6 ways to effectively use aloe extract: plant benefits and recommendations for use

Aloe is known worldwide for its medicinal properties, because its composition is rich in vitamins, mineral salts and amino acids. Even ancient healers created various balms, poultices and ointments from its leaves. In the modern world, aloe extract is increasingly used.

Extract - a concentrated extract of medicinal substances from natural raw materials of plant origin, purified from sediment. Aloe extract is a clear, yellowish liquid that is bitter in taste. You can buy in the form of ampoules for injection and a solution for internal use.

Pharmachologic effect

1. When used internally, it has a laxative, adaptogenic and tonic effect on the body. It has a beneficial effect on digestion and improves metabolism. It has a choleretic effect, normalizes the urinary tract and kidneys.Aloe extract stimulates the reproductive function of men, increases sperm motility.
2. With external use, aloe stimulates the healing of abrasions and cuts. It has antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects.

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Indications for use

Indications for use are:

• Inflammatory eye diseases.
• Myopia.
• Cold.
• Migraine.
• Decreased appetite.
• Gastrointestinal diseases outside the stages of exacerbation.
• Stomatitis.
• Bleeding gums.
• Toothache.
• Skin damage.
• Skin rashes.
• Excessive production of subcutaneous fat.
• Redness of the skin.
• The presence of signs of aging.
• Pale complexion.

In the treatment of diseases, the use of aloe extract is effective as part of complex therapy.

How to make at home?

Aloe extract is effective in the treatment and prevention of many diseases, and you can cook it at home.

For cooking, aloe is taken at least 3 years old, and the lower leaves are used.

1. Rinse leaves, dry, wrap with thick paper so that the ends look out.

   Before pruning leaves, aloe should not be watered for two weeks.

2. Leave the leaves wrapped in paper in the refrigerator for 12-14 days.
3. At the end of the period, chop the leaves, squeeze through a triple folded gauze. Boil the juice in a water bath for 2-3 minutes.

It should be noted that homemade aloe extract retains its beneficial properties for only 7 days.

Aloe juice extract is most often diluted with boiled water, rarely used in its pure form. Often other components of plant or natural origin, such as honey, are added. Store the extract in a cool, dark place.

Instructions for use

Facial masks with plant extract help get rid of facial wrinkles, nourish and moisturize the skin, fight inflammation with acne, and make acne scars less noticeable. This universal care product can be purchased at the pharmacy or made independently (on how to prepare aloe-based cosmetics on your own, read here).

Mask for the face

Will need:

• aloe extract - 1 tsp;
• sour cream - 1 tsp;
• egg yolk.

Mix the ingredients, apply on clean, dry skin for 10-15 minutes.

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With honey

Will need:

• honey - 1 tbsp. l .;
• aloe extract - 1 tbsp. l

Application:

1. Heat honey in a water bath, add aloe extract, mix thoroughly.
2. The resulting mixture is applied to cleansed skin for 15-20 minutes.

For skin

Aloe is able to penetrate deep into the skin, accelerating regeneration, relieve inflammation and disinfect.

To heal cuts and burns, it is good to do lotions and rinses, or just lubricate the cut with aloe juice (read more about the use of aloe for burns here).

For washing, aloe extract and boiled water are mixed in a ratio of 1: 5. For lotions, the ingredients are mixed - in a 1: 1 ratio. It is effective to treat only shallow cuts.

How to inject injections?

Injections are administered daily, 1 ml intramuscularly - in the buttock or thigh. Subcutaneously - in the stomach or upper arm. Children under 5 years old - 0.2-0.3 ml, after 5 years - 0.5 ml.

Repeated injections should not fall into the previous injection sites.

Cleansing Foam

Foam has a moisturizing, refreshing, soothing and healing effect, eliminates irritation and peeling. No skin type restrictions.

The product foams in the palms or using a sponge, is applied with gentle massage movements to the skin of the face, then washed off with warm water.

Drops

Drops with plant extract are effective in combating eye diseases. Drops can be prepared at home by mixing water with extract in a ratio of 5: 1 and boiling for 2-3 minutes.

Bury 2-3 drops in each eye before bedtime. The course of treatment is 7 days. It is better to conduct several courses of treatment with interruptions per week until complete recovery.

For hair

Aloe can stimulate hair growth. Its extract is added to ready-made cosmetics, for example, in shampoos and balms, and home masks.

To prepare a hair mask you will need:

• 1 clove of garlic;
• egg yolk;
• a teaspoon of honey;
• 5 ml of lemon juice;
• 1 ampoule (or tsp) of aloe extract.

For dry hair - add a tablespoon of burdock or linseed oil.

The mixture is applied over the entire length of the hair and holds for an hour under a warming cap.. The procedure is performed once a week.

You can read more about using aloe for hair here.

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Side effects

When using drugs, various side effects are possible: allergies, hypertension, diarrhea, fever.

Contraindications

Despite the versatile positive effect on the body, aloe has a number of contraindications.

Contraindications to use are:

• hypersensitivity;
• age up to 1 year;
• pregnancy;
• arterial hypertension;
• renal failure;
• heart failure;
• acute inflammatory diseases of the digestive tract (about the features of the use of aloe in gastrointestinal diseases, read here);
• hemorrhoids (how to cure hemorrhoids with aloe?);
• menstruation;
• cystitis.

We offer you to watch a video about contraindications to the use of aloe:

Conclusion

The healing properties of aloe are confirmed by science. Currently, it has found wide application in medicine and cosmetology. The extract of this plant is effective in treating a large number of diseases of various kinds, and therefore is a truly universal remedy.

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