History and properties of Aloe Vera
It has been said that Aloe Vera is a miraculous plant, with countless virtues and healing properties that make it an extraordinary first aid plant!
It truly is a wonderful gift from nature of which Egyptians had long ago discovered the healing, coagulating and antiseptic qualities.
But it would be presumptuous in our day and time to use the word miracle to qualify a natural remedy, so no, Aloe is not a cure-all plant. But this succulent plant, native to Africa, also cultivated in Asia and America, truly does possess virtues and healing properties recognized by official modern medicine as long ago as 1950. At that time, two American doctors used Aloe Vera to topically treat skin damage and intensive burns caused by bomb radiation.
Since then, Aloe Vera has frequently been used in America and Europe in hospital burn units and to treat burns caused by radiotherapy. No one should try and pretend that Aloe is the solution to all discomforts and diseases. But medical research does confirm that as an antioxydant, Aloe has a specific and positive effect on both the immune and digestive system, when taken internally.
Naturally containing at least 200 biologically active components, such as numerous minerals and enzymes, 18 amino acids, vitamins A, B1,B2, B3, B6, C, D and E, as well as potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium and zinc, Aloe Vera really is one of nature’s invaluable treasures when it comes to natural healing.
Let us not forget polysaccharides! They are, by far, the most important active constituents of the Aloe Vera plant, in percentage but mainly in efficacy. Polysaccharides are in fact Aloe’s most beneficial solids and they have a direct effect on one’s health. However, these polysaccharides are quite easily destroyed by oxidization and/or intense heating during pasteurization of the raw material. Therefore, the manufacturing process of ALOEX products ensures the preservation of all naturally occurring active constituents of the plant, including polysaccharides which are of maximum quality in the inner leaf filet of the Aloe Vera plant.