There are a lot of folk remedies known - But you won’t find better than aloe, honestly! Healing aloe with honey - the best recipes and methods of use.

Sore throat, arthritis

1. Combine 1 share of aloe juice, 2 shares of honey, 3 shares of vodka. Soak a towel in the resulting mixture and place it on the throat, then cover with parchment, cotton wool and tie it with a scarf. Keep the compress for 6 hours.
2. In a half-liter glass jar, fill it ½ full with crushed aloe leaves, add sugar, it should be 1 cm higher than the leaves. We tie the neck of the jar with gauze and put it away for three days out of reach of light. We take out the jar and add vodka to the top, let it sit for another 3 days, strain, and squeeze out the remaining juice through gauze. We take the tincture three times a day, half an hour before meals is enough, a tablespoon at a time until health returns completely.
3. Take 30 g of aloe (leaves), 3/4 cup water, beat with a mixer and leave to infuse for a whole hour, boil the resulting mixture for 3 minutes and strain with gauze or a strainer. Gargle at least three times a day.
4. Grind the aloe leaf, add sugar in 1:1 proportions. We leave it in the dark for 3 days, then fill the container to the brim with water and leave it in the dark again for three days. The resulting mass must be filtered and squeezed. We drink three times, half an hour before lunch is enough, a tablespoon.

You can also see a recipe using the properties of aloe for arthritis

Bronchitis

1. We take half a liter of grape wine, pour it into 4 large aloe leaves and leave for 4 days. Take 1 dessert spoon three times a day.
2. You need to take 1 glass of finely chopped aloe leaves, 1300 g of linden honey, 1 glass of olive oil, 150 g of birch buds and 50 g of linden flowers. Before preparing the medicine, you need to wash the aloe leaves with boiled water and put them in the refrigerator in a dark place for 10 days. Melt the honey , add crushed aloe leaves to it. The resulting composition must be steamed. Brew birch buds in 2 glasses of water and linden blossom, boil for 2 minutes. Strain, squeeze out the broth, pour into cooled honey, mix, pour into 2 bottles, add olive oil to each equally. Keep refrigerated. You need to take a tablespoon three times a day. Shake before use.
3. Combine warm honey, aloe juice and melted butter in 1:1 proportions. We consume it before meals, four times in the amount of two teaspoons for five days, then stop for five days.

For painful menstruation

1. Mix 300 g of crushed aloe leaf, 3 glasses of red wine and 550 g of May honey. Place the resulting mixture in the cellar or refrigerator for 5 days. Take a tablespoon three times an hour before meals. The reception period lasts from twenty to forty-five days.
2. We drink freshly squeezed aloe juice 9 drops twice or thrice a day.

Hair loss

1. For hair loss, keep a healthy compress of aloe juice for 1 hour.

Gastritis

1. We prepare a composition from 150 g of aloe juice, 250 grams of honey, one and a half glasses of Cahors wine. We insist in darkness for five days. Take 1 tablespoon half an hour before meals four times a day.
2. Grind the thick leaves of the plant, mix one hundred grams of crushed leaves and 100 g of honey. Take a teaspoon a quarter of an hour before meals three times a day. Treatment lasts three weeks.
3. We take the juice of the plant three times a day, two teaspoons 0.5 hours before meals. The period of admission is one or two months.
4. Aloe juice, preserved with alcohol, twice a day, only a teaspoon 0.5 hours before meals.

Herpes

1. Three times a day before meals, drink a teaspoon of aloe juice.
2. Apply aloe juice to the areas where the herpes rashes.

Hypertension

1. We take 3 drops of freshly squeezed aloe juice daily, diluting them (drops) in boiled water (a teaspoon). Drink before meals. The blood pressure returns to normal by the end of 2 months.

Headache

1. We apply scarlet pulp from a leaf cut in half to the temples. We take a horizontal position for half an hour in a room where there is twilight.

Greasy hair

1. 3 hours before washing, you should rub aloe juice into the roots of your hair. This will strengthen your hair and help get rid of dandruff.

Constipation

1. We take freshly squeezed aloe juice for a whole month, 1 teaspoon three times a day before meals.
2. Ingredients: 0.1 kg of honey and 0.5 cups of plant juice (you need to take thick leaves, which have many healing properties) and leave for about 3 hours. Take a teaspoon three times a day for gastritis, chronic constipation, and excessive gas formation.
3. Grind 0.15 kg of plant leaves by hand and pour in 0.3 kg of heated honey, but not boiled. Leave for a day, then reheat, strain and take a dessert spoon in the morning an hour before meals.

Skin treatment

1. We make compresses from aloe juice or apply freshly picked leaves to wounds for eczema, purulent wounds, burns, lupus, insect bites, and cuts. You need to cut an aloe leaf and bandage the juicy side to the wound.
2. If skin diseases are chronic. In Chinese medicine, it is recommended to take freshly squeezed aloe juice.

For stroke

Aloe juice with mumiyo will help restore health after a stroke, as they help resolve compactions and scars that form in the brain. Five grams of mumiyo are poured with three quarters of a glass of aloe juice. The solution should be taken before meals twice a day, a teaspoon in the morning and shortly before bed. The duration of treatment is two weeks, the break lasts the same amount. During the break, take propolis tincture three times a day, 20–30 drops. And continue treatment again. The treatment period should not exceed 2 months.

Exhaustion of the body

We cut aloe leaves older than 3 years, put them away in the dark, in a cool place (temperature 4–8°C) for 12–14 days. Take out the leaves, wash them, chop them, fill them with water in proportions of 1:3, leave for 1 hour, squeeze juice. Take half a glass of juice, add 0.5 kg of peeled walnuts, 0.3 kg of honey, juice from three lemons. We drink the composition 0.5 hours before meals three times a day, a tablespoon.

Infections in the genitourinary system in women

A tablespoon of plant juice is mixed with a pinch of turmeric. Pour the mixture with warm boiled (liter) water, mix well and use it after urination to douche the vagina. The period of use of the drug is from two to four weeks.

For cataracts

Mix aloe juice and honey in equal proportions. We wash our eyes with this mixture three times a day.

For conjunctivitis

Place the aloe pulp on the tip of a knife into a glass and pour very hot water into it. Wash your eyes with this infusion three or four times a day.

For mastopathy

Take aloe juice, corn oil, radish juice, 70% alcohol in equal parts, mix everything, leave in the dark for 1 week. Take a tablespoon three times a day, 20 minutes before meals. Another remedy resolves uterine tumors.

For calluses

Steam your feet. Cut the aloe leaf and cut it lengthwise. Apply the pulp to the callus, then put polished paper on top and leave overnight. We make compresses several nights in a row. During the day, lubricate the callus with nourishing cream.

For wrinkles and sagging skin

1. Remove the skin from a leaf of the plant and wipe your face with fresh pulp. Carry out the procedure every day.
2. Cut off the bottom two leaves of aloe, chop and add water (three-quarters of a glass), stir and leave to infuse for a day. Pour the infusion into ice molds and freeze in the refrigerator. Wipe your face with ice cubes of aloe vera infusion.
3. Mix lanolin cream with aged aloe juice and vegetable oil in equal parts. The warm mixture is applied to damp skin (previously applied with a warm salt compress) with massaging movements of the forehead and neck. Remove the mask after a quarter of an hour with a spatula (or the handle of a spoon) and apply a protein mask on top (grind 2 tablespoons of protein with half a teaspoon of fine salt). The skin is cleansed with cotton wool soaked in tincture of sage or St. John's wort after 10 minutes, then rinsed with the same infusion and lubricated with any liquid cream.
4. Take 3 large aloe leaves, chop them, add a liter of chilled boiled water. Boil for five minutes over low heat, cool, strain. Should be stored in the refrigerator in a glass bottle. Lotion from the plant rejuvenates aging skin and acts as a wrinkle prevention.
5. Add 1 teaspoon of aloe juice and the same amount of vegetable oil to the mashed yolk. If your facial skin is aging.

For male sexual impotence

Take equal parts of aloe juice, melted lard or goose fat, fresh butter (unsalted), rosehip powder, and honey. Mix all the ingredients well, boil over low heat for five to seven minutes, cool and store only in a cool place. Dissolve a tablespoon of the drug in a glass of hot milk and take three times a day half an hour before meals. Duration of treatment is at least 1 week.

Runny nose

1. Place five drops of aloe juice in each nostril every three to four hours.
2. We take 4 parts aloe juice, half as much gruel from the pulp of fresh rose hips, the same amount of honey mixed with lard in a 1:1 ratio, 1 part eucalyptus oil. Mix everything well. Place tampons moistened with the mixture into each nasal passage alternately for a quarter of an hour. We repeat the procedure up to several times a day.
3. Dilute the plant juice with boiled water in a ratio of 1:10 and drop it into the nose. Especially useful for children.

Nosebleeds

For nosebleeds (frequent), twice a day for two weeks you need to eat a piece of aloe, no more than 2 cm long, a third of an hour before meals.

All types of tumors

We combine ten grams of aloe leaves, elecampane, chaga, and half a liter of wine, leave for 1 week. Take a quarter or a third of a glass three times a day.
You can read more about the treatment of tumors with aloe

With reduced immunity

1. We take freshly squeezed aloe juice 30 g, St. John's wort 20 g, honey 15 g, dry red wine three quarters of a glass and one and a half liters of water. Fill St. John's wort with water and cook for 5 minutes. Cool the broth and strain. Combine honey with aloe juice, pour it into the St. John's wort decoction, add wine. We pour everything into dark glass bottles and leave for a week. We take 2 teaspoons after meals three times a day for a whole month.
2. Place 2 tablespoons of honey at the bottom of a half-liter jar, add chopped aloe leaves up to the shoulder of the jar and fill it all with vodka. Leave for 5 days and store on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. Take a tablespoon half an hour before meals three times a day. Dry white wine can be used instead of vodka.

For a cold

Mix equal parts of vodka, aloe juice, honey thoroughly, take a tablespoon at a time. The mixture can be stored in the refrigerator for a long time.

Dandruff

We take medical alcohol and aloe juice in proportions of 1:4, stir and rub, moving the hair along the strand, into the scalp. The duration of treatment is for three months every other day. Keep the solution in the refrigerator.

Gout

Chop 5 large cloves of garlic and half an onion. Cut off an aloe leaf (take the prickly leaves), a small piece of beeswax (about the size of a quail egg) and place everything in a saucepan. Add melted butter (a tablespoon) to the potion. Bring to a boil over low heat, hold for another 1 minute, remove from heat and thoroughly crush and mix everything. Cool and place overnight as a compress on the area that hurts.

For bedsores, burns, frostbite

Take 100 g of aloe leaves, add half a glass of boiled water and mix in a mixer. Add half a glass of glycerin to the mixture, a teaspoon of lemon juice, and mix again in the mixer. Let it sit for a day, then strain through cheesecloth into a dark glass bottle and place it on the bottom shelf in the refrigerator. Fold the bandage in several layers, apply the tincture and apply to the sore spot for half an hour.

Pimples, blackheads

1. We take aloe leaves, wash them, peel them from thorns and peel, and chop them. Apply the resulting mixture to the skin of the face for a quarter or a third of an hour, then rinse with warm water.
2. Useful procedures for masks made from aloe juice are indicated for acne. Soak a napkin (10 layers of gauze) with freshly squeezed plant juice and leave it on your face for half an hour. You need to do such masks every day, if it improves - every other day, and then twice a week is enough. The treatment period includes 25 procedures.
3. Cleansing cream. Take 20 g of aloe juice and honey, two egg yolks, 10 ml sunflower oil, 15 g of beeswax. Melt the wax in a water bath and mix with oil. In the resulting warm alloy, add warm aloe juice, crushed mixture of yolks and honey. When stirred, a creamy mass is formed.

Poor digestion

Nine drops of freshly squeezed aloe juice three times a day are used for poor digestion.

For radiculitis, rheumatism

Mix 3 tablespoons of aloe juice and honey, pour a third cup of boiling water over the mixture, hold in a water bath for 5 minutes and cool slightly. Rub warm ointment into sore spots, cover with plastic wrap and tie with a scarf. Make compresses 2 times a week, at night. The treatment period is at least a month.

Stomach cancer

1. We cut the leaves from a three-year-old aloe, place them in the refrigerator, then chop them and squeeze out the juice. Pour 3 fresh leaves of rose geranium with boiling water (3 tablespoons) and place in a hot water bath for 8 hours. We connect 2 tbsp. spoons of aloe juice, half a liter of cognac, geranium infusion and five percent iodine tincture 3 drops. We strictly observe proportions! We take a tablespoon before meals twice a day in the morning and evening. There may be discomfort and pain, which will then subside.
2. 1 kg of aloe leaves, which have been growing for at least three years, needs to be washed, dried, cut off the thorns from the sides, and crushed into a paste. Place and pour half a kilogram of May honey and 1.2 liters of strong red wine into a glass jar, close very tightly and keep in the refrigerator for 5 days. For the first 6 days you need to take a teaspoon a day an hour before meals, and then a tablespoon twice a day. The treatment period is up to one and a half months.

All recipes are made from aloe. You can find out more about the use of aloe in the treatment of cancer.

For stomatitis

We cut off an aloe leaf, wash it and chew or rinse the mouth with freshly squeezed aloe juice.

For chronic tonsillitis

1. In a plate we collect the juice from an aloe leaf that has been growing for at least two years. We drink a teaspoon of juice in the morning before we eat. Treatment lasts 10 days. Then there is a break - 1 month. If symptoms recur, another 1 course of treatment is given.
2. Lubricate the palatine tonsils with aloe juice every day, combined with natural honey, in proportions of 1:3 for two weeks. Every other day for the next 2 weeks. We carry out the procedure on an empty stomach.

For tuberculosis, chronic pneumonia

1. We make the composition by mixing 15 g of fresh aloe juice and taking 100 g of lard (goose fat), butter, honey and cocoa powder, mix and keep in the dark. Stir a tablespoon of this medicine in hot milk (1 glass). We take it twice a day when there is tuberculosis. You can add 10 g of cuff juice to the composition.
2. Grind about a third of a kilogram of aloe leaves, mix 250 g with honey, add three-quarters of a glass of water, put on low heat for one and a half to two hours. Leave the broth to cool, then put it in a cool place for 24 hours. (The bottom shelf of the refrigerator is fine.) Take a tablespoon of the mixture once a day.
3. From the cut leaves of a three-year-old aloe, make a green paste with a volume of 1 cup. We do not water the plant from which we will cut leaves for about a week. Place the prepared leaves in the refrigerator for a whole week. Grind the leaves. Mix 1 cup of aloe leaves (gruel) with 1.2 kg of linden honey, put on fire and bring to a boil. Take 50 g of dried linden flowers, pour boiling water (1 glass) and boil for 2 minutes. We also pour 150 g of birch buds with boiling water (1 glass) and boil for 2 minutes. Cool the resulting decoctions and squeeze, strain, add aloe, honey and half a glass of olive oil. Take a tablespoon three times a day. Don't forget to shake before taking.
4. Take a glass of aloe juice, Cahors wine (can be replaced with something similar), honey, 1 tablespoon of birch buds, mix and leave for 9 days. Take a tablespoon of the mixture three times a day.
5. Take half a glass of aloe juice, one and a half kilograms of melted cow butter, 25 g of mumiyo, 50 g of ground propolis, a quarter kilogram of honey, 25 g of pine resin. Mix and cool by stirring. Infuse for 5-6 days and take a tablespoon three times a day.
6. We take crushed aloe leaves 150 g, half a kilogram of rendered lard, half a glass of cognac, 25 g garlic, 50 g each of birch buds and honey, white shells from 8 eggs (grind the shells into powder) and mix everything. Keep it out of reach of light for 5 days, don’t forget to stir. Take a tablespoon of the mixture once a day half an hour before meals.
7. We take 3-5 year old aloe leaves and put them in the refrigerator (temperature 4–8°C) in the dark for 2 weeks. After washing the leaves, chop them and add boiled water in proportion. Leave for one and a half hours. Squeeze out the resulting juice. Mix half a glass of aloe juice with chopped walnuts 500 g and add honey 300 g. Take a tablespoon with 1 glass of hot milk in the morning, at lunch and in the evening half an hour before meals.
8. Grind the two bottom leaves of a 3-year-old aloe, add three tablespoons of honey and a glass of water. Cook the mixture for 2 hours over low heat, strain when cool. For pneumonia, take a tablespoon of decoction three times a day, half an hour before meals. We have been undergoing treatment for a month and a half.

For tired eyes

Mix aloe juice and boiled water in equal parts. We wash our eyes.

Attention!!! Do not use undiluted aloe juice for rinsing.

For uterine fibroids

Pound 200 g of aloe leaves into a pulp, finely chop 1 horse chestnut fruit, mix, add 3 tablespoons of crushed medicinal roots, 600 g of honey, 3 glasses of red wine. Boil in a water bath for half an hour, then cool, strain, and squeeze out the remainder. Take the mixture three times in the morning, at lunch and in the evening (1 tablespoon) 20 minutes before meals.

Furuncle

Mix any vegetable oil (preferably olive) and aloe juice in equal proportions. We wet a gauze pad, apply it to the boil and fix it for 1 day. We change the napkin before going to bed every day. We are undergoing treatment for at least a week.

Chalazion

We drop pure (undiluted) aloe juice daily into the eye that hurts, 3-4 drops 4 or 5 times a day, and massage it a little. Feeling better after a month and a half.

For cervical erosion

1. Lying on your back, a pillow is placed under your buttocks. Inject 5 ml of juice into the vagina using a syringe without a needle or microenema. We lie down for 20 minutes. We carry out the procedure daily.
2. We insert the tampon into the vagina, soaked in freshly squeezed aloe juice.

For stomach and duodenal ulcers

1. We cut off the thorns from the aloe leaves, wash them and chop them. We get half a glass of green gruel, mix with honey (1 glass) or sugar and leave in the dark for 3 days. Add a glass of red grape wine and let it sit for another day. We drink a tablespoon of tincture 4 times a day, and 3 times a day we drink another 8-9 drops of aloe juice.
2. Mix Cahors wine, aloe, beet, cabbage and radish juices in 1:1 proportions. We simmer the drug in the oven for about six hours. For stomach ulcers, drink 3 tablespoons in the morning, at lunch and in the evening half an hour before meals
3. Aloe juice is drunk in the morning, at lunch and in the evening, 0.5 tablespoon before meals, half an hour before meals to increase immunity to infectious diseases, stomach ulcers, chronic gastritis.
4. Combine crushed half a glass of aloe leaves with a glass of sugar and wine, leave for 1 day. Strain, use 2 or 3 times a day before meals, a tablespoon for 1 or 2 months.

All recipes are made from aloe. Learn more about the use of aloe vera products for diseases of the digestive system

If barley

1. Pour cooled boiled water over the washed and crushed aloe leaf. Leave for 5 or 6 hours, strain. We apply compresses to the eyes.
2. Pour 1 part of aloe leaves minced in a meat grinder (for example, 2 leaves) with 10 parts of cooled boiled water. Leave for 6–8 hours, strain. We wash the eyes and use them for compresses until the stye goes away.

Aloe is one of the plants whose benefits were discovered several thousand years ago. The juice squeezed from its leaves is still popular today. It is produced on an industrial scale and sold in its pure form in pharmacies, or medicines and cosmetics are prepared from it. Since it has taken root in our harsh climate as an indoor flower, it is easy to obtain for use in home cosmetology and folk medicine. Let's find out why aloe is so beneficial and what can be made from it at home.

Aloe is a whole genus of plants representing the succulent family. These are perennial and evergreen subshrubs, shrubs and small trees. Under natural conditions, its various species grow in southwestern Asia, Africa and the island of Madagascar. The plant was cultivated several centuries ago. And today they continue to grow it at home on the windowsill. This flower takes root well at home, it is unpretentious and easy to care for. You can forget about watering and fertilizing, but this will not destroy it.

Aloe has a very short stem, in some species it is completely absent. The leaves, forming a rosette or densely clinging to the stem, are sword-shaped and can reach a length of 5 to 60 cm. They are fleshy and juicy. They usually have a jagged edge, but there are varieties of the plant with smooth leaves.

This is interesting! At home, aloe rarely forms buds, so they say that it blooms only once every hundred years (hence the plant’s other name, agave). But that's not true. Under certain conditions, flowering may begin. This usually happens in the middle of winter: a long peduncle, strewn with many small tube flowers, grows from its rosette. They can be white, yellow, red or shades in between.

The benefits of aloe leaves are due to the composition of the juice contained in them. It includes:

• Glycosides. They regulate the functioning of the heart, positively affecting the heart muscle.
• Vitamins(carotene, B vitamins, vitamins C and E). They compensate for the lack of vitamins in the body. Vitamin A is synthesized from carotene, which accelerates regeneration processes and is responsible for the quality of vision. B vitamins are involved in metabolic processes, regulate the activity of the nervous system and are responsible for the health of the skin, nails and hair. Vitamin C builds immunity. E is called the beauty vitamin, as it is responsible for the firmness and elasticity of the skin. It is also useful for leg spasms and cramps.
• Antioxidants. This is the name for substances that can neutralize the effects of free radicals, which lead to premature skin aging and aging. In addition, medicine still suggests that free radicals may cause cancer (although this has not yet been scientifically proven). Therefore, antioxidants can be very beneficial.

Thanks to the unique composition of aloe juice, it exhibits the following effects:

• antioxidant,
• anti-burn,
• regenerating,
• healing wounds,
• antiseptic,
• antiulcer,
• anti-inflammatory,
• laxative.

Important! There are more than two hundred species of aloe in nature, but only a few of them have medicinal properties. To obtain valuable juice on an industrial scale, aloe vera, aloe intimidating (terrible), Sokotra and tree aloe are most often used. They have thick, fleshy leaves containing large amounts of valuable liquid. But aloe vera and aloe Sokotra are not grown at home. Therefore, in folk medicine, this plant is most often understood as either aloe vera (agave) or dire. Other types of flowers (variegated, spinous and others) do not have the same value, because their beneficial properties are poorly expressed.

What can you make from aloe at home?

Aloe is widely used in traditional and folk medicine. It is also used in cosmetology. And we will find out what to do with it at home and how to prepare healing potions from it.

Prevention and treatment of diseases

Aloe is used to activate the immune system, treat many diseases and prevent relapse of chronic ailments. Here are the most effective traditional medicine recipes using the juice of this plant.

Pure aloe juice and its uses

To obtain aloe juice:

1. Pick the 2-3 year old leaves of the flower.
2. Chop them with a knife.
3. Place the raw materials on gauze, folded in three (8 layers).
4. Twist the gauze and squeeze the juice into the prepared container.
5. Pour it into a glass jar and close the lid.
6. Store at a temperature of 2-3 degrees for 3-4 days.

Drink pure aloe juice 1 tsp. three times a day for the following diseases:

• peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum (during remission to prevent exacerbation);
• inflammatory diseases of the digestive organs (esophagitis, gastritis, duodenitis, gastroduodenitis);
• cholecystitis and hepatitis (inflammation of the gallbladder and liver);
• herpetic rash.

Apply the juice of this plant 3-4 times a day to:

• gums with gingivitis or stomatitis;
• places with herpetic rashes;
• skin with eczema, psoriasis and various dermatitis;
• sun-burnt skin.

Place aloe juice in your nose when you have a runny nose (2 drops in each nostril 3 times a day). Or in the eyes for myopia (to improve vision) or inflammatory diseases (conjunctivitis, keratitis). It is enough to instill 1 drop of juice 2 times a day into the conjunctival sac.

For constipation, you need to drink 50 ml of juice once in the evening. If after this the problem does not disappear, then the next morning you need to take 60 ml of juice.

Biostimulated aloe juice and its use

The recipe for making biostimulated juice is simple, but it will take 2 weeks:

1. Pick 2-3 year old leaves of agave.
2. Rinse them under running water and dry with a towel.
3. Place in a porcelain or glass container.
4. Cover with paper.
5. Refrigerate for 2 weeks.
6. Take out the leaves and sort them. It is necessary to remove all blackened areas that have begun to rot.
7. Grind the remaining raw materials and squeeze the juice out of them.

You can use biostimulated juice in the same way as regular juice. The only difference is that this tool is more valuable and useful. This is explained by the fact that when a plant finds itself in unfavorable conditions, its tissues begin to produce substances that increase endurance and maintain viability. The juice squeezed out after this has stronger regenerative and wound-healing properties.

Recipe for body cleansing

Poor environmental conditions, bad habits and poor nutrition lead to contamination of the body. Slagging is one of the reasons for the development of chronic diseases that are difficult to treat. To prevent these ailments, the body needs to be cleansed regularly. To do this, you can prepare a special remedy:

1. Wash 1 kg of agave leaves, dry them and chop them finely. Place in a ceramic or stainless steel saucepan.
2. Add 1 kg butter and 1 kg honey.
3. Place the saucepan over low heat and bring the mixture to a boil. Let it simmer for 20 minutes.
4. Mix the product thoroughly and let it cool. Place in the refrigerator for long-term storage.

Take 1 tsp. composition 30 minutes before meals 3 times a day. Take it with 50 ml of milk. Continue cleansing the body until the product runs out (enough for six months).

Recipe for the flu

Aloe leaves can be used to prepare an excellent remedy for strengthening the immune system. It will be especially useful to take during mass casualties of people with ARVI and influenza.

You will need the following ingredients:

• succulent leaves;
• 50 g peeled walnuts;
• 70-80 ml honey;
• ½ lemon.

Cooking method:

1. Squeeze the juice from the leaves until you get 100 ml of liquid.
2. Add chopped walnut kernels.
3. Add honey and juice of half a lemon.
4. Mix everything thoroughly and refrigerate for 1 day (it should be stored there as well).

The product is taken to strengthen the immune system 3-4 times a day before meals. Adults need to eat 1 tbsp. l. And for children - 1 tsp.

Skin treatment product

This recipe will help you cure a 2nd or 3rd degree burn, as well as overcome eczema, psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis or ringworm.

You will need:

• castor oil (50 g);
• aloe juice (50 g);
• eucalyptus essential oil (2 drops).

All ingredients must be mixed together until smooth (emulsion). Apply it to the affected areas of the skin 2-3 times a day. Since it is liquid, it is convenient to use as lotions or compresses. The product can be stored at a temperature of 2-3 degrees for 2-3 weeks.

To treat skin diseases, it is more convenient to use an ointment rather than an emulsion. It can be prepared by mixing aloe juice with melted lard (you need to take 3 times more). This product is stored at a temperature of 2-3 degrees for 1 month. It is thick and easy to apply to the skin.

Cough treatment

A popular folk remedy for cough is aloe juice mixed with honey in a ratio of 1 to 1. It is enough to take 2 tsp. composition three times a day after meals, and coughing attacks will become milder and more productive. It is better to drink it with warm milk.

Aloe has a beneficial effect on skin and hair. That is why its juice is so often a component of industrial products for face, body and hair care. But they can also be prepared at home. Moreover, the benefit from a fresh product will be greater than from a product that has been pasteurized and stored for a long time under the influence of preservatives.

Nourishing night face cream for dry skin types

To prepare, take:

• aloe juice – 60 ml;
• vitamin E oil extract – 10 ml;
• melted natural wax (from honeycombs or church candles) – 4 ml;
• avocado pulp oil – 60 ml;
• geranium ether – 6 drops.

All components must be mixed together until a homogeneous mass is obtained. Place it in a glass jar, seal tightly and put it in the refrigerator. You can use this cream every day, applying it in a thin layer before bed after removing makeup and cleansing the skin. The result is moisturized, elastic skin and smoothing of fine wrinkles caused by dryness and impaired elasticity of the skin.

Facial lotion for oily skin types

Prepare a jar and put in it:

• 100 ml of boiled and cooled water;
• 60 ml aloe juice;
• 0.5 tsp. lemon juice;
• 2/3 tbsp. l. vodka.

Close the jar and shake it thoroughly to mix all the ingredients together. Store the lotion at a temperature of 2-3 degrees for no longer than 1 month.

Use the product twice a day after washing your face (morning and evening). To do this, use a cotton swab dipped in it. Particular attention should be paid to the T-shaped area (forehead, nose and chin). The lotion will help reduce the secretion of sebaceous secretions, thereby eliminating the oily shine of the face. Additionally, it fights blackheads and prevents the development of acne.

Ice anti-aging

Preparation procedure:

1. Mix aloe juice with water in a 1 to 1 ratio.
2. Pour the liquid into ice cube trays.
3. Place in the freezer and wait until completely frozen.

Every morning after washing your face, wipe your skin using 1 ice cube. Move it over the skin without stopping, but paying special attention to the area under the eyes. Rub until the ice melts. There is no need to wipe your face: apply day cream to still wet skin.

Important! To slow down aging, use biostimulated aloe juice, the recipe for which is described in the corresponding section of the article.

Mask to accelerate hair growth

Mix:

• 25 ml aloe juice;
• 10 ml burdock oil;
• 20 ml of hot pepper tincture.

Apply the mixture to the scalp, wrap it in a plastic bag and a warm towel for 1 hour. Wash off with shampoo. The course includes 10-15 procedures 2-3 times a week.

Anti-hair loss mask

Mix:

• yolk from 1 chicken egg;
• 15 ml cognac;
• 15 ml honey;
• 30 ml aloe juice.

Apply 2 hours before washing your hair and protect yourself with film and a towel. You need to wash it off with shampoo.

Aloe against stretch marks

Prepare the product by mixing:

• 2 tbsp. l. olive oils;
• 2 tbsp. l. aloe leaf juice;
• 1 tbsp. l. ground coffee with a slide.

From the ingredients you need to get a paste-like mass. If it turns out too thick, add a little more aloe juice or oil. And if it’s liquid, add more coffee.

Apply the composition to problem areas and massage them with your hands until reddened for 5 minutes. Then leave the mixture for 15-20 minutes. Rinse it off and then apply olive oil to your skin. Repeat the procedure every day until the stretch marks fade: they will not be completely resolved, but they will be less noticeable.

Advice! Use this remedy during pregnancy to prevent stretch marks in the lower abdomen, starting from the 5th month. It is easier to prevent them from appearing than to fight them for years later. However, this should not be done if there is a threat of miscarriage, since abdominal massage can provoke uterine contractions.

Eyelash growth accelerator

Cooking method:

1. Wash your old mascara tube.
2. Add 3 ml of castor oil to it.
3. Then pour in the same amount of aloe juice.
4. Take the brush and stick it in and out several times. This will help stir the product until smooth.

If you lubricate your eyelashes with this mixture before going to bed, they will become longer and thicker.

Aloe against cellulite

Mix:

• 50 ml lemon juice;
• 50 ml aloe juice.

Mix everything and apply to the abdomen, thighs and buttocks. Wrap yourself in cling film and lie down under a blanket for 1 hour. Then remove the film and take a shower. After such a procedure, it is useful to additionally use anti-cellulite cream.

Aloe tincture

Aloe tincture is a good remedy that can be used both in folk medicine and in cosmetology. It is stored for a long time (about 1 year), retaining its valuable properties. To prepare it you will need the following ingredients:

• vodka – 100 ml;
• honey – 50 ml;
• aloe juice – 50 ml;
• boiled and chilled water – 200 ml.

Cooking instructions:

1. Mix all ingredients.
2. Build a water bath and place a container with tincture in it.
3. Warm the mass to a temperature of +70…+75 o C
4. Remove from the water bath, cool and store in the refrigerator.

Use the tincture to combat the symptoms of rheumatism, arthritis and radiculitis. To do this, pour part of the tincture into another container and heat it to a comfortable temperature for use. Rub the liquid into the sore spot and cover it with cellophane. Secure the bandage with a scarf and go to bed like that. This needs to be repeated until there is relief, and then you need to continue the maintenance course, during which the procedure is done only 2 times a week. Duration of treatment is 1-1.5 months.

The tincture can be consumed internally. This can only be done by adults (due to the vodka content in the product). So, for a stomach ulcer (not in the acute phase), pulmonary tuberculosis or a cold, take 5 ml of tincture 3 to 5 times a day 20 minutes before meals.

Use the tincture to accelerate hair growth by rubbing it into your scalp 1 hour before washing it. You can add it to industrial and homemade masks against baldness and dandruff.

Contraindications for use

Even very useful products can sometimes cause harm. This happens if you take them if there are contraindications. Thus, aloe juice is dangerous to take orally for the following diseases (conditions):

• pregnancy and breastfeeding;
• peptic ulcer of the duodenum and/or stomach in the acute phase;
• diarrhea;
• inflammation of the kidneys and/or bladder;
• hemorrhoids complicated by bleeding;
• individual hypersensitivity to aloe juice;
• children's age (less than 3 years).

There are fewer contraindications for the external use of agave juice, but they still exist. These include hypersensitivity to the composition, as well as deep wounds, cuts and other severe damage and injuries.

Aloe is a unique plant with a large supply of healing juice. It is so useful that it is used in its pure form even in traditional medicine, which has long switched to the use of synthetic drugs. Grow a hundred-year-old friend in your home and make the most of its healing powers.

Beneficial properties of aloe vera, use of aloe juice and recipes

Botanical description of aloe vera

Aloe vera often grows up to four meters in height. It has branched, densely leafy, erect stems. Aloe leaves are alternate, up to 40 centimeters long, with hard cartilaginous teeth along the edges. They are distinguished by the presence of very fleshy and juicy pulp. The flowers are large, orange, six-membered, with thin pedicels, forming a multi-flowered cylindrical raceme about 40 centimeters long. The aloe fruit is a capsule with a large number of seeds.

Growing indoors, aloe usually blooms from February to March. The fruits that appear do not ripen.

The islands of Curacao and Barbados, the southwestern part of the Arabian Peninsula, are considered the birthplace of aloe vera. The plant is cultivated in Asian and African countries, in the Antilles. In many countries around the world it is grown as an ornamental garden and house plant.

Collection and preparation of aloe. Fresh aloe leaves are widely used in both folk and traditional medicine. They are usually collected as they grow. From the juice found in the leaves of the plant, condensed aloe juice is obtained by evaporation, which in medicine is called sabur. High-quality sabur is completely soluble in 70% alcohol, worse - in water, gasoline and ether, and is not soluble at all in chloroform. The pharmaceutical industry produces a number of drugs from liquid aloe juice, and also produces fresh juice with the addition of a small amount of alcohol.

Fresh aloe juice can be obtained at home. To do this, juice is squeezed out of the fleshiest lower leaves, which is immediately used for its intended purpose. There is also a known method for preparing aloe in the form of syrup, which is brewed from the juice of the plant with the addition of sugar and a solution of ferrous chloride.

Uses of aloe vera

Aloe vera has bactericidal properties and is active against bacteria such as streptococcus, staphylococcus, diphtheria and dysentery bacilli. It is effective against irradiation, inflammatory diseases, fresh wounds, accelerating the regeneration process. Aloe acts as an immunomodulator, contributing to the overall health of the body. The active substances of sabur enhance intestinal motility, helping well with atonic and chronic constipation. In small doses, it improves digestion and increases bile secretion.

The antibiotic barbaloin, effective against skin diseases, was isolated from aloe juice. It is also used for chronic gastritis, colitis, in the treatment of progressive myopia and vitreous opacities.

Beneficial properties of aloe vera

When treating patients and preparing medications, aloe juice, fresh leaves, extract and sabur (condensed juice) are used. To do this, the middle and lower leaves, more than 18 cm long, are collected from a plant that has reached three years of age in October-November. The leaves contain essential oils, enzymes, anthraglycosides, vitamins, amino acids, minerals, polysaccharides, phytoncides, as well as salicylic acid.

Sabur, obtained from aloe leaves, has a good effect in the treatment of chronic. Fresh liquid juice of the plant is also a mild laxative. Preparations made from pressed juice are recommended for the treatment of gastritis, characterized by a decrease in the acidity of gastric juice, and chronic colitis.

In the treatment of non-healing purulent and various infectious pustular skin diseases, aloe juice is used in the form of irrigations or lotions. The effectiveness of external use of juice is explained by its high bactericidal qualities. It has a detrimental effect on a large number of known pathogenic microbes - staphylococci, as well as intestinal, typhoid and dysentery bacilli.

Syrup made from juice with added iron is successfully used to treat anemia.

Biostimulants found in aloe leaves enhance metabolic processes in tissue cells, promote healing and healing of wounds.

Preparations based on aloe juice are widely used for skin damage caused by X-rays, to relieve symptoms of sunburn and some skin diseases.

It is also known to use aloe for asthenic conditions, neuroses, and to relieve headaches of unknown etiology.

The high effectiveness of using aloe for the treatment of bronchial asthma, duodenal and gastric ulcers, chronic and many other diseases has been noted.

Nowadays, aloe preparations are widely used in ophthalmology in the treatment of eye diseases.

Recipes Using Aloe Vera

People who are exhausted as a result of serious illnesses, as well as to improve digestion and stimulate appetite, are recommended to use aloe juice in the following form: 150 grams of juice, 250 grams of honey and 350 grams of strong red wine are mixed and infused for about five days. The resulting mixture must be taken at least three times a day before meals, one tablespoon at a time.

Quite often, aloe juice is included in various nutritional mixtures recommended for use when the body is weakened and exhausted due to illnesses. For weakened children, you can prepare one of these nutritional mixtures. Add 500 grams of crushed walnut kernels, 300 grams of honey and the squeezed juice of three to four lemons to half a glass of aloe juice. This mixture is taken a dessert or teaspoon no more than three times a day before meals.

Traditional medicine recommends the use of aloe juice for 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 mixed well and taken a tablespoon up to three times a day as an addition to a glass of hot milk.

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

If pain occurs in a tooth, you can use a very simple way to cure it: a piece of aloe leaf placed in the tooth cavity will quickly soothe the pain.

As a laxative, you can use the following recipe, known from traditional medicine: 150 grams of aloe leaves with cut spines are finely crushed, poured with 300 grams of heated, but not brought to a boil, honey. The mixture should steep for 24 hours, after which it should be heated and filtered. This medicine is taken one teaspoon in the morning one hour before meals.

It is known to use aloe juice when it occurs. To remove rashes, they must be lubricated with juice from the leaves of the plant five times a day. Before each lubrication, it is recommended to break off a new, fresh aloe leaf.

An ointment made from aloe juice has a healing effect. It is usually used to heal wounds, ulcers and fistulas. If necessary, you can apply a bandage. The ointment is prepared as follows: honey and aloe juice are mixed in equal quantities, one tablespoon of pure alcohol is added to a glass of the mixture. Then the mixture must be mixed well. It is recommended to store the ointment in the refrigerator. When using it, you need to take into account the possibility of individual intolerance to aloe juice by the patient.

Aloe juice

If you cut aloe leaves, a watery liquid flows out of them, which has a very bitter taste. This is the juice of the plant, which is used in the manufacture of medicines. The juice is located in the secretory cells surrounding the sieve part of the bundle. If you look at the section, this layer of cells is located in the shape of a crescent. After collecting the leaves, they are cut and crushed well to collect the juice. The liquid is significantly evaporated and poured into special molds, where it hardens.

This condensed aloe juice is called “sabur”. It helps with chronic constipation, enhances the secretion of esophageal glands, removes bile, and improves digestion. Used in very small doses, otherwise it may cause poisoning. It should not be used during pregnancy or menstruation. For chronic gastritis, after dysentery, take 1 teaspoon of aloe juice three times a day, half an hour before meals.

For tuberculosis, a mixture of aloe juice, mantle juice, butter, honey and cocoa, taken one tablespoon before lunch and dinner, is effective. The medicine can be washed down with a glass of hot milk. Externally, aloe juice is used in the form of lotions in the treatment of trophic ulcers, purulent wounds, boils, abscesses, etc. For skin tuberculosis, eczema and radiation therapy, compresses with juice are prescribed.

Aloe juice is easy to prepare at home. To do this, the leaves of a three- to four-year-old plant are kept in a dark place at a temperature of 4–8 degrees (or in the refrigerator) for 12 days. Then they are washed in cold boiled water, crushed, squeezed through a thick layer of gauze and boiled for three minutes in a water bath. The juice quickly loses its quality, so it must be used immediately.

Fresh juice mixture: for radiation injuries, gastric ulcers, bronchial ulcers, gastritis, laryngitis, dysentery, you should take 1/2 teaspoon of aloe juice and honey, diluted in a glass of warm milk. You should take the medicine three times a day, half an hour before meals. The course of treatment is 2–3 weeks with a break of two weeks.

Aloe with honey

Honey is one of the main components that make up useful medicinal products made from aloe juice. In combination with honey, aloe enhances its effect. Due to the fact that this medicine is very active, it can be used for no more than one month; for a cold, five days are enough for a complete recovery.

Aloe in combination with honey is useful for baldness, hair loss and dandruff. You can make a hair mask from aloe and honey.

To maintain immunity, you should take the following medications:

Aloe infusion: grind 500 g of aloe leaves and 500 g of walnuts through a meat grinder, pour in 1.5 cups of honey, and let it brew in a warm, dark place for three days. , and then take one tablespoon three times a day after meals.

Mixture: 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 drink a little three times a day.

For pulmonary diseases and colds, the following composition helps:

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

A honey mask with aloe is useful for the face; it is suitable for any skin type. When using aloe vera medicines, you should strictly follow the recommendations for their use.

Aloe extract

Aloe extract is a clear liquid of light yellow or reddish-yellow color, bitter in taste. Available in ampoules for injection, in the form of a solution for internal use, as well as juices, tablets, syrups. In liquid form, the extract should be taken 5 ml three times a day half an hour before meals. Aloe extract is drunk for anorexia and diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, 5-10 ml twice a day, half an hour before meals.

Tablets are taken 1 pc. three times a day 15–20 minutes before meals. Subcutaneous injections are prescribed: for children under 5 years old – 0.2–0.3 ml, after 5 years – 0.5 ml, for adults – 1 ml. When using drugs, allergic reactions, increased blood pressure, etc. are possible.

Aloe for face

Aloe vera is used with great success in cosmetology. Masks and creams with aloe are recommended for use for sensitive skin prone to allergic reactions. Cosmetics containing aloe vera enrich the skin with essential nutrients, protect it from environmental influences, and brighten it if present.

Regular use of aloe-based masks and creams for facial skin gives an amazing effect, as they help with pustular rashes, inflammatory processes, and psoriasis.

Mask for dry skin: Aloe juice, honey, glycerin and oatmeal must be mixed in clean water, beat with a blender, leave for 15 minutes, apply a thick layer to dry, cleansed skin. You can use the mask every other day, keeping it on for about half an hour.

Mask for aging skin: mix a tablespoon of aloe juice and 2 tablespoons of honey. It is recommended to apply the mixture in a thick layer to cleansed skin and leave for 40 minutes. The mask smoothes wrinkles and deeply moisturizes the skin.

Aloe for hair

Aloe has a beneficial effect on the scalp and helps with problems such as hair loss and baldness. And the plant activates and nourishes hair follicles, treats split ends. become thick, strong and shiny. Aloe vera juice is used for hair treatment and care. It is rubbed into the scalp daily. After the hair condition improves, the juice can be used 1-2 times a week. The course of treatment is 2–3 months. For oily hair, it is useful to rub aloe juice with vodka 1-2 hours before washing your hair every other day.

Mask for hair volume and shine: One part of aloe juice, one part of castor oil and one part of honey must be mixed, applied to damp hair for a while, then rinse the hair thoroughly with shampoo.

Aloe injections

Injections with aloe improve blood circulation and restore tissue; they are prescribed for eye diseases, bronchial asthma and ulcerations of the digestive organs. Injections can be administered intramuscularly and subcutaneously. It is recommended to inject aloe subcutaneously into the stomach or upper arm, intramuscularly into the buttock or thigh. In this case, repeated injections should not fall into previous injection sites.

The dosage of the drug is selected taking into account the patient’s age, his diseases and the characteristics of the body. For adults this is 1 ml no more than 3-4 times a day, for children under the age of five years - 0.2-0.3 ml per day, for those over five years old - 0.5 ml.

It is prohibited to give injections with aloe extract to pregnant women and people suffering from heart disease, vascular disease, kidney disease or high blood pressure. Only the attending physician should prescribe injections.

Aloe in the nose

If a cold or runny nose begins, you can drip 5 drops of aloe extract into each nostril three times a day. Thanks to this, the swelling of the nasal mucosa decreases, breathing becomes free. Pathogenic bacteria and viruses, including those, are destroyed, thus disinfecting the mucous membrane. If you are sensitive to the components included in aloe juice, it is not recommended to use it.

Aloe leaves

The most valuable thing in aloe is its fleshy, juicy leaves filled with bitter yellowish juice. They can be collected for medical use at any time of the year. But you just need to know which leaves are suitable. The lower leaves collected from the plant at least three years old are considered healing. They usually have dry ends. It is best to break off the leaves from the stem.

You should not store raw materials outdoors for more than three to four hours, as most of the beneficial properties are lost. To prevent the leaves from drying out, wrap them in a plastic bag and store them in the refrigerator. This way they will retain their medicinal properties for a long time. The leaves can also be dried by laying them on a layer of paper and covering them with a cloth. You can store finished raw materials for two years.

Aloe tincture

The leaves and stems of the plant are used for aloe tincture. Tinctures are liquid alcohol or vodka solutions prepared from medicinal plants. They are prepared with 40–70 degree alcohol, which is the best basis for tinctures of medicinal herbs, as it enhances their healing properties. The tincture is used to stimulate the body's defense systems, it increases appetite and improves digestion.

Aloe tincture recipe. You should cut off the lower leaves of the aloe, wrap it in dark paper and put it in the refrigerator for 1-2 weeks, then chop the leaves, pour vodka or a 70% alcohol solution in a ratio of 1:5. The product must be infused for at least ten days in a cool, dark place, in a closed container. It is recommended to take one teaspoon of tincture half an hour before meals 2-3 times a day.

Aloe for acne

The effectiveness of aloe juice against acne has been known for a long time. It has a cleansing, healing, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and healing effect. Thanks to this healing plant, you can prevent the appearance of scars, blemishes and scars that often form after acne. The easiest way to get rid of skin inflammation is to regularly wipe your face with a small piece of aloe - the place where the pulp is cut. Before this, the skin must be cleansed.

Particular attention should be paid to problem areas of the skin. Professional cosmetologists often use aloe as an effective facial skin care product.

Anti-acne face mask: freshly cut aloe leaves need to be crushed, add protein and pass through a blender to make a paste, then add a couple of drops of juice. The mask should be applied in three layers and left for 30 minutes, then rinsed with warm water.

Anti-inflammatory mask: you need to mix freshly squeezed aloe juice with one teaspoon of white or blue clay, stir until a homogeneous mass is obtained and apply an even layer on the face, without talking or making any facial movements. It is recommended to keep the mask on for 15 minutes, then wash it off with cool water.

Lotions for skin inflammation: Finely chopped aloe leaves should be poured with water and left for 1 hour, then boiled for two minutes, cooled, and strained. The resulting liquid is used in the form of lotions.

Aloe in gynecology

In gynecology, aloe is used when inserting tampons moistened with juice into the vagina for 2–3 hours. In the same way, treatment is carried out with an emulsion containing aloe juice. The juice is taken one tablespoon three times a day after meals as a laxative for constipation in pregnant women, for chronic dysplasia during menopause and for cervical problems. Aloe tincture is taken for acute inflammation of the vaginal vestibule, 1 tablespoon three times a day before meals.

Tincture: aloe leaves should be crushed and mixed with honey until smooth. Separately, you need to steam the dry leaves and flowers of St. John's wort, boiling them in a water bath for 3-4 minutes, strain, mix the mixture of aloe and honey with the cooled broth, pour in wine and store in a dark, cool place. The composition can be used after 10 days. It is recommended to take two tablespoons per day on an empty stomach. The course should be continued for 14 days.

Fertility remedy: Add goose fat and sea buckthorn oil to the crushed aloe leaves, mix, pour into a warm bowl and place in a cool, dark place for seven days. To use, stir one tablespoon of the mixture in a glass of hot milk and take three times a day.

Aloe arborescens

This evergreen perennial tropical plant reaches a height of 4–10 m. The leaves are fleshy, large, sharp, bluish-green or bluish in color, up to 60 cm long. There are spines along the edges of the leaves. The root is highly branched. The flowers are bell-shaped, pale orange or bright red, collected in inflorescences, growing on a long stalk. The fruit is a cylindrical capsule; the seeds are numerous, grayish-black, triangular. Tree aloe blooms most often in late winter and early spring. Propagated by cuttings.

Aloe vera is native to South Africa. In our area, it grows in Transcaucasia and Central Asia. Aloe has long been domesticated; it is bred as an indoor flower. However, this plant rarely blooms indoors, although with good care it can bloom every year. Aloe grows very quickly, reaching a height of up to 100 cm. Aloe leaves and juice have medicinal properties.

The leaves and stem contain various vitamins, resinous substances, anthraglycosides, and a small amount of enzymes. The leaves are collected in the autumn-winter period; before collecting aloe, it is advisable not to water it for 1-2 weeks.

Aloe homemade

This plant comes from the tropics of Africa, so it loves sunlight very much. In summer it grows well in open ground in the fresh air. You can water it infrequently, as the leaves can retain moisture for several days. In winter, aloe should be watered with water at room temperature, and it is necessary to both water from above and pour water into the pan. But it is important not to overdo it: when the soil is waterlogged, the root system rots. In winter, it is better to keep the plant indoors with a temperature of + 8–10 degrees.

Aloe home is used in folk and traditional medicine. The juice is used for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, eye diseases and inflammatory processes are treated. The plant is also widely used in cosmetology.

Contraindications to the use of aloe vera

Aloe vera preparations are contraindicated for diseases of the liver and gallbladder, hemorrhoids, the initial stages of pregnancy, as well as menstrual cycles.

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Each type of this plant has certain healing properties. Traditional, folk medicine and cosmetology uses several types: aloe vera, aloe vera and aloe vera. Thanks to its juice, which contains many useful substances, the plant received names - green pharmacy, ambulance on the windowsill.

Healing properties of aloe
The juice of this popular indoor plant contains a large amount of vitamins and microelements. It contains vitamins B1, B2, B6, C, E, as well as nicotinamide, beta-carotene. The dense leaves contain a large amount of natural fiber, which helps cleanse the intestines.

Preparations based on the plant have laxative and choleretic properties. They are able to enhance the secretion of the digestive glands and improve appetite. Due to their qualities, these drugs are used in traditional, folk medicine. They are used in the treatment of chronic forms of gastritis, peptic ulcers, and various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. They are widely used to treat inflammatory diseases of the gallbladder, as well as food poisoning.

There are recipes for aloe that are used to produce a healing substance called sabur. To do this, the juice of the plant is specially concentrated and made solid. It is part of medications that have laxative properties.

Since the juice of this indoor evergreen flower has anti-inflammatory and anti-burn properties, it is often used in the treatment of purulent wounds, burns of various degrees, as well as from sun rays. The juice is used to treat trophic ulcers, psoriasis, dermatitis and other skin diseases. After diluting the juice with water, gargle for sore throat, and rinse the nasopharynx for tonsillitis. Relieves painful conditions due to gum inflammation.

A pharmaceutical aqueous extract based on green leaves is used in ophthalmology. They treat blepharitis, conjunctivitis, cataracts, and glaucoma. The extract will also help in the treatment of bronchial asthma and some gynecological diseases. Regular consumption normalizes the function of the body's urinary system and helps alleviate the condition of patients with diabetes.

Traditional recipes for medicines from aloe
When treating diseases of the digestive system, including peptic ulcers, stomach catarrh, liver diseases, and gall bladder, take 1 tsp. fresh aloe juice at least 3 times before meals (half an hour before).

For herpes rashes, treat damaged skin with fresh or concentrated juice. Also take it orally 1 tsp. 3-4 times a day.

Freshly squeezed juice of green leaves is instilled in case of a runny nose, 2-3 drops in each nostril. For cataracts, use juice diluted with clean water (1:10). Place a few drops of the solution in each eye.

This plant is also used for pulmonary tuberculosis. Its fresh juice with honey is taken orally. This remedy is also used to regulate menstruation. In this case, you should drink no more than 10 drops at a time.

To improve immunity, weakened people are also recommended to use a recipe for aloe with honey: Mix 100 ml of freshly squeezed juice, 1/3 cup of chopped walnut kernels, bee honey, and the juice of half a lemon. Leave the mixture aside for a day to infuse. Then eat 1 tbsp each time before meals. l. (adults). Children can eat 1 tsp before meals. mixtures.

Aloe leaves are used to effectively cleanse the body of toxins. To do this, grind 1 kg of fresh perennial aloe leaves (wash thoroughly beforehand), add 1 kg of butter and natural bee honey. Transfer the mixture to an enamel saucepan, boil, then simmer in a water bath for about 20 minutes. After this, wait until the product has cooled, take 1 tsp. three times a day, before meals, with 1/4 glass of fresh milk.

For colds, flu, bronchitis, as well as to cleanse the blood, use the recipe for aloe tincture with Cahors: Mince 0.5 kg of fresh leaves, add 3/4 cups of bee honey. Close the lid and store in a dark place for 3 days. After this, add 750 g of Cahors wine, mix well, put in a dark place for another day. Then take 1 tbsp. l 3-4 times a day, before meals.

Before using aloe for medicinal purposes, be sure to follow these guidelines:

Before use, keep the cut leaves of the plant in the refrigerator for several days. During this time, the production of biogenic stimulants occurs, giving the plant medicinal properties.

For medicinal use, use a perennial plant older than one and a half years.

The leaves can be used throughout the year. This does not change the active properties of the plant. Using a sharp knife, cut off the lower leaves, which have dried tips, at least 15 cm long. These are the leaves that contain the greatest amount of useful substances. After cutting, rinse the leaves well, dry with a towel and put them on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator (where it is not very cold) for a week. After which the leaves can be crushed by passing them through a meat grinder, using gauze to squeeze out the healing juice. You can mix it with alcohol (8:2) and store it in the refrigerator for a long time.

Since allergies may occur when using aloe independently to treat diseases, consult your doctor first. And also remember that aloe preparations should not be taken if you have cancer, uterine bleeding or pregnancy. Such drugs are contraindicated in cases of severe cardiovascular diseases, as well as cystitis and hemorrhoids. Be healthy!

aloe based remedies

Aloe is one of the oldest medicinal plants known to man. As in past centuries, today it is used for the prevention and treatment of many ailments. You will learn how to prepare healing remedies from aloe at home by reading this article.

Effective healing products based on aloe :

1. To improve metabolism:
It is necessary to thoroughly mix liquid honey (three hundred grams), red wine (four hundred grams) and twenty grams of aloe juice (fresh). After this, you need to put the container with the mixture to infuse in the refrigerator (preferably on the door or bottom shelf). Take the medicine one tablespoon twice a day before meals.

2. For vitamin deficiency and to strengthen the body:
Grind aloe leaves, peeled walnuts, and one medium lemon in a meat grinder. After this, add a little butter and liquid honey to the twisted mixture, mix the whole mass again and put it in the refrigerator for a day. Take one teaspoon three times a day before meals.

3. To strengthen the immune system:
To strengthen your immune system, you need to prepare an infusion of aloe and sage. To do this, you need to mix fresh aloe juice and sage infusion (pour a tablespoon of leaves with two glasses of boiling water and wait half an hour) in a ratio of 1:2. Drink the infusion warm three times a day. There is another folk remedy for strengthening the immune system: mix chopped fresh lemon with melted honey (steamed in a water bath) and add one tablespoon of aloe juice and St. John's wort decoction to the mixture.

4. For diseases of the oral cavity:
Prepare aloe pulp by grinding its leaves in a meat grinder or blender, then let the mixture stand for about two hours so that all the juice can drain. Then you need to squeeze out the remaining juice through two to three layers of gauze and bring it to a boil over medium heat. Rinse your mouth with juice every day in case of bleeding from the gums, ulcers, etc. You can also use fresh juice and dilute it with purified water.

5. For gastrointestinal diseases:
To prepare this folk remedy, you need to thoroughly mix the following ingredients in a glass container: fresh aloe juice, olive oil and liquid honey (all in equal parts). After this, you need to slightly heat the entire mixture in a water bath. The composition prepared according to this recipe is stored on the shelf of the refrigerator door and consumed for gastritis and ulcers, one tablespoon per day.

6. For acne:
Soak a gauze pad in aloe juice and apply it to your face for twenty minutes. The duration of the treatment course is from seven to fifteen days.

Homemade cosmetics recipes based on healing aloe vera gel

Nourishing facial gel with aloe vera
For 2 tablespoons of aloe vera gel, 6 - 7 drops of essential oil, any you want, ½ teaspoon of vegetable glycerin, 3 drops of jojoba oil, olive oil, grape seed oil, any base oil.
Mix everything thoroughly and pour into a jar with a tight-fitting lid.
Apply the gel every day after cleansing.
Moisturizing facial gel can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 months.

Nourishing mask based on aloe vera gel
1 tablespoon dried ground seaweed (available at pharmacies)
1 capsule vitamin E
½ spoon of honey
½ aloe vera gel
Any essential oil
Mix everything thoroughly, add vitamin E from the capsule. Apply the mask not only to the face, but also to the neck and décolleté. Keep for 20 – 30 minutes, rinse only with warm water. Seaweed draws out toxins, deeply cleansing the skin, activating blood circulation, giving the skin health and freshness.

Aloe vera gel mask for oily skin
1 teaspoon green clay, dry
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon witch hazel extract
A little bit of water Mix everything and add water to make a thick paste-like mixture.
Apply the mask to the face, neck, décolleté and leave for 15 – 30 minutes.
Green clay is effective specifically for oily skin - it effectively cleanses, removes the stratum corneum, giving the skin smoothness and softness. For this skin type, it is best to use aloe vera juice, without additives, as a toner. Wipe your face with it after applying masks.

Aloe Vera Mask for Dry Skin
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 beaten egg yolk
Mix everything and apply the mask to the face and neck, leave for 15 - 25 minutes, then wash with warm water. Then apply a moisturizer to your skin, as egg whites tighten the skin.

Soothing mask with aloe vera gel for sensitive skin.
1 tbsp aloe vera gel
3 tablespoons aloe vera gel
2 drops rose essential oil
Half a tablespoon of honey
Mix everything, apply the mask to the face, neck and décolleté, keep for 10 - 15 minutes, then wash with warm water. Rose oil soothes, stops inflammatory processes, and is ideal for aging, dry and sensitive skin.

Moisturizing lip gloss made from aloe vera gel
1 teaspoon Vaseline
1 teaspoon aloe vera gel
Half a teaspoon of coconut oil.
Essential oil, according to your preference.
In a microwave-safe bowl, mix coconut oil, Vaseline, add gel and mix again. Place in the microwave and heat for 2 – 3 minutes. Pour the still hot mixture into a wide-necked bottle. Coconut oil moisturizes, aloe vera nourishes, and Vaseline forms a protective layer to prevent chapped lips.

Soothing aftershave gel
2 tablespoons aloe vera gel
From half a tablespoon of hemamalis extract, separate another half and add it to the gel.
4 tablespoons apple cider vinegar (natural)
5 drops essential oil of your choice
Mix all ingredients thoroughly until smooth. Apply to skin with a cotton pad and store in the refrigerator.

Biostimulated aloe juice for hair, youth and immunity
Biostimulated aloe juice is especially effective – it activates regeneration and nourishes the skin.
Leaves must be at least 3 years old
Aloe vera or aloe is not watered for two weeks, then cut off at the root, wrapped in dark paper and placed in the refrigerator on the bottom shelf for 2 weeks.
Which activates the formation of special substances - biogenic biostimulants, which activate cellular activity. This is the best remedy for rejuvenation and prevention of early aging. Benefits of biostimulated aloe juice:
Relieves dandruff
Heals hair, giving it shine and silkiness
Stimulates hair growth
Soothes irritation, relieves redness, moisturizes, tones the skin
Promotes rapid healing of wounds and burns
Prevents the formation of wrinkles
Biostimulated aloe vera juice can be used undiluted or added to masks for the face, body or hair.
Then we take out the aloe leaves, rinse with boiled water at room temperature and grind in a meat grinder (you can squeeze out the juice in a screw juicer) or grind the leaves into gauze and squeeze through gauze and use as needed. Excess juice can be frozen, stored in the freezer, and defrosted as needed.
You can prepare an immunostimulating mixture:
You need 100 grams of juice
500 g walnuts 300 g honey
Juice of 3 - 4 medium lemons.
Combine all components and mix thoroughly. Take a dessert spoon 3 times every day, half an hour before meals.

Recipes for hair masks based on aloe or aloe vera juice

Stimulate hair growth
Mask with aloe vera juice and oils
Mix: ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp aloe 1 lemon juice
Half a teaspoon of orange and lavender essential oil
Rub the mask into the roots of your hair, put on a shower cap, wrap it in a terry towel, leave it on for half an hour, and wash your hair.

Mask with serum, aloe juice and castor oil.
Just 1 teaspoon of aloe juice
Castor oil
Whey
Vitamins A and E in capsules, one at a time
One yolk
Mix everything and rub into the hair roots, leave for 40 minutes.

Hair loss masks
1 tablespoon Garlic juice
Aloe juice
Onion juice
1 teaspoon mustard powder
1 ampoule of vitamins B1 and B6
1 egg yolk
Rub the mixture into the roots, apply the remainder to the entire length of the hair strands. Wrap your head and leave for an hour, then rinse with warm water.

Honey-yolk mask with aloe vera juice
One yolk 3 tablespoons aloe juice
Table spoon of honey
Mix everything well, rub into the roots, leave for 20 - 30 minutes, rinse with warm water.
You can also freeze aloe vera juice in special ice cube trays and wipe your face every morning to rejuvenate and prevent fine wrinkles.
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1 Agave
2 Aloe Vera

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In folk medicine, aloe is most often used in the form of gel or juice.

The difference is that the gel is the inner contents of the leaf without the peel, and to obtain juice the entire leaf is processed and squeezed.

Procurement of raw materials

To prepare raw materials, take the leaves of a plant that is at least three years old. In this case, the lower, largest and oldest leaves (at least 15 cm in length) are best suited, because more nutrients have accumulated in them. The leaves need to be cut as close to the trunk as possible, since the concentration of medicinal substances is higher at the base. For houseplants, the time of year in which they are cut does not matter.

Cut leaves are washed with warm water and wrapped in thin paper, cloth or foil. In this form they are stored in the refrigerator for up to 14 days. If you wrap the sheet in film, it can be stored longer. It is important to know that after trimming the leaf must be put in the refrigerator before three hours have passed, otherwise it will begin to lose its healing properties. Usually, before preparing any folk remedy, the cut leaf must lie in the cold for at least 15 hours. During this time, it manages to synthesize the necessary medicinal substances.

Less often, the leaves are dried. To do this, they are laid out on paper and covered with a cloth on top. Such raw materials can be stored for up to two years.

Aloe juice

To obtain aloe juice, take several leaves, wash them with water, finely chop them or grind them in a blender and squeeze them through cheesecloth. This juice can be stored for only three days. In this case, it must be kept in a dark, sterile container with a tightly closed lid. If you do not open the lid, the shelf life of the juice can be extended up to a month.

Application:

1. This remedy is used for conjunctivitis, stomach diseases, gum inflammation, runny nose, and skin diseases.
2. Compresses and lotions made from juice are used for burns, sunburn, frostbite, bedsores, psoriasis, scars and pimples.

Canned aloe juice

For longer storage (if you do not have the opportunity to use fresh juice every time), it is preserved using drinking alcohol or honey. If you dilute with alcohol, then 4 parts of juice, you need one part of alcohol. In the second case, the juice is diluted in 1:1 proportions, poured into sterile dark bottles and rolled up tightly. This juice must be stored in the refrigerator. It will retain its healing properties for about a year.

Application:

1. This juice is taken orally three times a day, 2-3 tablespoons. This helps increase immunity, removes toxins from the body, regulates metabolism, and has antiviral and antibacterial effects.
2. To treat joint diseases, the juice is taken orally 3-4 times a day, 2 tablespoons before meals. In this case, the juice is also applied to inflamed areas. You can do this up to six times a day.

Aloe gel

Aloe gel is most often used for external use. It is included in ointments, creams, lotions and other products for treating skin and joints. The gel is extracted from aloe leaves, immediately after pruning. First, the leaf is placed vertically in any container to allow the juice to drain from it. Then you need to cut off the side edges with spikes from the sheet, carefully open it and clean off the transparent inner contents. You need to remove the gel carefully, trying not to press too hard on the walls of the sheet. This is done so that the plant juice does not get into the gel.

Application:

1. This gel is used inside immediately after pruning. First, the pieces of pulp are washed in a solution of water with a small amount of vinegar to wash off the juice if it does get into the gel. After this procedure, the gel is ready for use. If you need to save a few pieces of pulp, then you should freeze them.
2. For external use, the gel is mixed with vitamin C and vitamin E and stored in a tightly closed glass jar in the refrigerator. For 60 grams of gel you need two capsules of vitamin E and 500 mg of vitamin C powder. Such raw materials retain their properties for a year.

How to prepare the tincture

On vodka

Aloe tincture with vodka can be used as a preventative and restorative for oral administration, and as a means for rubbing and lotions. You can prepare it as follows: chop the leaves of the plant, which have been in the refrigerator for at least two weeks, and pour in vodka. For one part of leaves you need five parts of vodka. You need to infuse the product for at least 10 days in the dark and cold.

Take a teaspoon of tincture orally 30 minutes before meals 2-3 times a day. Like any remedy that affects the immune system, the infusion should not be taken continuously. It is necessary to take breaks from two weeks to two months.

On wine

The healing properties of red wine are undeniable. In addition, they combine perfectly with the healing properties of aloe and honey. These three components in folk medicine are used to prepare tinctures that treat tuberculosis, asthma, pneumonia and stomach diseases.

Recipe for lungs

To treat aloe lung diseases, do not water the leaves for two weeks before cutting them. Then they are cut, washed, cut into small pieces and placed in a jar. Liquid honey is poured there in the same quantity as aloe. And then twice as much Cahors. The contents of the jar are thoroughly mixed, covered with a lid and left in a dark and cool place for 9 days to treat asthma and 14 if you need to get a remedy for pneumonia. After infusion, the product must be strained.

Application:

1. For asthma, start with a tablespoon 3 times a day before meals for three days. Then the amount of tincture is reduced to a teaspoon and drunk for a month. Even if the effect is not achieved, you need to take a break of two weeks after this period. Then the course can be repeated.
2. For pneumonia, drink the tincture for a month, one tablespoon half an hour before meals.

How to prepare drops

Aloe has long established itself as a wonderful plant not only in folk medicine, but also in traditional medicine. Drops based on the juice of this plant can be used even by such vulnerable categories as pregnant women and small children.

For example, in traditional medicine for children from six months of age for colds, Aqualor drops with aloe and aloe extract are used. They are used to treat a runny nose, dry nasal mucosa, to treat influenza and acute respiratory infections, and also before using other nasal medications. “Aqualor” with aloe extract and chamomile has no side effects or restrictions in use and is recommended even for severe runny nose.

Also in this line there is “Aqualor” for the throat, enriched with chamomile and aloe extract.

But medicinal aloe drops can be prepared at home. To do this, just a leaf of the plant will be enough. It is best to take large old leaves for drops - they contain much more useful substances. But at the same time, unfortunately, they are more bitter, so young children are often treated with juice from young leaves. It is best to let the cut plant sit in the refrigerator for a couple of days before using it. This helps him accumulate the necessary enzymes. But you can drip juice into your nose from a fresh leaf. Despite the fact that the leaf itself must rest for several days before use, freshly squeezed aloe juice is used in recipes to treat a runny nose.

Aloe juice for nasal drops can be diluted with water. Most often this is done when treating children so that they do not suffer from the bitterness of the plant. For juice from young leaves, the combination with water is 1:1, and for mature leaves - 1:2.

Another recipe for drops for children is to take honey, aloe juice and lemon juice in equal parts.

Aloe and carrot cream

This cream is used to treat burns and wounds.

• 1/2 cup aloe gel
• 2 carrots
• 1/2 cup carrier oil (such as almond or jojoba)
• 1 teaspoon beeswax
• 2 teaspoons emulsifying wax
• 1 teaspoon vitamin C powder

Grate the carrots on a fine grater and place in a saucepan. Add base oil and heat over low heat for 20-30 minutes. Then strain and return the liquid to the pan. Add the beeswax and emulsifying wax to the butter-carrot mixture and stir until completely dissolved. Add aloe gel and vitamin C and whisk until mixture is smooth and creamy. Transfer the mixture to a jar and leave to cool. The cream will thicken as it cools.

Application:

• Apply the cream to wounds, burns or inflamed areas of the skin 2-3 times a day.
• The cream should be stored in the refrigerator. The medicine is suitable for use for up to 2 months.
• How to make tequila from aloe

Aloe tequila

Since aloe is a “relative” of blue agave, the plant from which tequila is produced, craftsmen use this relationship to save money on an elite drink. Aloe tequila is easy to make and also has health benefits.

Recipe 1.

You will need 150 grams of aloe leaves, 3 liters of vodka and 3 teaspoons of sugar.

The leaves need to be washed and cut into cubes, with a side of about 1 cm. Place them in a glass container, pour vodka into it and add sugar. Mix well until the sugar grains dissolve. Vodka should be infused for 14 days in a dark and cool place. Afterwards the tincture is filtered and poured into bottles. After another 2 days, you can drink tequila.

The resulting drink will be golden-green in color. If it needs to be discolored, then the bottles with it should be kept in the light for about another month.

Recipe 2.

For this tequila you will need 45% alcohol - a liter, as well as 25 ml of aloe juice.

The alcohol is mixed with juice and left in an oak barrel for a week. If there is no barrel, you can take oak sawdust, lightly singe it and pour a mixture of alcohol and aloe. After a week, strain the mixture and bottle it.

Contraindications

Aloe should not be taken by people suffering from heart disease, high blood pressure and various diseases associated with bleeding or the possibility of their occurrence: ulcers, liver and kidney diseases. During menstruation. And also if you suffer from diarrhea, pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Do not use aloe and its products on open wounds and ulcers. Aloe will also not help in case of abscesses and suppurations.