What can you do with aloe at home? Recipe. Homemade aloe is a panacea for diseases! Use of the flower for medicinal purposes
Health diary of Olga Smirnova
Aloe is always at hand: traditional medicine recipes
Greetings to all, friends!
They say that a dog is a man's friend, and I would call aloe that way! Despite the fact that there are almost no worries with this house plant, it will always come to your aid: it will relieve both abscesses and a runny nose. It should definitely grow in your home, no matter what size your room is.
Many people use recipes with aloe at home; traditional medicine has known them since ancient times. And today I will remind you of some of them: from aloe juice, from leaves, for external and internal use, aloe recipes with honey.
Aloe tree: how to grow at home
Aloe is a succulent species, i.e. it stores water in its leaves, 94% of aloe leaves are composed of water. This evergreen perennial plant is native to Africa and in nature can reach a size of 4 meters.
It has an erect branching stem, green or gray-green fleshy long leaves with small teeth along the edges, which can scratch, but are not as bad and prickly as rose thorns.
The surface of the leaves is slightly convex at the bottom and flat at the top.
There are more than three hundred varieties of aloe, but it is believed that aloe vera with small light spots on the leaves has the greatest medicinal properties.
In the desert, aloe blooms in spring with tubular pink and yellow flowers.
I don’t know, I’ve never observed this phenomenon in anyone at home.
Aloe is popularly called agave and is grown as a houseplant not for beauty, but for benefit.
It is very easy to grow, as it is a completely unpretentious plant. It propagates by side shoots, which can be planted in August - September using regular soil from the garden. If the soil in your garden is decent, there should be no problem growing it. If the soil is heavy clay, add humus and sand to it.
Aloe loves light, so it is better to place it on southern windows.
Frequent watering can ruin the plant, because, if you remember, there is already a lot of water in its leaves. Therefore, you need to water only when the soil is completely dry.
In general, it is difficult to kill this plant, even if for some reason it withers, it is quite possible that under favorable conditions it will be able to move away.
Beneficial properties of aloe
Even 3 thousand years ago, the medicinal beneficial properties of aloe were known. Their leaves contain enzymes, vitamins and various valuable substances, thanks to which aloe preparations have:
The gel, which is located inside the aloe leaf, can heal many skin problems:
It also strengthens gums and teeth, helps fight skin aging and wrinkles, and eliminates dandruff by rubbing into the scalp.
Using aloe, you can strengthen the immune system, solve stomach problems, eliminate constipation, treat arthritis and joint pain, heartburn, ulcers, lower cholesterol, relieve inflammation from the eyes, improve skin condition and hair growth.
And this is not the whole list.
How to properly prepare aloe for use and make aloe juice at home
Aloe gains its healing power only by the age of three. And a plant older than 10 years already loses it. Therefore, we use only 3-5 year old bushes.
Moreover, you need to cut off the lower thick leaves of the plant, about 15 cm long. The upper young leaves have not yet gained strength.
Before cutting, you should not water the plant for two weeks.
If we need a little juice and gels for local external use, then in this case the cut leaf needs to be washed, dried, and the needles and a thin layer of skin must be cut off.
To obtain a small amount of juice, the gel (pulp obtained after cutting the skin) is placed in cheesecloth and squeezed.
We will achieve the best treatment effect if we first place the cut leaves in a dark, cool place (refrigerator) for 7-8-10 days. The life processes in the leaves fade away under these conditions, and the plant cells, fighting for their lives, begin to gather all their strength, forming biogenic stimulants, which become stimulants for the diseased human organ.
How to make aloe juice at home in large quantities:
The juice is used immediately while it is fresh.
Aloe recipes at home
Aloe juice: uses, recipes
What are the benefits of aloe juice?
I would like to say once again about the benefits of aloe juice. After all, it is especially widely used in traditional medicine at home.
Aloe juice has properties that counteract many bacteria: staphylococci, streptococci, diphtheria, dysentery; increase metabolism in tissues; increase the body's resistance and promote rapid cell healing.
In the form of lotions, the juice is used externally to treat purulent wounds, burns, abscesses, boils, cracks and jams in the corners of the mouth.
Used as a gargle for sore throats and gum inflammation.
In small doses, aloe juice stimulates the appetite, it is useful for constipation and gastritis with low acidity, gastric ulcer, tuberculosis and general weakness, to increase the body's resistance to infectious diseases.
Drink a teaspoon 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.
It should be borne in mind that fresh aloe juice is not stored for a long time and generally loses its activity during storage. Therefore, to prepare mixtures for long-term storage and use, aloe tinctures in alcohol (vodka, wine) are used; I will write the recipes below.
Aloe for colds
When you have a cold, it is good to gargle with aloe juice mixed in equal parts with boiled warm water.
In addition, it is good to drink hot milk with one teaspoon of aloe juice.
For a runny nose, drop 5-8 drops of aloe juice into the nose. This can be done three times a day with an interval of 3 to 5 hours. This treatment stops the development of acute rhinitis.
Aloe for eyes
To prevent and restore vision, eye drops are made from aloe juice with honey. The thorns and skin are cut off from the leaf, the gel is extracted, and the juice is squeezed out of it.
Mix a teaspoon of juice with the same amount of liquid honey, mix well and dilute with 2 tsp. boiled chilled water.
Store the mixture in the refrigerator, drop 1-2 drops into the eyes twice a day.
Aloe in gynecology
In gynecology, there is a practice of treating cervical erosion using tampons moistened with fresh aloe juice.
But for acute inflammatory diseases, aloe should not be used.
Aloe for children
Drinking this increases appetite, improves blood composition, and children gain weight.
But not everyone likes the taste of such a drug. Then you can prepare a more pleasant and nutritious mixture: 100 g of aloe juice is combined with half a kilo of walnuts, 300 g of honey and the juice of 4 lemons. Take a teaspoon before meals.
Aloe leaves: application
Just like juice, aloe leaves can be used for purulent wounds and to treat other skin problems. If, for example, there is a wound or abscess on the skin, you need to cut off the thorns from the aloe leaf, cut it lengthwise and apply it to the sore spot, secure it with a plaster or bandage.
For bleeding and inflammation of the gums, stomatitis, and loose teeth, it is useful to chew an aloe leaf.
Aloe and honey
We all know the beneficial properties of honey, there is no need to convince anyone, and by combining aloe with honey, the healing effect of the recipes is only enhanced. Therefore, I would like to especially highlight this point. Recipes use both juice and whole aloe leaves.
I will give several recipes for using aloe with honey, but in principle they are very similar.
My only prejudice is towards recipes in which infusions and mixtures need to be heated in some way, because honey loses its healing properties at temperatures above 40 degrees, so I excluded them from my article.
Aloe with honey for cough
This recipe is good for coughs, there are only positive reviews about it, and for pulmonary tuberculosis and pneumonia.
Mix 15 g of aloe juice (1 tsp), 100 g of honey, 100 g of butter or goose/pork lard and 50 g of cocoa. Take a tablespoon with hot milk.
This is my favorite cough recipe, I have already written about it, children also enjoy eating this composition. The main thing is that it is a very effective mixture.
For other cough treatment recipes, including those with aloe and honey, see my publication “ Cough remedies with honey».
Aloe vera remedy for immunity
The favorite recipe with aloe for immunity by many is quite simple. It uses aloe, honey, Cahors.
How to do it: you need to take 150 g of fresh aloe juice, 250 g of honey, preferably linden, but you can use any other, and 350 g of good red wine, most often Cahors is used for this recipe, however, this wine is also used in other tinctures used, for example, in garlic tincture with red wine. Aloe juice is first infused in wine for a couple of weeks in a dark place, then the aloe tincture is mixed with honey and a tablespoon is taken of this medicine for immunity and general health promotion.
Aloe and honey for stomach treatment
I have already described in detail universal recipe for aloe with honey for the stomach and not only, which contains cognac and various herbs. This is a unique recipe that can cure ulcers, gastritis, liver, asthma, anemia, and many other ailments. Be sure to follow the link, read and adopt it.
Aloe for oncology
Healers also make medicine from aloe to treat cancer. Here is one example.
Aloe for stomach cancer: recipe
Begonia leaves are used along with aloe in this recipe. 4-5 begonia leaves are poured with 0.5 liters of boiling water and placed in a water bath. They soar for 8 hours.
Then the infusion is cooled and filtered.
Juice is squeezed out of aloe leaves (4-6 pieces) previously kept in the refrigerator.
Aloe juice is mixed with begonia infusion and 0.5 cognac is added (at least 15 years of aging).
This tincture is taken in the amount of three tablespoons per day.
Contraindications to the use of recipes with aloe
Medicines containing aloe should be used with caution and in compliance with the rules.
Large amounts of aloe juice inhibit peristalsis and can cause inflammation of the colon.
Preparations with aloe have a stimulating effect, so it is not recommended to take them later than 19 hours, so as not to cause insomnia.
Aloe promotes blood flow to the pelvic organs, for this reason it should not be used for any bleeding, hemorrhoids, or during pregnancy.
Aloe is contraindicated for acute diseases of the housing and communal services, kidneys, exacerbation of tuberculosis, inflammation of the female genital area.
Use with caution in oncology, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension.
Children are allowed to take it from 3 years of age and must be under the supervision of a doctor.
I hope my tips for using aloe recipes at home will help you. This way you will always have this valuable plant at hand.
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Unique aloe vera gel - use and preparation at home
Hello everyone!
I think that many of you, my dear readers, have heard about aloe vera and even used cosmetics with the addition of aloe vera gel.
Today, creams with this additive are sold in a large assortment in all cosmetic stores.
I decided to take a closer look at what it is and what properties aloe vera gel has, and also show you how you can prepare it yourself at home.
From this article you will learn:
Aloe vera gel - properties and uses
How to obtain aloe vera gel?
Aloe Vera Gel is a translucent jelly-like substance that is found under the skin of the leaves of the Aloe vera and Aloe Vera plants ( Aloe vera).
Natural aloe vera gel is obtained from fresh leaf juice and then thickened 10 times for maximum concentration of active substances and ease of use.
The Aloe vera plant should not be confused with Aloe vera, which is not so widely used for skin care, but is used mainly as a herbal immunostimulant and is sold in pharmacies in the form of aloe juice or injection solution.
Physical and chemical properties of the gel
Aloe vera gel is a clear liquid with a slight fragrant odor, pH - 3.5-4.5
One of the main active components of aloe vera is its polysaccharides, which have a moisturizing effect and can also stimulate local immunity.
Aloe vera gel also contains an antioxidant complex consisting of vitamins A, E, C and the enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD), salicylic acid, and more than 20 minerals and 18 amino acids.
Beneficial properties of aloe gel
Aloe vera gel, in its pure form, is a product that provides complete skin care - moisturizing, nourishing, antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, and protective properties at the same time.
Beneficial properties of aloe vera gel for skin care:
Methods of using aloe vera gel in cosmetology
A variety of companies are involved in the production of Aloe vera gel, so the gels may differ in their composition and degree of purification.
This is what distinguishes a high-quality gel and guarantees its effectiveness.
High-quality aloe vera gel is expensive, so in ordinary cosmetics it is used in a concentration of no more than 5%, but in luxury expensive cosmetics its content can reach from 45% to 80%.
How to make aloe vera gel at home?
You can make your own aloe vera gel at home.
It’s quite simple, especially since this gel will be real without harmful preservatives and other unnecessary additives.
This aloe vera gel can be stored in the refrigerator for 2-3 weeks.
To increase its shelf life, you need to add citric acid and liquid vitamin E to the mixture (50.0 1 capsule of vitamin E, pre-squeeze and about 0.5 tsp of citric acid)
But, I do not recommend making a lot of it, but preparing fresh gel as needed.
Features of preparing homemade cosmetics based on aloe vera gel
Aloe vera gel is added to cosmetics in the following concentrations:
1-2% anti-aging anti-wrinkle creams 3-4% intensive serums and lotions for oily and problematic skin
Aloe vera gel can be introduced into the active phase of the emulsion or diluted with aloe vera gel in the aqueous phase, along with hydrates or water.
Where to buy real aloe vera gel?
Today, ready-made aloe vera gel can be bought in online stores for cream makers. I buy this pure natural moisturizing gel (98%) aloe vera for only 300 rubles for 166 ml.
This video shows how aloe vera gel is extracted from the pulp of large aloe leaves.
Be sure to watch it, it's very interesting!)
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I hope this information will be useful to all those who were looking for everything about the use and properties of aloe vera gel in cosmetology.
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How to prepare and use aloe vera medicine at home
Aloe is a genus of succulent plants that is often grown in apartments. Biologists identify about 400 of its species, but aloe vera and agave (tree-like) are widely used in folk and traditional medicine. Aloe vera medicine can be prepared using ingredients available to everyone. It's easy to make and has many applications.
Application and benefits
Ointments, gels, drops, suspensions, and tinctures are prepared from aloe at home. Before you start cooking, you need to clarify what age the plant is used. It must be at least 4 years old; it is better to use the lower mature fleshy leaves with a dried tip.
This plant has antiseptic, antibacterial, laxative, choleretic and analgesic properties due to the content of more than 200 biologically active components, which belong to the following groups of elements:
- Anthrachions are medicinal substances including aloin (barbaloin).
- Saccharides: galactose, cellulose, xylose, acemannan.
- Vitamins: A, B1, B2, B6, B12, E, C, niacin and folic acid.
- Minerals: iron, sodium, calcium, potassium, magnesium, chromium, manganese, zinc, etc.
- Complex essential oils.
- Resins.
- Amino acids.
- Hormones: gibberellins and auxins.
- Carbohydrates and fatty acids in the form of mono- and polysaccharides.
- A large amount of allantoin, which has anti-inflammatory, astringent and anesthetic effects.
- herpes;
- burns, wounds, purulent ulcers, irritation, inflammation of the skin;
- stomach ache;
- diabetes;
- toothache, stomatitis;
- cold, cough, sore throat;
- ear infection;
- bowel irritation;
- radiculitis, rheumatism.
- Squeeze the juice from the leaves and bury it in the nose or ears for inflammation, 2 drops 4 times a day. This helps remove mucus through sneezing.
- 1 tbsp. l. Dilute the juice in a glass of warm boiled water and gargle for sore throats with pharyngitis and sore throat. It is also recommended to chew fresh leaves for these diseases.
- There are many options for preparing medicine from aloe. You can simply wipe your hands and face with the cut shoot to get rid of age spots, inflammation, cracks, peeling and dryness.
- To strengthen the immune system, mix 100 g of honey, 150 g of chopped walnuts, the juice of 1 lemon and a third of a glass of aloe juice. Take 1 tsp. 3 times a day.
- Honey and aloe are used to treat sore throat by mixing both components in equal quantities.
- To treat stomach ulcers, combine half a glass of crushed appendage and a glass of honey and leave for 3 days in a dark place, add a glass of Cahors, leave for another day and strain. Consume 1 tbsp before meals 3 times a day. l.
- Aloe and honey can treat skin inflammation by applying the mixture as a compress.
- Allergic reaction. While allergies to the plant itself are extremely rare, allergies to honey are widespread. Before use, it is recommended to ensure that there are no adverse reactions.
- Ban on alcohol-containing drugs.
- Presence of diseases: cholecystitis, pyelonephritis, hepatitis A, hypertension, cystitis, hemorrhoids.
- Acute digestive disorders or liver dysfunction.
- Menstruation (there is a possibility of increased bleeding).
- Pregnancy (uterine tone may increase).
- Lactation period.
- Aloe-based medications should be taken with caution in childhood.
- It is strictly forbidden to take such drugs if you have epilepsy.
Aloe vera medicine is used in the presence of the following diseases:
The use of preparations prepared from the pulp helps to enhance the secretion of the digestive glands, strengthen the immune system, detoxify and cleanse the body. This succulent improves metabolism, helps in the fight against excess weight, dilates capillaries and normalizes blood circulation, stabilizes blood sugar and cholesterol levels, and slows down the processes of cellular aging. The aqueous extract, sold in pharmacies, has found wide use in ophthalmology; it is used to treat conjunctivitis, glaucoma, and cataracts.
Cook at home
Let's look at how to make medicine with aloe at home. First you need to biostimulate it: place the adult plant in a dark place for 10 days, stopping watering, cut and rinse about 250 g of mature leaves with boiled water. Dry each shoot and wrap it tightly in cling film, put it in the refrigerator for 10-12 days. The concentration of nutrients in the pulp increases due to the fact that the pores close.
The most popular cooking recipes:
Add honey to the mixture
A combination of aloe and honey will help enhance the healing effect of the prepared medicines. Due to the content of natural sugars, this bee product is good for the heart. In addition, honey also contains a large amount of microelements and vitamins. It is important to remember that long-term heat treatment of honey is prohibited. The most popular recipes for medicines made from aloe and honey:
Honey should be consumed with caution, as it is a strong allergen.
Features of storage of the product
Since the prepared formulations contain exclusively natural ingredients and do not contain preservatives, they have a limited shelf life. Agave juice in its pure form when in contact with air is stored for no more than 4 hours, then it begins to lose its healing properties and becomes useless. When preparing medicine from aloe juice, you need to know how to store it correctly.
The juice can be stored for 3 days in a tightly closed and sterilized container in a cool, dark place, but avoid letting air into the container. To increase shelf life, you can mix the juice with a component containing alcohol in a 1 to 1 ratio. This does not have to be vodka or pure alcohol; strong red wine, such as Cahors, is often used.
Leaves wrapped in film can be stored in the refrigerator for 1 month, which is useful when a small piece is needed for treating wounds or performing cosmetic procedures.
Contraindications for use
Aloe-based preparations for oral administration are used only after careful study of possible contraindications:
For external use, the product is not used only in the presence of allergies.
An overdose can lead to increased diarrhea, heartburn, and abdominal pain.
People knew how to prepare medicine from succulents back in the days of Ancient Egypt. Aloe vera recipes for preparing medicines are common all over the world, the most popular of which are:
Pharmacy drugs
There are not only homemade medicines, traditional medicine does not deny the benefits of natural aloe vera and widely uses it, drugs are sold in the form of:
Injections are used for inflammation of the respiratory system, female genital organs, gastrointestinal tract and to strengthen the immune system. Tablets are prescribed for myopia and myopathic chorioretinitis. Syrups and juice are sold as a mixture with other beneficial substances. According to the instructions, they can be taken for anemia, iron deficiency, intoxication, and after exposure to radiation.
Despite the fact that aloe is used in both traditional and folk medicine, the use of drugs based on it for treatment is strictly contraindicated for pregnant women, people suffering from epilepsy and prone to the formation of tumors, since the substances contained in the pulp stimulate their development. But thoughtful use and strict adherence to the instructions will help get rid of many diseases and unpleasant symptoms.
How can you use aloe at home?
There are many plants whose properties amaze and surprise. Aloe is one of these; it has long been considered a symbol of health and longevity. How to use such a plant to get the maximum benefit?
What kind of plant is this?
Africa is considered the homeland of aloe, but today you can find it literally everywhere, since many people grow it at home in pots. It looks like a small bush with many long, dense and fleshy leaves with spines on the sides (although there are different types, each of them has its own characteristics).
The name aloe from Arabic literally translates as “bitter”, and the plant received it precisely for its characteristic taste.
But even the bitterness did not scare people away, and they decided to try aloe in action, and they did it for good reason. Even Hippocrates appreciated this plant and advised many of his patients to use it.
To this day, the leaves and pulp are used to prepare all kinds of remedies for the prevention and treatment of a wide variety of diseases. Various cosmetics are also made from the pulp. And in some countries, leaves are added to salads and other dishes. This is such a versatile plant.
The composition of aloe is truly unique and incredibly rich. This is what is included here: anthraquinone, saccharides, phytoncides, resins, enzymes, sterols, resins, essential oils, organic acids, vitamins B6, B1, B2, C, A, E, zinc, iron, potassium, copper, sodium, calcium, chromium, magnesium, manganese and much more.
Benefits of the plant
Let us list the unique beneficial properties of aloe that make its use effective and useful for a variety of purposes and areas:
Harm and contraindications
Like any plant, aloe has some contraindications:
It is worth noting that allergic reactions may occur. And if it is abused and exceeds the recommended dosage, diarrhea may begin.
How to use?
Aloe can be used in a wide variety of applications. As already noted, in some countries it is even used in cooking, but for us this is not very common. But other areas of application are available.
Prevention and treatment of diseases
It is worth noting that for the preparation of various remedies it is best to use the fleshiest lower leaves. And if the plant is not watered for several days, and then the leaves are placed in the refrigerator, then all the substances are activated, which will make the use of the plant more effective.
We offer several recipes:
Cosmetology
There are many different recipes for effective cosmetics:
Let the unique properties of aloe help you stay healthy and beautiful!
Using aloe vera at home: methods of use, recipes for folk remedies
It is difficult to find a person who has never seen aloe - this unique representative of medicinal plants has closely entered our lives and can be found on the windowsill in almost every home. The healing properties of the bush have been used for a long time, and the first facts recorded by historians regarding the use of the plant as a medicinal plant are very difficult to trace. Scientists rather speculate than know exactly when exactly people began to treat diseases with its help.
Aloe belongs to the succulents, numbering approximately 500 species, and these are not only the usual houseplants, but also bush-like, tree-like and herbaceous ones, which belong to the Xanthorrhoeaceae family. Most succulents have fleshy, sword-shaped leaves that grow in a spiral pattern around the trunk. The leaves of the plant, consisting of nutrients and water, are of particular value for medicine.
General questions
A special feature of aloe is the wide range of uses of leaf pulp for the treatment of various types of diseases: colds, fungal, burns, inflammatory and others. The ability to grow the plant at home made it very popular; everyone has heard the expression: “Aloe is our home healer,” and everyone also knows that this is the real truth.
Despite all the value of the material that is present in the leaf part, the plant is very unpretentious in care and is particularly resilient and survives in natural conditions.
What is aloe?
It belongs to herbaceous perennials, which nature has awarded with thick, fleshy wedge-shaped leaves containing water and various substances with special micronutrients. Most of the varieties of aloe grow in the deserts of Africa, and this is about 350 species, significantly different from the plants that we are used to seeing on our windowsill, but, nevertheless, like all representatives of the asphodel family, they are endowed with special properties.
In aloe, researchers are particularly interested in biogenic stimulants, used as a medicinal substance in many medical preparations.
What is the difference between aloe (agave) and aloe vera?
In indoor conditions where the temperature does not drop below +80 0 C, two types of aloe are most often grown - Aloe arborescens tree, or as people say agave and Aloe vera or aloe vera. Lovers of indoor plants also grow Aloe variegata, a tiger or variegated plant, the color of which has a unique format.
Two species that are more common than usual have differences regarding the shape of the stem and leaves:
What are the benefits of aloe?
The leaves of the agave and its counterparts are practically the same in composition; they contain a number of useful substances that are used in both traditional and folk medicine. What is so valuable in the plant and how it can be used to treat various diseases.
Traditional medicine mostly uses the juice and pulp of the plant; pharmacists make extract or condensed juice (sabur), which is the most valuable raw material for the manufacture of drugs used not only for the treatment of dangerous diseases, but also in cosmetology and dentistry. Medicines prepared from aloe are prescribed by specialists for the treatment of various diseases: colds, extensive burns, inflammatory processes and others. In cosmetology, the substance is primarily valued as a catalyst that accelerates the regeneration process.
Where can you buy aloe?
There are many people who grow shrubs not so much for the design of the room, but in order to always have on hand a plant useful for its bactericidal, anti-inflammatory and wound-healing properties. This is especially important for those families with children - these restless ones can always knock something over, scratch their skin, or simply catch a cold.
Florist specialists recommend buying already strong plants that do not require replanting for some time, since aloe “takes root” in other rooms and will need some time to acclimatize in a new place. The flower can be ordered in garden stores, where when planting a plant, its size, growth prospects and the complex of minerals necessary for normal growth are taken into account. It is important to remember that the plant must reach 3 years of age, only then is it suitable as a medicinal substance.
If the plant is still young enough to purchase a ready-made preparation in the form of an extract, or evaporation of juice, it can be used as a network of pharmacies, where they are always available, or an online store, where purchasing prices are slightly lower, but shipping the drug will require some time interval.
Aloe in the treatment of diseases
This is exactly the case when the uniqueness of the plant is its versatility, since it is suitable for treating at least several dozen different diseases. The plant is used in folk and traditional medicine in various formats:
For the preparation of medicines, not only the pulp of the leaves is used, but also the main part of the stem and root system, especially when it comes to decoctions and tinctures with alcohol. Preparations prepared on its basis are used to treat the following diseases:
Methods for using the plant at home
Traditional healers are ready to provide at least several dozen different recipes with which you can treat wounds, burns, digestive problems, colds and many other diseases. First of all, healers use the value of the medicinal substance found in the leaves of the plant to treat skin damage, skin diseases and colds.
Most people who use the plant as a medicinal substance are familiar with only one way to use the plant: squeezing the juice from the leafy part and applying it to the affected area. In fact, to prepare a medicine based on aloe juice with the desired properties, many additives are used as additional substances: chicken eggs, butter, honey, juice and decoctions of other plants, and many other different ingredients that are endowed with special medicinal properties.
Homemade masks with aloe
To prepare nourishing and therapeutic face masks, not only the juice of the plant is used, but also its pulp. Why is aloe most often used to make masks, and what special properties do they have? This is first of all:
Face masks
The most common face masks are those that prevent the formation of wrinkles on the skin around the eyes and forehead. Traditional medicine and cosmetologists advise trying the following ingredients:
Hair Mask
The use of hair strengthening procedures using aloe has been practiced by cosmetologists for a long time; some recipes were inherited by traditional healers through migration: they were brought by travelers, sailors, and scientists. Cosmetologists divide the means used to restore healthy hair color and its integrity into:
Of the mask recipes that cosmetologists and doctors recommend using, the most popular and effective are:
Aloe tampons
Aloe is used to treat gynecological diseases; for this, tampons are used, which are soaked in the juice of the plant in combination with other components that have healing effects. This type of treatment helps correct the situation with the following gynecological diseases:
There are several different recipes for making aloe tampons at home.
Tampons are prepared from sterile material: fabric, gauze, cotton wool or bandage, which are divided into fragments and formed into a torpedo of the required thickness.
Aloe massage
For massage, it is not the juice that is taken from the plant, but the oil, which has a calming effect on the endocrine and nervous systems and enhances skin regeneration. The massage is performed in the usual manner; for the first procedures, 3-5 minutes are enough, after which the session can be extended.
Aloe compress
In case of respiratory tract disease, therapists and pediatricians advise, in order to treat cough and other symptoms, to use aloe with honey, which is used according to the principle of a compress: the substance is heated and fixed on the chest or closer to the throat.
Vodka compress: for 150 ml of alcohol you will need 100 ml of plant juice and 200 ml of honey. All components are mixed, and heated to 40 0 C, a cloth that will be in direct contact with the patient’s skin is moistened in the solution.
Traditional recipes for home treatment using aloe vera
Traditional medicine has special respect for the recipe in which aloe juice and pulp are used to treat various diseases. The peculiarity of the plant is the wide range of properties that it possesses, namely: as an analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antibactericidal, wound healing and others.
The most common diseases for which aloe juice is used in folk medicine are colds, infections, skin breakdown and disease, oncology and metabolic problems.
Aloe for cough
Treatment of colds and the symptoms that accompany them using folk methods is a common phenomenon, and in part this is the right decision, since medicinal substances sold in pharmacies are still not so harmless in their effects and side properties. The herb is used as a cough suppressant for the following colds and infectious diseases:
Many recipes prepared with aloe are convenient because they can be used simultaneously to treat coughs for both adults and children, this is especially important when all members of the family are sick at the same time.
If, along with a cough, problems with the respiratory tract in the form of inflammation are observed, recipes containing alcoholic beverages are completely excluded, and plain water is used instead:
For a runny nose
To treat rhinitis, aloe juice can be mixed with various substances:
Nasal canals are instilled depending on the format and frequency of discharge.
For gastritis and stomach ulcers
In folk medicine, aloe has long been successfully used to treat various problems in the gastrointestinal tract: stomach ulcers, gastritis, problems with the pancreas.
Sinusitis, as a disease, is most often treated in two ways: with drops and heating. Drops can be bought ready-made, but if agave is growing on the windowsill, the age of which has “exceeded” the 3-year mark, you can prepare the medicine yourself.
Aloe for oncology
Despite the seriousness of the disease, there are substances and plants in nature that help overcome the disease in early and moderate severity. Recipes based on the use of aloe are extremely simple, but at the same time they have a highly stable effect.
The presence of acne on the skin, especially if it concerns the facial part, becomes a real problem for many, which they strive to cure in any way. A peculiarity of skin lesions from acne and pimples is not only the presence of them themselves, but also the formation of scars and blackheads at their location. With the help of aloe, cosmetologists and traditional medicine offer to cure this type of skin disease without consequences and in a short period of time.
Burns, especially sunburn (thermal), are treated in many ways: they buy ointments, gels, solutions, but if the trouble happened at home, and there is a home doctor on the windowsill, it is not always advisable to buy medicine: a remedy prepared at home is absolutely no different in terms of quality and healing effect.
The simplest method of treatment is to cut the leaf lengthwise to divide it into two equal parts and apply the fragments to the damage. If the scale of sunburn is large, you can add a few drops of tea tree oil to the aloe pulp and, after moistening your hands or a tampon with the substance, carefully apply the substance in a thin layer to the surface of the skin, allowing the substance to be absorbed into the dermis.
Also, in case of frequent burns on the hands and fingers, for example, as a result of working with chemicals, you can prepare the simplest remedy for their treatment based on honey and aloe pulp, which are taken in equal proportions, mixed, and left in a dark place for 3 weeks.
For pain (toothache, throat, joints)
For a sore throat, when the organ is affected by a sore throat or other similar disease, you can try a simple but effective recipe: 5 tbsp. l. Mix aloe juice with one spoon of honey and let it brew in a cold place for 7 hours. This amount of liquid is calculated for a day of treatment of the disease (there is no point in making a lot of the substance in advance - it will lose its healing power).
When the joints “twist” and hurt, a good recipe for treating such diseases would be a recipe for a medicinal substance that has been used for a very long time: ? A glass of agave pulp is mixed with 250 ml of alcohol and 4 tbsp. l. bear fat (internal). The product should infuse for 10-12 days, and it should be stored in a cool, dark place. At the time of use, the substance is slightly heated so that it can be re-stirred, separated as much as needed at one time, and heated again to 40-45 0 C, for example, on a radiator in an iron bowl. The drug is used as a rub or compress.
In case of acute toothache, no special preparations are required: the agave leaf is washed, dried with a napkin and, having been divided with a neat longitudinal incision and the part of the required format, applied to the sore spot (pulp).
Aloe's ability to reduce blood glucose levels, have a positive effect on metabolism, regulate cholesterol levels and resist harmful microorganisms allows the plant to be used to combat such insidious and intractable diseases as diabetes. Some of the medications can be prepared independently at home.
For children whose age does not allow them to take drugs that are harsh in their effect on the child’s body to treat adenoids, the best way out of the situation is to use drugs prepared according to traditional medicine recipes based on aloe.
Prostatitis
Treatment of prostatitis with the help of aloe was practiced by ancient healers and, despite the fact that the world and civilization have changed greatly since then, the recipe that has come to us from those times is still successfully used in modern medicine, both folk and traditional. The most popular, effective and at the same time easy to prepare are two recipes:
Pancreatitis
Aloe juice for pancreatitis is not the main medicinal substance for treating the disease; this substance is prescribed in combination with stronger medications. From the recipe taken from traditional medicine, the most basic are two uses of the plant:
Aloe is a plant that has both laxative, antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties, which, when used correctly, can be used as a remedy for constipation. To overcome the unpleasant aftertaste of the plant, you can mix it with any juice that additionally has a laxative effect, such as apricot. For a glass of fruit juice (250 ml) you will need 100 ml of aloe juice; drink the product twice a day: on an empty stomach and in the evening, shortly before bedtime.
Chalazion (hordeolum) is an infectious disease that needs to be treated immediately when the first symptoms appear (redness, inflammation of the eyelid). One type of treatment is the use of substances prepared at home according to recipes taken from traditional medicine. In this case, aloe is used in the form of drops, which are prepared from the juice of the plant (the pulp of the leaves is filtered using gauze).
Psoriasis is a skin disease that affects the skin and prevents the normal renewal of dermal cells. Since the disease is not transmitted by infection, but is hereditary, it does not pose a threat to others, but if left untreated, it can provoke the development of psoriasis in the form of spread to new areas of the skin. In this case, treatment of scaly lichen with the help of medicinal plants (aloe, celandine, etc.) and components created by nature (medicinal baths, mud baths, clay) is one of the most basic methods.
Rub the juice or pulp of the agave onto the affected areas. Under the influence of biologically active substances, the affected areas are regenerated with a simultaneous bactericidal and healing effect. By moisturizing the areas with allantoin, the affected areas of the skin acquire the necessary elasticity, the stratum corneum softens, and the nutrient medium, which is rich in aloe, protects against infection from penetrating into the upper layers of the dermis.
Treatment of colds with medicinal plants according to recipes taken from traditional medicine is one of the most pressing topics observed today in modern medicine. The impact of plants on the human body makes it possible in many cases to do without the use of medicinal substances and aloe, as a representative of the “green pharmacy” has repeatedly proven and continues to prove this.
With the help of agave (aloe), purulent sore throat, pneumonia, bronchitis, and other respiratory tract diseases are successfully treated. As practice shows, in combination with other substances that enhance the therapeutic effect, aloe copes with inflammatory processes, strengthens the immune system, and resists viruses and bacteria. Which of the recipes help resist colds:
For otitis media, instead of medications, especially if it concerns small children, you can use decoctions, tinctures and other substances prepared from medicinal plants. Aloe is one of those plants that has a complex effect on various diseases, so there are a lot of recipes based on it that help cope with diseases. For otitis media, aloe is used in different ways:
Aloe for varicose veins
For varicose veins, aloe is used as a remedy in various recipe formats:
To prepare the ointment you will need:
All ingredients are placed in a metal bowl and heated until they can be mixed well. The ointment is applied to the affected areas, rubbing into the skin, after which you need to wrap it in any warm cloth for several hours (at night).
Alcohol tincture is one of those medicinal substances that is both a preventive and therapeutic agent at the same time:
The tincture is infused for 10 days, after which it can be used as a rub or solution for compresses.
From pressure
Another property used by traditional healers in the treatment of diseases and which aloe has is the ability to regulate blood pressure by lowering it due to active biological substances.
- St. John's wort – 2 tbsp. l.
- Mint – 1 tbsp. l.
- Potatoes – 1 pc.
- St. John's wort – 3 tbsp. l.
- Aloe – 1 tbsp. l.
- Viburnum fruits – 3 tbsp. l.
- Soak a cloth (bandage, cotton wool) in aloe juice and place it on the affected area and secure it with a band-aid.
- Mix the pulp of one leaf with a small amount of honey and eat, this should be done 3 times a day (in the morning on an empty stomach, an hour before lunch, an hour before dinner).
- Baths. The leaves are cut into small pieces (1-2 cm) and the feet affected by the fungus are placed there, pour moderately hot water.
- Compresses. Aloe juice is heated and, after soaking cotton wool or a bandage in it, the fingers with the affected nails are wrapped, secured with a piece of warm cloth.
- Rubbing. The juice is rubbed into the foot or hand, treating not only the affected areas, but also the skin around them.
The washed potatoes (no need to peel) are grated and the potato juice is filtered, the plants are poured with 0.5 liters of boiling water and covered tightly with a lid. When the liquid has cooled, add potato juice to it and consume 2 tbsp. l 5 times (or less) a day.
All ingredients are poured with a liter of boiling water and left to cool completely. Do I use the decoction before meals? parts of the glass.
Various scratches, cuts, bruises and other wounds can be treated with juice and this (if there is no dirt or foreign objects in them) is quite enough for the injury to be considered fully treated and protected from various infections.
The phenomenal characteristics of aloe as a plant have unique properties and allow it to be used to treat such manifestations as papillomas.
Aloe for nail fungus
Nail fungus is treated in three main ways (excluding medications):
Classical medicine offers many drugs to treat diseases, strengthen the immune system, and keep the body in good shape. However, the majority of medications are based on natural ingredients, and you can achieve a positive effect without going to the pharmacy. One of the effective recipes is aloe with honey in various combinations, which traditional medicine allows you to prepare at home.
Using aloe with honey
A distant relative of the cactus, aloe vera (or agave) has long been known for its positive qualities. Such a plant stood on the windowsill in almost every home. The combination of juice or pulp of the plant with other ingredients (Cahors, lemon, butter) is used to treat colds, strengthen the immune system, cleanse the body, and strengthen the gastrointestinal tract. Remember: some people are allergic to certain ingredients, so these recipes must be used responsibly.
Even the juice of the agave itself in its pure form is taken for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract: it lubricates the gastric mucosa, reduces inflammation, and heals microdamages. According to reviews of traditional doctors, aloe is a universal medicinal plant to which there are practically no allergies. Its distribution was especially wide in the post-Soviet space.
Benefit
The medicine made from aloe and honey basically affects the body with allantoin, a substance that is found in large quantities in the plant. It is easily absorbed by the body and easily penetrates into the tissues of the body. Allantoin stimulates regenerative processes and has an antibacterial effect. In addition, aloe, both independently and as part of recipes:
- helps heal skin from wounds, cracks, burns;
- moisturizes and nourishes the skin in the form of a pulp mask;
- has an anti-inflammatory effect;
- normalizes digestion;
- promotes detoxification and cleansing of the body;
- increases resistance to infections and viruses;
- nourishes tissues, because the plant contains phosphorus, copper, fluorine, potassium, sodium, and other trace elements.
The healing properties of aloe with honey
The benefits of this combination of ingredients for traditional medicine are difficult to overestimate. It is important that the honey ingredient is natural, and the aloe extract is taken from a plant that has been grown correctly for about 5-7 years. The lower leaves are used. Most people know that this recipe is used for colds, but the range of effects on the body is much wider:
- inflammatory diseases of the digestive system (gastritis, colitis, ulcerative manifestations in the stomach or intestines);
- chronic constipation;
- stomach diseases;
- accelerates the healing of wounds, burns and ulcers;
- inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory tract (bronchitis, tracheitis, ARVI, laryngitis).
Recipes
Agave with honey (sometimes other ingredients) does not require special skills to prepare. The main thing is to know your body and what is contraindicated for it, otherwise there is a real possibility of worsening your own condition. There are a huge number of recipes for aloe vera with honey, and below only the most popular, common and available for production will be presented.
Aloe vera tincture with honey
This recipe is recommended for strengthening the body, treating colds and stomach diseases, and increasing immunity. Alcohol tincture is exclusively a traditional medicine. Large amounts of it can cause severe digestive upset. It should be prepared 1-2 months before the start of the cold season so that the tincture is completely ready.
To prepare the infusion, you will need 0.5 liters of high-quality vodka (or diluted to 40% ethyl alcohol), 0.5 kg of finely chopped aloe leaf pulp, and half a kilo of natural honey. Everything should be mixed thoroughly and stored in a cool, dark place for at least 1 month. It is important not to replace ethyl alcohol with other strong alcohol, as an unexpected reaction may occur with components, for example, cognac or whiskey. This tincture is used to treat gastritis and stomach ulcers.
Aloe vera with honey and lemon
This recipe, with normal perception of the components, can replace immunostimulants, vitamin complexes or enhance their effects. This mixture is one of the easiest to prepare. To prepare a medicine, you need to take an equal amount of ingredients by weight. Grind clean aloe leaves and unpeeled lemon using a meat grinder or blender until smooth. You need to put the resulting mass in a jar and fill it with warm honey. The mixture is infused for 3-5 days.
Aloe vera, honey and butter
This recipe is used to cleanse the body of toxins by those who use similar practices. The main thing in its preparation is the correct sequence of adding ingredients. The mixture will require equal amounts of aloe, honey and butter. The leaves of the plant should be thoroughly washed and chopped. Mix the component in a container with butter and boil in a water bath for about 15 minutes. After cooling to room temperature, gradually add liquid honey. The mixture is stored in the refrigerator under a tight lid.
Aloe vera with honey and Cahors wine
This is one of the popular recipes for maintaining tone, treating bronchitis and similar diseases. To prepare the composition, you do not need deep knowledge in medicine. The proportions of ingredients may vary depending on cooking traditions, but 500 g of honey, 0.5 liters of Cahors, 300 g of agave juice are considered optimal. All components are thoroughly mixed and infused for a week in a dark, warm place. After this, the finished mixture is stored in the refrigerator.
How to take aloe vera with honey
It is important to remember that the beneficial effect of any of the compositions depends on proper administration. An overdose, too small a dose or non-compliance with the course can reduce the use of the medicine to zero or, conversely, harm the body. You should also check for allergies to any of the components and consult with a specialized doctor about the advisability of using folk remedies.
Against cough
For colds, throat problems, which are accompanied by a cough, use pure honey with aloe, options with Cahors or lemon. The dosage for adults is 1 tablespoon per half hour per meal. For children, take 1 tsp, but in this case, consultation with a pediatrician is required. When treating a wet cough that accompanies a cold, the mixture is taken until complete recovery. For prevention, the course can be extended for another week.
Chronic cough, additional treatment for tuberculosis continues for a month. In addition, this recipe can be used as a remedy for rhinitis, runny nose, and chronic nasal congestion. The finished mixture is laid out in a small amount on gauze, rolled up into tampons and inserted shallowly into the nose. The medicine should sit for about 15 minutes.
To cleanse the body
A recipe for a medicine made from aloe and honey in combination with butter, which is used to remove toxins, has no direct restrictions on its use. When using it, you need to focus on how you feel, but it is recommended to take weekly breaks when taking it for a long time. The mixture is used one teaspoon 3 times a day before meals. It is not advisable to increase the dosage because it may cause:
- indigestion,
- excessive dehydration;
- impaired secretion in the gastrointestinal tract.
For the stomach
A tincture of aloe and honey is used for its anti-inflammatory properties to treat stomach diseases. The composition is not suitable for those who are fond of alcohol, because it is exclusively a medicine. The average course lasts 2 weeks, but may vary depending on the patient’s condition. Take 1 tablespoon of the mixture before meals. Some folk experts recommend writing the product down with warm water or sticking it with a small piece of butter.
For immunity
The use of aloe and honey recipes as a general tonic is justified by the high content of useful components in the ingredients (vitamins, microelements, etc.). To increase tone and protect against diseases, use pure mixtures or with the addition of lemon. The use of this recipe has virtually no restrictions, but it is not worth switching to food. The optimal dosage is 1 dessert spoon before meals (possible in 3 doses, acceptable up to 5-6 spoons per day).
Contraindications
Any remedy that is aimed at treatment (even a completely natural one, like aloe) has its limitations in use. This means that before using recipes you should consult not only a specialized doctor, but also an allergist. This way you will be able to avoid accidental negative effects when taking folk remedies. Honey and aloe are strictly not recommended for:
- pregnancy;
- allergies to aloe or honey;
- fibrous formations, benign tumors, acute oncology;
- gastric, hemorrhoidal, uterine and other bleeding, open damage to the gastric or intestinal mucosa;
- during the period of exacerbation of diseases of the kidneys, gall or bladder, kidneys.
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Tree aloe is also known by another name, agave. It is often found in apartments, among other plants. It is among the various varieties of aloe that is used for the preparation of medicines. Today, the preparation of aloe vera preparations for the treatment of various diseases is widely used in medicine. Based on research by scientists, it has been confirmed that, after keeping in a cool, dark place for 3-7 days, cut parts of aloe begin to produce biostimulants. These biostimulants are used to activate and restore the renewal processes of the human body. Preparations based on such biostimulants are effectively used in the treatment of diseases of the blood circulation, eyes and various wounds.
Making aloe juice
Cut off the lower leaves of the aloe and wash in cool water. Grind using a ceramic knife or plastic grater. Squeeze the prepared raw materials well. When using aloe juice, you need to freshly prepare it, as after 2-3 hours it will darken and lose its healing properties.
For the treatment of gastritis, liver diseases, duodenal and stomach ulcers- consume up to 3 times a day, half an hour before meals, 1 tsp. juice or alcohol tincture of aloe.
For the treatment of any form of herpes- drink aloe juice, up to 3 times a day, 20-30 minutes before meals, 1 tsp. And also lubricate the affected area with it.
For the treatment of runny nose and colds— drop into the nose, 2-3 drops, 2 times a day.
For the treatment of cataracts— dilute 10 ml of aloe juice, 100 ml of distilled water. Place 2-3 drops into eyes once a day.
For the treatment of tuberculosis-mix aloe juice (50 ml) and honey (50 ml). Use 1 tsp, up to 2 times a day.
Preparation of alcohol tincture from aloe
1. Prepare juice from fresh aloe leaves (400 ml) and add alcohol (100 ml) to it.
2. Take the juice prepared from aloe (200 ml) and add vodka (100 ml) to it.
The bactericidal properties of the tincture are used to treat abscesses, ulcers, and burns. Store the tincture in a tightly closed dark glass bottle in a cool place.
Recipe No. 1 for the treatment of bronchitis and colds
Grind aloe leaves (350 g) in a glass container, add Cahors (750 ml), honey (250 g), alcohol (100 ml). Use: children over 5 years old - 1 tsp, adults - 1 tbsp. 15-20 minutes before meals. Also used to improve body tone. Store the mixture in a cool, dark place.
Recipe No. 2 for treating a weakened body
Thoroughly chop the walnuts (50 g), add aloe juice (100 ml), juice of half a lemon and honey (30 g). Mix all ingredients and leave for 3-4 hours. Use: children - 1 tsp, adults - 1 tbsp, 30 minutes before meals, up to 3 times a day.
Recipe No. 3 for the treatment of pulmonary diseases
Mix 500 g of finely chopped aloe leaves and 150 ml of honey. Place in a warm, dark place for 3 days. Then add 750 ml of Cahors, mix well and leave for 24 hours. Consume up to 3 times a day, 30 minutes before meals, 1 tbsp.
Recipe No. 4 for cleansing the body
Add honey (1 kg) and butter (1 kg) to 1 kg of well-crushed aloe leaves. Place the resulting mixture in a water bath, heat and boil for 15-20 minutes. Cool and consume up to 3 times a day, 30 minutes before meals, a teaspoon with 100 ml of warm milk.
Recipes for the treatment of colds and lung diseases
1. for the treatment of bronchitis
Mix well butter (100 g), goose or pork fat (100 g), honey (100 g), cocoa powder (50 g), aloe juice (15 g). Use the resulting mixture up to two times a day, one tablespoon at a time, along with 200 ml of warm milk.
2. for the treatment of tuberculosis and pneumonia
Finely chop aloe leaves (150 g), mix them with crushed birch buds (50 g), honey (50 g), crushed garlic (25 g), white egg shell powder (7 pcs.), 500 g of melted badger or pork fat. Mix everything until smooth, place in a glass container and place in a warm place for a week, stirring every day. Use once a day, half an hour before meals, 1 tbsp. To treat a serious condition, use 2 tbsp. every 6 hours.
Preparation of a remedy for restoring male potency
Aloe-based products have long been used as one of the most effective drugs for improving male potency. When taking these medications, it is also recommended to carry out health activities.
1. Thoroughly chop 100 g of dried rose hips, add 100 g of aloe juice, 100 g of fresh butter, 100 g of honey, 100 g of pork or goose fat. Mix well and leave the resulting mixture for an hour in a warm place. Then place in a water bath and heat for 15 minutes. Then cool, place the mixture in a tightly closed container in a cool place. Consume for 21 days, up to 3 times a day, 1 tablespoon, with 200 ml of hot milk. After 90 days, repeat treatment.
2. Grind seeds or dried parsnip root (50 g) and walnut kernels (100 g). Add honey (300 g) and aloe juice (100 ml). Mix everything and transfer to a glass container and place in a cool place. Consume 1 tablespoon for 15 days, 30 minutes before meals, up to 3 times a day.
3. Grind dried rose hips (100 g) and parsley or celery seeds (30 g). Add Cahors (350 ml), honey (250 g) and aloe juice (150 ml) to the resulting mixture. Mix everything well and put in a cool place for 15 days. Stir the resulting mixture every day. Consume 30 minutes before meals, for 15 days, up to 3 times a day, 1 tbsp.
The use of aloe and preparations made from it is contraindicated during pregnancy, kidney and genitourinary inflammation, hemorrhoidal and uterine bleeding.
The great Avicenna and the ancient Sumerians three thousand years ago used and wrote about the unique properties of aloe. Modern scientists have discovered vitamins B, C, E, beta-carotene (vitamin A), allantoin and more in it. about 200 microelements useful for humans.
For centuries, Russians have been delighted by an alien from the African tropics with spiky, fleshy leaves. Russified, acquired a new name. Either because it lives for a hundred years without flowers or fruits, or because it has medicinal properties and prolongs a person’s life to a hundred years, we call it not by the beautiful name Aloe, but by a simple, native, unpretentious agave.
Doctor on the windowsill
Living aloe is already a medicine. A plant planted in a pot at the age of 2 years purifies the air around it over an area of 4 m2 from bacteria, pathogens and toxins. A person who breathes air that contains aloe “breathing” enzymes receives invisible stimulants of activity and immunity. It has been proven that a child who has an agave in his bedroom makes decisions faster and gets sick less.
How to make an infusion of aloe for the stomach
Helps with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, gastrointestinal ulcers, gastritis, hypertension, bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis and colds. tincture of aloe leaves with vodka and honey.
Compound:
- aloe leaves – 1 kg;
- vodka – 0.5 l;
- honey – 0.5 kg.
How to do
At the time of cutting the agave must be at least three years old. The older it is, the more benefit the medicine from it will bring.
- Cut off the leaves of the plant, rinse them with warm water, wipe them dry with a napkin and put them in the refrigerator for two weeks, wrapped in a thick bag or paper. At this stage, the cells of a plant in trouble intensively produce biogenic stimulants, which are very useful to humans for a better therapeutic effect. This property of aloe leaves was discovered many years ago by Academician Filatov.
- Grind the leaves first with a knife, then with a blender and pour in vodka (alcohol).
- Let it brew for a day, squeeze out and add honey to the liquid.
- Cover tightly with a lid and leave for a month in a dark place.
Use
At diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, tuberculosis, asthma You should drink the infusion an hour before meals, take a tablespoon, eating it with a piece of butter (1/2 tsp)
For chronic tonsillitis, sore throat, laryngitis, sinusitis and others diseases of the nasopharynx you should dilute the tincture with ½ hot water and rinse slowly and drink 2 tbsp every three hours. warm medicine.
Sinusitis can be cured by rinsing the nose twice a day with a tincture diluted with warm water in a proportion of ¼.
To protect yourself and loved ones from viral diseases and colds, boost immunity To increase physical activity after a serious long-term illness, it is enough to take 1 tbsp in the morning on an empty stomach. tinctures with warm water. You can also shake a spoonful of tincture in 1/2 glass of warm water and drink every morning before meals.
This medicine can be stored at room temperature, but not more than 8 months. After a year of storage, only vodka and honey remain active in the drug.
Aloe infusion for joints
This medicine is used exclusively externally for diseases of the musculoskeletal system. It is used as rubbing and warming compresses.
You will need:
- Agave leaves – 1 kg;
- 70% alcohol – 0.5 l.
How to do
- Cut off the leaves, wash, dry and refrigerate for 14 days in a closed, dark package.
- Grind and add alcohol. Place in a dark place for a month, tightly closing the lid.
- Strain, squeeze out the green pulp and discard. Use the liquid for treatment.
Use
For joint pain You need to moisten the gauze folded 8 times in the tincture, squeeze it lightly and put it on the sore spot. Next, compress paper is laid, which can be successfully replaced with polyethylene film. The film should be 1-2 cm larger than the gauze. In the same way, it is necessary to place cotton wool or other insulation. It should completely cover the film. Only in this case will the compress have a warming therapeutic effect.
The same compress is placed on a patient with bronchitis (on the back), sore throat (on the throat), and also for dislocations and sprains in the second stage of recovery.
As a rub, the tincture can be used for non-symptomatic pain, rheumatism, sprains, dislocations and thrombophlebitis.
Agave juice
Indications for use
The substances contained in the plant help remove toxins from the body several times faster and have a healing effect, which contributes to a speedy recovery from a number of diseases.
- Acute rhinitis. Place 5 drops of juice into your nose 3 times a day.
- Hypertension. Drink 1 tsp on an empty stomach. water with 3-4 drops of juice.
- Gastritis. Half an hour before meals, drink 2 tsp. juice twice a day for a month.
- Constipation. A dessert spoon of juice, drunk half an hour before meals, will help you recover within 5-8 hours.
- Cervical erosion. Insert a tampon moistened with aloe juice into the vagina once a day.
- Skin damage. Apply a compress of plant juice to the affected area.
- Angina. Mix 2 tsp. juice with 2 tbsp. warm milk and drink slowly.
- Wart, herpes. Apply fresh juice to the problem area several times a day.
Contraindications
Concentrated juice of agave is called sobur in medicine and is used in various medicines. But when using it at home, you need to remember the contraindications and features of this natural potion.
- Aloe contains a substance aloin, which in large quantities can cause cancer, turning into a carcinogen.
- Poisoning due to improper use (overdosage) of the drug is characterized by nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting.
- It is generally not recommended for pregnant women and children under three years of age to take agave juice.
Plant leaves
Of course, when using only juice, many important beneficial components are lost. Therefore, for any skin diseases in an adult, a compress of freshly squeezed juice can be replaced with a plant leaf. For a child's delicate skin, a high concentration of active substances can become an irritant.
A fresh fleshy aloe leaf is cut at the base from the first plant tier from the ground. Then you need to wash it with warm water, wipe it dry and cut off the spines.
The leaf is cut lengthwise with a sharp knife and applied to problem areas with the fleshy side, skin up. Then you need to put compress paper or plastic film on it, which will create an additional “greenhouse effect”. Apply cotton wool or a napkin and tie, leaving for 10-12 hours.
This compress is great helps with boils, ulcers, lichen, burns, eczema and purulent wounds. The leaf draws out the dying substance, pus, and the juice disinfects and promotes wound healing. You can use the same property of the green leaf to relieve inflammation of the gums by chewing an agave leaf every day after breakfast.
Aloe is a well-known plant that has gained fame as the main home doctor. A pot of aloe is an excellent and effective addition to a home medicine cabinet, as it can relieve many problems with health and appearance. For centuries, folk recipes from aloe have been passed on from mouth to mouth, many of which have been tried and tested hundreds of times.
Preparation of aloe for therapeutic purposes
The main substance with powerful medicinal properties is the juice of the leaves of the plant; it is rich in many microelements, vitamins, glycosides, phytoncides, and enzymes. To obtain juice, you need to take a plant that is older than 3 years; the lower long leaves of aloe are cut with a knife, washed and the juice is squeezed out of them. This can be done mechanically (manually, through gauze) and automatically (using a juicer). In some cases, it is recommended to keep aloe leaves in the refrigerator for 10-14 days and then squeeze the juice out of them. During this time, some of the leaves will darken and deteriorate, leaving the “healthiest” leaves containing the maximum of nutrients.
Traditional recipes: a mixture of aloe and honey
To double the therapeutic effect, honey is added to aloe juice. This mixture tastes more pleasant (since aloe juice tastes bitter) and has a wider range of therapeutic effects, thanks to. The mixture of honey and aloe juice is stored in the refrigerator.
To treat respiratory diseases (inflammation of the throat, pharynx, trachea), use a mixture of aloe juice and honey (proportion 1 part honey - 5 parts juice), take 1 teaspoon 3 times a day. For the prevention of diseases in the autumn-spring period, the same mixture is used, the duration of administration is 1-2 months.
A mixture of aloe juice, honey and butter is an excellent remedy for cleansing the body of toxins. To prepare the mixture, you need to take 1 kg of aloe leaves, 1 kg of butter and 1 kg of honey, mix the mass, leave in a water bath for 20 minutes, cool and store in the refrigerator. You need to take this mixture 5 g with 100 ml of milk - 3 times a day, duration of administration - until you eat the whole mixture.
For a runny nose and rhinitis, drop 5 drops of aloe juice into each nostril; the procedure can be repeated every 3-5 hours. Massaging the wings of the nose after instilling the juice enhances the therapeutic effect.
Fresh aloe juice is excellent; it is applied to the scalp, massaged and rinsed off.
Aloe also helps solve gynecological problems. A tampon moistened with aloe juice is inserted into the vagina, this can even cure diseases such as cervical erosion.
Aloe has excellent expectorant properties; it is used for whooping cough, bronchitis, and pneumonia. To prepare the medicine, you need to take 300 g of honey, a glass of crushed aloe leaves and 100 ml of water. Mix the ingredients, cook over low heat for 2 hours, then cool and stir. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day.
Aloe juice, diluted half and half with water, is an excellent mouth rinse for problems such as stomatitis, bleeding gums, laryngitis, pharyngitis.
Aloe juice is one of the most favorite preparations in cosmetology practice; it is used to moisturize and normalize lipid metabolism for oily skin and acne. Aloe juice relieves skin irritation, redness, peeling, perfectly heals wounds, cuts, burns, pustular lesions, abscesses, trophic ulcers.
Who are contraindicated in traditional aloe vera recipes?
Aloe has the ability to increase muscle tone, so it should not be used by pregnant women
When using aloe internally, you must be sure to monitor the dosage; with excessive long-term use of aloe and drugs based on it, internal bleeding may occur, pain in the heart and kidneys may appear, hemorrhoids may worsen, and blood may appear in the urine.
