What is medicinal aloe?

Medical aloe is a plant in the family aloe , which has been cultivated for use in medicine for thousands of years. Formally known as aloe vera and often simply called "aloe", the healing aloe seems to be from Africa. The plant is widely grown in the interior and outdoors around the world, and a number of commercial products prepared with Aloe are sold in drug stores, health food stores and some grocery stores.

Medical aloe is a juicy plant with a very high tolerance in the sushies. It produces fleshy leaves in the shape of a lance that grow in a break and regularly produce offshoots that can be separated from the parent plant and cultivated separately. The leaves are green to gray and are often slightly rooted with a solid pattern, serrated teeth along the sides of the leaves. Redded flowers grow on high stems. It grows outside in USDA zones nine to 11 and is commonly cultivated as a houseplant in areas where it is too cold to grow aloe outside. Healing andLOE is well suitable for gardening of containers and is very tolerant of neglect. It is often used in field schemes that are designed to reduce the use of water and in medicinal gardens.

The medicinal part of this plant is a clear gel produced inside the leaves. The gel can be applied locally to the treatment of burns, eczema and other skin problems, although some patients may have skin irritation. It can also be mixed with humidifiers and cosmetics and is historically used to treat wounds. Some cultures also accept gel, usually after processing to treat digestive problems.

Medical Aloe is a widely used treatment of burns and sun, and several organizations recommend it for use in the treatment of other skin conditions. It also recommends several scientific organizations on aloe will be performed more studies to learn about active compounds in the plant, how these compounds workAnd how effective is aloe for medical treatment.

People who decide to use aloe to treat burn should be aware that deep burns must be treated by a doctor. If the skin is disrupted by burning, the doctor will have to rinse it to reduce the risk of infection, and treatment such as skin grafts may also be required. While aloe soothes and can be able to prevent infection, it should not be applied to deep or dirty wounds or chemical burns that require medical treatment regardless of their depth.