by Charlotte Raynor Piggush

Created on: September 25, 2008

SOME BACKGROUND

The Aloe Vera juices in the plant's leaves have significant medical uses, causing aloe to be one of the most cherished healing plants. Current researchers have acknowledged some explanation of why aloe hastens wound repair: It has antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal properties that assist in avoiding injury infections. Aloe, in addition, has anti-inflammatory and immune-stimulating properties, and it encourages skin rejuvenation and collagen production. Aloe gel has vitamins E and C, plus the mineral zinc. Aloe Vera gel is antibacterial and soothing and promotes the healing of all kinds of wounds.

The best and freshest aloe is naturally from your home grown plant. You can remove leaves up to one foot long from the plant with no damage to the plant. Mid afternoon is the best time of the day to cut aloe leaves, when the plant has shifted a maximum quantity of sap into the leaves.

HOW TO OBTAIN THE GEL FROM THE LEAF

1. Choose an outer Aloe Vera leaf and cut it off near the base of the plant. This leaf would be one of the strongest, oldest and healthiest leaves.

2. Get the leaf and lay it on a cutting board

3. Trim off the edges of the leaf and then fillet off the bottom and the top skin of the leaf, but not including the green portion, until you are left with a chunk of clear gel.

USING ALOE LEAF AS FIRST AID

The minute you suffer from a burn, cut off or break of an outer leaf, cut it open as mentioned above, and squeeze the leaf gel directly on the burn. Aloe Vera gel will relieve soreness caused by painful skin irritations and acne. Aloe has also been used on mouth sores or cold sores to provide relief. Aloe increases blood flow to injured areas.

Aloe Vera has been particularly useful on patients with severe and various skin ailments. It works as a revitalizing action. Aloe motivates the fibroblasts cells and it triggers the cells to renew quicker. It is the cells that create the elastin and collagen so the skin will become smoother and younger looking.

Aloe will result in cooling relief to fleabites and poison ivy, reducing itching and scratching. Aloe Vera absorbs in to the skin up to four times faster than water and it seems to help the pores of the skin open and accepts the nutrients and moisture of the plant.

In order to obtain the best results, the gel must be undiluted and fresh. Producing a live plant and utilizing the fresh gel is a great deal more effective than bottled gel, basically because it is alive and consequently is more powerful.

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