive glands. The juice contains many substances that are involved in many processes in the body and speed them up.
How to get aloe juice
At home, this is quite easy to do. For this, the middle or lower leaves are cut off at least three years old and about 15 centimeters long. They must be washed, dried, wrapped in paper and put in the refrigerator for 10 days. Then the leaves are taken out and cutplates across about 3 millimeters. Juice is squeezed out. You can use a juicer for this. Remember that it is impossible to store a torn leaf in the open air for more than 4 hours. It dries up and loses its beneficial properties. If your plant has not yet reached a sufficient size and age, then you can buy aloe juice at the pharmacy.
Application
- Use it in the treatment of colds, to cleanse the body and as a laxative, as well as low acidity and gastritis, to improve appetite. With general weakness of the body, loss of strength, the juice is used as a tonic, taking it inside.
- In the inflammatory process on the skin, aloe juice is applied to the sore spot before going to bed. There are many face masks based on this plant.
- Cuts, abrasions, burns, bruises, bruises, itching - aloe juice will cure everything. To do this, you need to soak a piece of gauze in it and attach it to the sore spot.
- Juice is used to strengthen hair and cleanse the scalp.
For oral administration, usually prescribed one teaspoon 3 times a day. Please consult your doctor to determine the correct dosage.
Contraindications
Aloe (juice) should be taken as prescribed by a specialist. Uncontrolled intake in large quantities can seriously harm the body. This plant is a biogenic stimulant, therefore, it accelerates and activates cell growth, renewing and promoting growth.new. Long-term use of aloe and preparations containing it is unacceptable. Usually treatment lasts from 15 to 30 days. It can be repeated only for certain indications, and then only after consulting a doctor. There are a number of strict contraindications to the use of this remedy: pregnancy, fibrous formations, high blood pressure, hemorrhoids, stomach and uterine bleeding, menstruation. In addition, the juice should be taken with caution in inflammatory processes of the gastrointestinal tract, liver diseases, cystitis.
