Aloe in folk medicine is known for its effectiveness in the treatment of many diseases. The plant sap and extract are also used for cosmetic purposes for hair and skin care.
Home use of aloe leaves implies their preliminary biostimulation - keeping in a refrigerator without light for 2 weeks. The blanks are then used according to the recipe.
Recipes for preparing medicines with aloe include additional beneficial ingredients that enhance the effect of juice or succulent extract. When using such funds, it is worth making sure that there is no allergy to any of the components.
A centenarian can do both good and harm. It is contraindicated:
- for any kind of bleeding (uterine bleeding, hemorrhoids)
- pregnant and lactating mothers
- with heart disease
- for any diseases during an exacerbation
- with high blood pressure.
Benefits of aloe for facial skin
Aloe juice has an excellent soothing effect. It softens and smoothes the skin. People whose skin is prone to irritation, dryness, redness are advised to use aloe for the face. At home, cosmetics are prepared that relieve irritation, remove red spots and reduce itching.
Agave juice contains a large vitamin and mineral reserve: silicon and copper, fluorine, vitamins A, B, C, E, iron and iodine, zinc. The juice contains useful substances such as lignins. They are able to penetrate deeply into the skin and have a beneficial effect on it directly from the inside. In addition, they promote skin renewal, activate the processes of healing and cell regeneration. Even age spots with the right aloe vera juice can be removed in a few weeks.
Recipes for gastrointestinal diseases
- The effectiveness of aloe in oncology has been proven. However, it is worth remembering that traditional medicine recipes are only an auxiliary aspect of treatment, they help to recover from chemotherapy and restore vitality to the patient. In case of stomach cancer, the leaves of a three-year-old agave are crushed and squeezed out. 3 leaves of pink geranium are poured with boiling water and heated in a steam bath for 7 hours. The resulting geranium broth, 2 tbsp. l. agave juice and 3 drops of 5% iodine solution add to 500 ml of brandy. The tool should be used before meals for 1 tbsp. l. twice a day. At the beginning of treatment, pain may appear, which, over time, will stop.
- In another version of the aloe-based stomach cancer medicine, 1 kg of leaves must be crushed in a blender. In a glass vessel, mix the gruel of succulent leaves, 500 g of honey and 1.2 liters of red wine. Close the container tightly and leave in the refrigerator or cellar for a week. The first week, take 1 tsp. a day one hour before a meal, after - 1 tbsp. l. twice a day. The course of taking the medicine is 1.5 months.
- Stomach ulcers are treated with walnuts. Crush 50 g of nuts in a mortar, add 250 ml of liquid honey and grind again. Add the agave juice to the honey-nut mixture. The medicine should be used 2 dessert spoons before each meal for 4 weeks. It is not necessary to carry out treatment in the acute phase.
Recipes for making aloe at home are designed in such a way that the healing effect of the plant manifests itself in the best possible way and does not cause harm. The use of any aloe vera medicine requires strict adherence to instructions and dosage. It is also worth considering the side effects and contraindications.
Indications and contraindications
Aloe is one of the few medicinal plants that have a minimum set of contraindications for use. It is undesirable to use the agave in the "critical" moments that occur in women every month. It is also not recommended to use aloe for pregnant women, nursing mothers and people suffering from cardiovascular diseases.
Cases of individual intolerance or allergies are very rare. But if you have any doubts, then don't use fresh aloe on your face. Test it on the skin of your hand. Let it absorb. If no irritation, itching or redness appears, then you can safely apply it to the skin of the face.
Now about the testimony. Aloe for facial skin can be used by women suffering from problems such as acne and rashes, redness and chapping, flaking and oily sheen. Aloe is a versatile helper. It nourishes and moisturizes dry skin, helps dry oily skin a little, and removes fading from a network of small unpleasant wrinkles.
By the way, aloe for the face at home can also be used to eliminate the effects of negative factors. This can be the effect of a tanning bed, direct sunlight, the effect of using poor, low-quality cosmetics. Aloe will also help fight a dull complexion.
Flower appearance
Aloe vera is a flower with thick, variegated xiphoid leaves on a low trunk. The fleshy body of the leaves is filled with a yellowish gel-like mass. The edges of the sheets are serrated and have spiny cilia. The leaves can reach 50-60 cm in length and are arranged in a spiral on the trunk, forming rosettes.
Aloe vera grown on the plantation
Important! Due to the structure of the leaf, its pulp is divided into cells, in which the plant can retain moisture for a long time. With an excess of moisture, the sheet is poured and enlarged. In drought, the mouths of the leaves are closed, and the plant uses its internal reserves.
Aloe vera in translation - real aloe, in natural conditions throws out inflorescences of yellow or red. They are located on a vertical peduncle, the length of which can reach 90 cm. When kept indoors, it can bloom, but this is a rarity.
Making Aloe Juice Properly
As you know, it is aloe juice that has healing and cosmetic properties. However, to get the juice, you need to properly prepare the aloe leaves (for the face). At home, it should be noted, this is done much more carefully than in production. Therefore, homemade cosmetics with aloe juice are more effective and safer than store-bought ones.
Experts advise choosing leaves that grow on an adult plant. Aloe must be over three years old. It is recommended to refuse watering the plant for a couple of days. After that, the largest, fleshy and juicy-looking leaves are selected. They need to be rinsed and dried. It is not recommended to squeeze the juice right away. Cosmetologists advise keeping the leaves in the refrigerator for a while. Thus, the juice will be more viscous and rich.
After resting in the refrigerator, the leaves can be crushed and squeezed out through cheesecloth. It is important that the healing properties of aloe persist only for 2-3 days. Then you should prepare a new sheet for wringing.
Eye recipes
The centenarian copes well with mucosal hyperemia and relieves swelling, therefore it is very effective in the treatment of eye diseases from the usual symptoms of fatigue to cataracts and blepharitis.
From redness, fatigue
To prepare lotions that remove irritation of the mucous membrane, 1.5 ml of agave juice is dissolved in 80 ml of boiled water. The solution is heated to 60 ° C. Cotton pads are soaked in the product and placed on the eyelids.
For conjunctivitis and barley
To prepare the medicine, aloe extract (100 g) is poured into a glass of water. The mixture is defended for 30 minutes, then sent to the stove and waited for boiling.
The cooled and filtered composition for conjunctivitis is applied in the form of instillation - 1 drop 2 times a day. With barley, a clean napkin is impregnated with the agent and applied to the inflammation for 25 minutes three times a day.
From cataracts and keratitis
2.5 g of mummy is dissolved in 75 ml of freshly squeezed agave juice, filtered and diluted in boiled water - 1 part of the composition to 10 parts of water.
The medicine should be instilled four times a day. The duration of the course is 1.5 months.
Blepharitis ointment
To prepare the ointment, aloe juice is combined with honey 1: 1. The agent is applied in the form of an ointment to the affected area. Diluted 5 times with distilled or boiled water, the composition can be instilled once a day, 1 drop into an inflamed eye. The course of treatment is 2 weeks. For prophylaxis, the agent is also used inside three times a day, 2 dessert spoons for 2 weeks.
Refresh and tone
If the face is in good condition, it simply does not have enough tone, then a face mask made of aloe and honey will help you. For cooking, you need two tbsp. spoons of warmed liquid honey and one teaspoon of aloe juice. The mixture is applied to the face and remains there for ten minutes.
If your face lacks freshness, if it is tired during the day and requires immediate attention, then we advise you to prepare an egg mask with aloe. To prepare such a mixture, you should take: 1 egg yolk, 1 teaspoon of aloe juice and a little fat sour cream. The mixture is applied all over the face. The neck and décolleté area can be affected. We keep the mask for 25-35 minutes. Rinse it off with warm water, then rinse with cold.
The mask of aloe and avocado juice also has a refreshing and tonic effect. Mix one tablespoon of aloe juice with mashed avocado and apply to face. This mask should be kept for about 15 minutes. Aloe for the skin of the face in this case will act as a moisturizer. It will saturate dry skin, but in this case it is recommended to add a couple of drops of olive oil to the mask. By the way, many other fruit masks (apricot, pineapple, etc.) will have the same effect.
Diseases and pests
The centenary has good immunity. All diseases that a flower can undergo are due to the fault of a person. The most common diseases are the following:
| Name of the disease | Causes of occurrence | Symptoms | Treatment methods |
| Root rot | Excessive watering | Growth retardation, stem rotting at the base, drying of leaf tips. | Pruning of damaged areas and fungicide treatment. |
| Dry rot | Improper care | There are no external symptoms. The plant dries up rapidly at the last stage of the disease. | Absent |
Drooping leaves indicate a lack of light, and sluggish plates that have lost turgor indicate that the agave is frozen.
A low level of air importance can provoke scabbard damage to the flower. Insects can be noticed by the traces they leave on the inside of the leaf. Small brown spots that can be easily erased with alcohol are a sure sign of an attack by harmful insects. You can get rid of pests without the use of chemicals. It is enough to treat the flower a couple of times with concentrated soapy water.
Aloe for problem skin
Many women and girls suffer from rashes or excessive oily skin. Aloe will also help here. Medicinal properties, recipes are very diverse. But one of the most effective is a mask with aloe and lemon juice.Mix the ingredients in equal proportions and apply on the face for 20 minutes, then rinse with cool water. After such a mask, the pores are noticeably narrowed, the unpleasant oily sheen is removed. The skin becomes drier, but at the same time nourished and hydrated.
If you need more "formidable artillery" in order to cope with acne, inflammation, acne and enlarged pores, we advise you to prepare a mask of aloe and radish. Rub the vegetable on a fine grater. Add equal amounts of sage broth and aloe juice. We keep it on the face for about twenty minutes and wash off with cold water.
Recipes for bronchitis
Aloe for bronchitis is used because of its bactericidal and immunomodulatory properties. Aloe treatment significantly speeds up the healing process with drug therapy.
- Drown several large leaves of aloe in 0.5 liters of Cahors and leave for three days. Consume three times 1 tsp. in a day.
- Grind 1 cup biostimulated agave leaves and add 1.3 kg of linden honey. Steam the mixture. Pour 150 g of birch buds and 50 g of linden flowers with two glasses of water and boil for 3 minutes. Cool the broth, squeeze through a sieve or cheesecloth and pour into the cooled honey mass. Pour the resulting composition into two bottles, adding half a glass of olive oil to each. Apply three times a day for 1 tbsp. l. Shake well before use. Store the medicine in the refrigerator.
- Honey and butter are mixed in equal proportions. Aloe juice is added. The drug is taken before all meals for 5 days.
Aloe lotion
Alcohol tinctures are ideal helpers for women with oily skin. Aloe facial lotion helps to tighten pores, reduce oily sheen. For preparation, two parts of medical alcohol and one part of aloe pulp juice are used. The mixed ingredients are removed in a dark place for a week.
It is important to remember that alcohol is quite corrosive. Therefore, it is not recommended to use such alcoholic tinctures and lotions for girls whose skin is not prone to oily content.
Secrets and difficulties of home growing
Growing aloe is not at all difficult. The flower is so unpretentious that it is a pleasure to take care of it. The annual is one of the few indoor plants that do not need fertilization.
Temperature and light
The permissible temperature for the normal life of a plant is considered to be the range from 12 to 30 ℃. It is advisable that in the cold season the room temperature does not exceed 20 ℃.
Remember!
The higher the thermometer rises, the more moisture the flower needs.
Aloe is very fond of light. Therefore, whenever possible, it is placed on the windowsills of windows that face south. To avoid sunburn during high solar activity, the flower is shaded with a curtain. In summer, aloe is best taken out into the garden or on the balcony.
Watering rules
Proper watering is key to growing aloe. Water the flower in this way:
- From April to mid-October, the flower is watered as the top layer of the soil dries up. In the rest of the year, it is watered no more than once a month.
- The upper watering is alternated with the lower (through the pallet).
Watering a flower - As it becomes dirty, the leaves of the flower must be cleaned of dust. To do this, use a damp cloth. In thorny species, dust can accumulate in the area of thorns, so it will not be superfluous to arrange a monthly shower for the flower under running water.
- It is better to use rainwater for irrigation. If this is not possible, it is advisable to pass domestic tap water through a filter.
- The temperature of the water for irrigation should match the room temperature as much as possible.
Important
It is very difficult to bring the flower to dryness, but overmoistening is quite possible. From excess moisture in the plant, the roots rot, which leads to the death of the flower.
Aloe gel
Many women prefer various cosmetic products in the form of a gel to creams. If you do not trust the production of skin care cosmetics on an industrial scale, then you can always prepare aloe gel for your face at home. It is important to remember that homemade gel is stored an order of magnitude less than store gel. But you can be sure of its natural and safe composition, because you will make it with your own hands.
For preparation you will need: four large fleshy leaves of aloe, vitamin E (sold in a pharmacy in ampoules or bottles of 5 mg), a clean mixing bowl, a jar for storing the gel and a home mixer for chopping the leaves.
So, we are preparing aloe gel for the face. Medicinal properties, recipes are described on the Web in full size, but sometimes the latter are quite laborious. We have chosen one of the simple and quick cooking methods. You do not need to wash and dry the aloe leaves in this recipe. We simply wipe them from dust and place them in a container for grinding. After obtaining a homogeneous green mass, two drops of vitamin E should be added to it. It will act here not only as a useful tool, but also as a preservative that allows the gel to last longer.
Aloe leaf gel turns out to be quite concentrated, so it should only be used diluted on the face. Such a homemade gel will perfectly replace purchased options. You need to store it in the refrigerator. The shelf life is one month.
Immunity Recipes
The shoots of aloe vera and aloe tree are equally highly saturated with substances that strengthen the immune system. Biostimulated leaves contain twice as much of such substances. Therefore, in all the recipes described below, it is recommended to prepare raw materials for the manufacture of medicines in advance.
Mix with Cahors
Ingredients:
- 300 ml or 1.5 cups Cahors
- 150 ml agave juice
- 150 g honey
Prepare a dark glass vessel (you can use an existing wine bottle), combine the wine with succulent juice. Dissolve the honey in the resulting composition and leave to infuse for a week in a closed cool place.
The mixture should be used exclusively for people over 16 years old before three basic meals a tablespoon. The course of admission is 1 month.
Wine and honey recipe
Ingredients:
- 750 ml grape wine
- 350 g honey
- 350 g ground agave leaves
Combine honey, leaves and wine and leave in a cool place with no light. After two weeks, squeeze the mixture through clean cheesecloth. Store the resulting tincture in the refrigerator. Use for prophylaxis during the period of danger of colds 4 weeks on an empty stomach before breakfast, two teaspoons.
Honey-lemon remedy with aloe
Ingredients:
- 300 g honey
- 2 small lemons
- 3 aloe leaves 15 cm long
Lemons, together with the leaves, are chopped whole in a blender. Honey is mixed into the resulting gruel, then the product is left in a cool place in the absence of sunlight and artificial light for 1 week.
Apply three times a day, 1 teaspoon for children under 16 years old, for adults - 2 teaspoons. The course of taking the funds is 2 weeks.
Immune Bars
Aloe leaves by themselves do not have a pronounced taste and aroma. But succulent-based immunostimulants can be made in the form of delicious bars that even young patients will love.
Ingredients:
- ½ kg walnuts
- 100 g chopped aloe leaves
- 300 g of natural honey
- 1 orange
Chop the orange together with the zest, mix with the crushed nuts and aloe leaves. Add honey to the mass, form small bars. The dosage is 1-2 bars per day.
Alcohol tincture of aloe
Ingredients:
- 250 ml agave juice
- 200 g honey
- 250 ml vodka
All components are combined and stored for 1.5 weeks in a brown glass container in the refrigerator.Apply two teaspoons before meals. The remedy is effective in recovering from serious illnesses such as pneumonia and bronchitis.
Means with oil
Ingredients:
- 100 g of natural cow oil
- 4-5 st. l. honey
- 15 ml succulent juice
All components are thoroughly mixed. Adult dosage - 2 teaspoons twice a day, children dosage - 1 teaspoon before breakfast. Drink the product with warmed milk.
Aloe Aromatic Facial Masks
Natural essential oils are known to have beneficial effects on the skin. But you cannot use them as an independent tool in their pure form. Aromatic oils must be added in a few drops to a cream or lotion.
It is very quick and easy to prepare a face cream with aromatic oils and aloe at home. This will require aloe juice and essential oils of ylang ylang, rose and lemon. Add one drop of each oil to the aloe juice and apply it on the face for a few minutes.
Such a mask will perfectly refresh the skin, tone it, and get rid of the mesh of fine wrinkles. In addition, such masks are perfect for adolescents whose problem skin needs gentle cleansing and moisturizing.
Recipes for a cold
- With a cold, 6 drops of aloe juice are instilled into each nasal passage every 3 hours.
- 4 parts of agave juice are mixed with 2 parts of crushed rose hips, 2 parts of honey, 2 parts of goose fat and five drops of eucalyptus oil. In the resulting mixture, cotton swabs are impregnated and alternately inserted into each nostril for 25 minutes. Repeat 3-4 times a day.
- The plant sap is diluted 10 times with boiled water and 2 drops are instilled into each nasal passage. The product is also suitable for children.
Masks for mature skin
Wrinkles are a perennial problem in women of Balzac's age and older. Aloe face masks for wrinkles help very effectively and quickly. In addition, with constant use, the effect will persist for a long time. And the naturalness of the components that make up the masks and creams with aloe does not make you nervous.
Mask for fine wrinkles
One tablespoon of pulp or aloe juice is mixed with a spoonful of sour cream. Before applying the product to the face, the skin should be cleansed. It is recommended to keep the mixture for no more than fifteen minutes. Wash off with warm water.
Mask for sagging skin
Any of your cream (1 tsp) is mixed with aloe juice (1 tsp). Stir thoroughly, add 1 tsp. olive oil. Before applying this mask on the face, it must be thoroughly steamed with a hot towel. You need to apply the mask along the massage lines, you can apply it on the neck and décolleté. After 15 minutes of finding the product on the face, remove it with a cotton pad. You do not need to wash off the mask.
Anti-wrinkle mask with mustard
You have already learned how aloe is good for the face. But you still do not know that its anti-aging properties will increase a hundredfold if you add "hot" ingredients to it. Substances such as red pepper tincture or mustard powder stimulate the skin, warm it up and help the aloe juice penetrate faster and better target problem areas.
Try making an anti-wrinkle mask with mustard at home. To do this, you need to mix 1 tbsp. a spoonful of aloe juice with two pinches of mustard powder. After mixing, add 1 teaspoon of butter (pre-melted) and 3-5 tablespoons of St. John's wort decoction (it is better not to use packaged herbs).
This mixture, as we have already said, has an "intoxicating" effect, therefore it is recommended to keep the mask on the face for no more than three minutes. After which it is easily removed by washing with cool water. It is recommended to use this mask once a week.
Firming décolleté mask
So, you already know how to use aloe for the face, but we have not yet talked about such problem areas as the décolleté and neck. Let's make up for lost time.We suggest you prepare a mask for the neckline and neck, which has a rejuvenating, firming and moisturizing effect.
Required: fat sour cream or heavy cream (1 tbsp. Spoon), 2 tbsp. spoons of aloe juice. You can add a couple of tablespoons of softened honey to the mixture. Remember that honey is a pretty strong allergen. If you have reactions to it, then it is better to exclude it from this mask.
The mixture is applied to the problem area (neck, décolleté) for 15 minutes. Washed off easily with warm water.
Recipes for male strength
Regular use of aloe improves the blood supply to the male organ and promotes the growth of libido.
Recipe 1
Ingredients:
- aloe juice
- goose fat
- butter (unsalted)
- crushed dry rose hips
- honey
Mix the components in an equal volume, put on the stove and boil for 5-7 minutes. Cool the finished composition and store in the refrigerator. For treatment, 1 tablespoon of the medicine is dissolved in a glass of hot milk and drunk 30 minutes before meals 3 times a day. Duration of use is at least 1 week.
Recipe 2
Ingredients:
- 100 g of aloe leaves
- 200 g dates
- 200 g dried apricots
- 200 g figs
- 200 g honey
- 250 g lemon
Chop all components of the product in a blender. Add honey to the mixture. Store the product in the refrigerator. Apply 1 tablespoon per day. The course is 1 month.
Cosmetic ice with aloe
In skin care, you can use not only masks, gels and lotions based on agave, but also frozen aloe juice for the face. Reviews for cosmetic ice are extremely positive. It perfectly tones the skin, tightens it, nourishes it with nutrients while washing.
The basis for making ice is herbal decoctions. If your skin is prone to oily content, then it is better to take a decoction of oak or calendula bark. If the skin is dry, linden, raspberry, rose are perfect. Add a couple of teaspoons of aloe juice to the prepared medicinal broth. We pour it into specially prepared molds and place in the freezer.
Cosmetologists advise using cosmetic ice every morning when washing your face. Due to the fact that it is cold, the skin will wake up faster and become elastic. And herbal extracts and aloe juice in the composition of such ice will nourish the skin, saturate with vitamins, tighten and smooth.
Keeping aloe leaves fresh
The beneficial properties of aloe vera and tree aloe are contained precisely in the fleshy leaf plates of the house plant. When cutting and storing them, you need to follow some rules that will allow you to preserve the components of the substance:
- For the preparation of medicines or cosmetics, the leaves are cut in winter or late autumn.
- You need to pre-harvest the sheets for the cut in a week. For this, watering of the plant is stopped.
- The sheet plates are stored in a tightly closed container. A simple food storage container will not work for this purpose. This must be a glass container, preferably made of dark material.
- A tight-fitting lid will help protect the succulent outgrowths from the damaging effects of oxygen. If you do not take care of finding suitable dishes in advance, the sheet plates will oxidize and dry without standing for a day.
- Temperature is an important storage condition. Ideally, it ranges from 4 to 8 degrees. If all the moisture evaporates and the gel under the green skin dries up, the leaves will lose all useful components.
Aloe for chapped lips
Many people suffer from such unpleasant addiction as biting their lips during stress or licking them outside during cold windy weather. There is no benefit from such a habit, and getting rid of it can sometimes be quite difficult.
Here the agave juice comes to the rescue. It has a rather pronounced bitter taste, so when you apply it to your lips, you don't want to lick them anymore.It is important that when it enters the body, aloe juice has only a positive effect and even a child will not have any negative consequences from such licking.
How to propagate and transplant a flower at home?
Aloe is propagated by cuttings and the separation of the basal processes. Propagation by cuttings can be carried out all year round, and the shoots are separated, as a rule, during transplantation.
The material for the cuttings is aloe leaf. It is cut off, treated with crushed activated or charcoal and left to dry a little. Then the sheet is placed in wet sand at the cut point. Aloe cuttings do not need greenhouse conditions, so they are usually not covered with glass or plastic wrap. Sandy soil is moistened daily by irrigation from a spray bottle. As soon as the stalk starts up the first roots, they begin to water it in the usual way.
Breeding methods for aloe
Root propagation is an easier way to breed a new plant. The shoots are carefully separated from the mother bush. Fracture points must be treated with an antiseptic. The shoots are planted in separate pots and cared for as an adult aloe.
A young flower requires an annual transplant, and adult plants can be left in the old substrate for 2-3 years. Experts recommend carrying out the procedure in the fall.
Aloe transplant consists of the following steps:
- Pot selection. The pot must be taken deep and wide enough. There must be drain holes and a removable pan at the bottom.
- Drainage layer. A drainage layer is lined at the bottom of the pot, consisting of expanded clay or coarse sand.
- Landing. The required soil layer is applied to the drainage layer. Then the plant is lowered into the pot and carefully fill the remaining voids of the flowerpot with soil. The top layer of the soil is moistened.
Aloe soil can be purchased at flower shops or prepared by yourself. To do this, mix sand with turf and leafy soil in a 1: 1: 1 ratio.
Testimonials
Many women note the extremely positive effect of aloe juice. Some people use it as an excellent remedy for sunburn. Others use aloe juice to fight wrinkles. The case is progressing very successfully, judging by the reviews on the web.
There are a lot of positive reviews on masks for oily skin. They are used by both women of more mature age and adolescents.
Experts say that if possible, you should definitely plant an agave on your windowsill. He will be a home cosmetologist and doctor: two in one.
What does aloe cure for?
The juice and cut of succulent leaves are used to treat diseases:
- gastrointestinal tract;
- skin;
- anemia and improper metabolism;
- all types of abscesses (boils, trophic ulcers), purulent and open skin lesions;
- colds, ENT diseases and asthma;
- ophthalmic;
- tuberculosis (injections of aloe extract subcutaneously).
Aloe - what else does it heal? Draws out pus from abscesses, relieves sunburn, stops dysentery.
You need to properly care for the plant
It is best to grow aloe to extract juice yourself with proper care. Although this plant is completely unpretentious, you should adhere to the universal rules so that it grows large and gives good juice:
- It is important to choose a suitable soil - a light soil mixture, with the addition of charcoal in small quantities, as well as brick chips;
- In the winter season, you do not need to water often, the pot with the plant should be in a bright and cool enough place, in summer, on the contrary, in a warm, but also bright, watering should still be moderate so that the plant does not rot;
- Good drainage must be provided for the agave;
- You can feed with the same nutrient mixtures used for cacti;
- Young plants need to be replanted once a year, and slightly more mature ones - once every three years;
- Reproduction is carried out using basal shoots or cuttings, less often - by dividing the tuber or seeds.
Only with proper care will aloe juice have powerful healing properties.
How to get healing juice?
Not everyone knows that only the lowest, oldest and fleshy leaves should be used. They contain the juice with the largest con, and it is desirable to cut off such a leaf completely, trying not to damage either it or the plant itself.
If the juice is required immediately, then it is enough just to wash the leaf with warm water, then either squeeze the juice out with your hands, or grind the desired piece to the state of gruel, depending on what needs to be treated. Here's the situation: what to do with the leftovers?
The most suitable fleshy leaves are below, and the young have not yet gained healing power
Aloe cultivation history and signs
The natural habitat and homeland of the flower are Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. The first mentions of the plant are indicated in the Bible. The flower also has a popular name - Centenary. There is a myth that aloe blooms once a century, hence the name. Modern florists refute this myth; it has been proven that the plant is able to bloom annually, subject to properly organized care and taking into account some of the nuances.
- Aloe enhances the positive biofield of the room in which it is located. Due to this, the inhabitants of the house in which the flower grows are less likely to get sick and feel great.
- A dried leaf of a plant, placed above the front door, protects the house and its inhabitants from the evil eye, damage, and negative energy.
The benefits of aloe vera - The dried root of a flower has long been considered a talisman. It was placed on chains and worn on the body.
- The plant is used in magic for conducting love rituals. It is believed that the agave has the ability to attract love.
- Blooming aloe promises great joy.
The magical abilities of the flower, multiplied by its medicinal properties, make aloe an indispensable houseplant, which should be in every home.
How to Recycle Aloe Leaves
The leaves can be stored at home in the refrigerator for a long time without losing their beneficial properties. If the need arises, it is enough to chop a few leaves with a knife, meat grinder or blender. Apply the resulting gruel to the site of inflammation.
To gargle with sore throat, mix 50 grams of crushed leaves and a glass of mineral water without gas in a mixer. Use to rinse the mouth.
At elevated temperatures, you can prepare a mixture of aloe and honey. Take a tablespoon of honey and 100 grams of boiling water on 1 sheet. During the day, this mixture should be drunk by a teaspoon. If you add ghee here, you get an excellent cough remedy.
If you need to treat the throat of a small child, wrap a bandage around the index finger in several layers, moisten it in the prepared solution and gently wipe the palate and root of the tongue
Which aloe is suitable for treatment
The first important point is the age of the plant.... Aloe over three years old contains the most useful substances. For a plant to be of maximum benefit, it must be healthy. Make sure that there are no signs of disease or signs of insects on the agave. Another important point is that the leaves of the plant should not be treated with chemicals during cultivation.
Important. For use in medicinal whole, it is impossible to use a plant grown in unfavorable environmental conditions.
The largest leaves are ideal for long-term storage., which are located on the middle and bottom of the plant. The beginning of spring or winter is considered the ideal time to remove the leaves.
When shouldn't aloe be used?
Aloe is a very potent remedy, and it has some contraindications.One of the most common is an allergic reaction, in the event of which you must immediately stop using the agave products. It is not recommended to use it in such cases:
- internal bleeding;
- attacks of chronic diseases;
- a combination of several diseases;
- renal failure;
- cirrhosis and other liver disorders.
Expectant mothers should not experiment with aloe, because during the period of hormonal changes, the body can react to it in the most unexpected way.
Storage conditions and shelf life
Store aloe-based preparations out of the reach of children in a cool, dark place. The shelf life of juice, syrup and liniment is 2 years from the date of production. Tablets - 3 years. With prolonged exposure to direct sunlight, the preparations become unusable.
the pharmaceutical industry produces a variety of dosage forms with aloe extract
Preparatory moments
It turned out that there are several subtleties that need to be taken into account at the initial stage:
- As a rule, medicinal juice is extracted from plants that have reached 3 years of age. Younger flowers are not suitable for this, as well as older ones older than 7 years.
- Before cutting off the leaves of aloe, it is recommended not to water the flower for a week or a half - for this succulent, such a drought is short-lived and will not harm. On the other hand, its parts will be stocked with valuable substances and the juice will become even more healing.
- Only the lower leaves should be taken, the length of which is more than 20 cm, they are especially fleshy. In addition to foliage, shoots 15 cm or more are used.
- Cut them off carefully, with scissors or a knife with a sharp blade.
- It is recommended to rinse the leaves with cool water and dry for 20-30 minutes.
- Before using plant materials, it is recommended to keep it in the refrigerator for several days. The leaves are wrapped in foil or dark paper and sent for one to two weeks in the cold.
It is interesting! The results of laboratory studies conducted by the famous Soviet ophthalmologist V.P. Filatov, amazed! It turned out that when a plant or its parts find themselves in uncomfortable conditions - darkness and cold, they begin to produce biogenic stimulating substances.
The juice obtained from the plant kept in the cold is considered biogenic, its medicinal value is higher than that of the juice prepared without this procedure.
Liver Helper
Thanks to the active ingredients and amino acids it contains, the agave normalizes liver function, increasing the outflow of bile and improving overall well-being.
A miracle cure is prepared step by step:
- brew 5 g of dry nettle root in a glass;
- in a small saucepan, boil 600 ml of water and pour in 1 tbsp. l. St. John's wort;
- pour in 3 tbsp. l. aloe juice;
- combine infusions from two containers;
- add sugar or honey if desired.
The finished medicine is taken 20 minutes before meals, half a glass.
The following drink will help to eliminate pathogenic microflora in the gallbladder. Peel the medium-sized beet tuber, finely chop and immerse in a liter of water. Place the container on low heat and cook until the vegetable is tender. Pour 30 ml of St. John's wort tincture and the same amount of fresh medicinal aloe juice to the resulting beet broth. Take 200 ml, divided into 3 doses.
What types of succulents are medicinal?
Botanists managed to discover and classify about five hundred varieties of aloe, however, not all of them have unique healing properties.
In their natural environment, they grow in desert, arid regions and have adapted well to such harsh conditions. Plants store a lot of life-giving moisture for future use, useful active elements are concentrated in the same liquid. Aloe also uses it sparingly due to a thin dense film covering its foliage, and can go without water for a long time.
Many succulent species have been successfully domesticated and grown as indoor plants. And where the climate permits, they are planted to decorate the street landscape.
In the medical and cosmetic industry, only a dozen varieties of aloe have found their application. The most valuable are:
- real (true or aloe vera);
- tree-like (agave);
- frightening (terrible);
- soapy (soapy or spotty).
The most popular inhabitants of Russian apartments are representatives of the first two types. They are unpretentious, recover quickly and give a large amount of succulent foliage.
Areas of use
- Cuts, shallow wounds and burns. Aloe juice acts as a strong antiseptic and accelerates tissue healing.
- Damage to the mucous membranes. So, for example, in case of injuries or inflammatory diseases of the gums and oral cavity, rinsing with a solution of medicinal juice in boiled water is indicated.
- Viral and infectious diseases. Aloe-based drops, inhalation and simply eating the pulp of the leaves inside - all this contributes to a speedy recovery.
- Due to its pronounced antimicrobial effect, the plant is successfully used in the treatment of acne. You can apply a fresh cut of a leaf to the inflamed area, or you can include its pulp or juice in homemade cosmetic masks.
Aloe vera and aloe vera are precisely the types of plants that are most widely used in medicine.
Attention: a young bush does not have sufficiently strong medicinal properties, the minimum age of a plant is three years. During this time, aloe manages to accumulate in its leaves as many useful substances as is necessary to obtain a noticeable result when applied.
In a refrigerator
It is best to store medicinal raw materials in the refrigerator. This requires:
- Stop watering the plant and cut off the leaves, wipe them down and dry thoroughly.
- Wrap the agave in plastic wrap in several layers. There should be no air inside.
- Put the leaves in the refrigerator and keep at a temperature of + 4-8. It can be stored for up to 4 weeks.
Moreover, the longer the agave lies in the refrigerator, the more useful substances will accumulate in it. But, if you have to store it for a long time, it is better to look for alternative methods or prepare the juice by preserving it with alcohol.
Do not put aloe in the freezer for storage, as after thawing the leaves will become lethargic and lose most of their healing qualities. If it is necessary to keep the leaves for up to a year, then they need to be kept at -5. So aloe can lie for up to a year.
The frozen product is most often used in home cosmetology.
Plant selection and preparation
The most common species of this plant in our country are the tree-like aloe and aloe vera. The first type has a trunk with leaves located on it, and the second is a soft rosette of leaves. The medicinal nectar obtained from these species has the highest value.
Leaves that are located below are most suitable for use in traditional medicine, it is desirable that their age is at least 6 years. You can squeeze out juice from the leaves of a 3-year-old plant, but its medicinal value will be lower. Before picking the leaves, the plant should not be watered for 3 weeks. This will help maximize the concentration of active substances in the leaves.
Cut leaves should be wrapped in thick, clean paper, plastic bag or foil and refrigerated for 2 weeks. Then the leaves are passed through a meat grinder, 3 parts of warm water are also added to the resulting mass and the mixture is left for about 2 hours. The mass prepared in this way must be squeezed out through 3 layers of gauze. As a result, a concentrated juice is obtained from aloe leaves.
Storage methods
How best to store and handle aloe leaves: the beneficial properties are preserved in both fresh extract and condensed juice.For harvesting, leaves are used that are at least 3 years old: they have the maximum amount of useful components. A natural product that has suffered from diseases or has begun to fade is not used. It will stay in the refrigerator less and quickly deteriorate. Do not add chemicals or other natural plant components to the agave juice (such a tincture will deteriorate faster).
The cut leaves can be processed into juice, made into a mixture, or stored unprocessed. Each piece has its own storage technology. Aloe extract can be used both internally and externally, so its quality must be monitored. If it starts to become covered with dark spots or change color, it is dangerous to use it.
Conditions
The product is processed immediately after pruning, if you tighten up with this, the leaves will quickly deteriorate and become unusable. For long-term storage, the absence of sunlight is required. This is the first factor that shortens the shelf life of the natural extract. All nutrients that are stored in the mixture are destroyed under the influence of the sun.
Cold is an important condition to keep the juice from spoiling prematurely. Like any other natural medicinal product, aloe extract needs a temperature of no higher than 5-8 ° C.
Another important factor is vacuum. All blanks are tightly closed until use. If these conditions are not observed, the natural product will quickly deteriorate and cannot be used for medicinal purposes.
Cosmetic for all skin types
Water-based formulations will not last longer than a couple of weeks, even in the refrigerator, but a small amount of face and neck tonic can be prepared as follows:
- 1 part of the pulp of the leaves of the agave;
- 3 parts boiled lukewarm water;
- insist in a dark, cool place for an hour and a half;
- strain and squeeze;
- strain again through double cheesecloth.
You can use this natural vitamin face toner for two weeks. Store only in the refrigerator.
Taking care of the home doctor
Given the versatility of aloe juice in folk medicine, this plant can be called a valuable supplier of biologically active components. This means that the flower deserves a good relationship, it is worth saving. But how to do this if the leaves of a green pet are regularly cut for the benefit of the owner?
You can adhere to the following recommendations:
- You cannot cut off the tips of the leaves, the juice of the succulent will begin to flow through the hole.
- Care for the plant should be done carefully. Care must be taken when removing dust and dirt from foliage, as even small scratches can cause it to dry out.
- It is recommended to cut the leaves closer to the trunk.
- If the preparation of juice or multicomponent products is a planned event, then it is better to do it in winter or early spring.
Nutrition food from aloe vera leaf and honey, a nature cosmetic for skin care from herb, also use as medicine for health, sliced of aloe and honey on outdoor green background
