Aloe vera is one of the easiest medicinal plants to cultivate. It grows on practically any terrain. It’s so adaptable to difficult conditions that it can be grown in the desert and other dry soils. But where does its resilience and adaptability come from?
A simple Google search of the term “Aloe vera” will bring before you a well-known image: a sliced Aloe vera leaf with a clear gel inside. This gel, the Aloe vera juice, is at least 98% water. That explains how Aloe vera, like any cactus plant, can survive even in dry soil, and why experts suggest little irrigation, only during dry periods. The remaining 1% contains compounds from which Aloe vera gets its energy: a variety of active ingredients that include sugars, mainly polysaccharides, vitamins, minerals, glycoproteins, amino acids, steroids and enzymes . All those compounds travel through the plant’s vascular system and feed it. Any way you slice it, the plant gets its vital energy from the gel found inside the leaves. And many components of that gel are immensely useful for humans as well.
Sugars found in the Aloe vera gel are thought to have immunostimulative, antibacterial and hematopoetic effects in humans, helping the body resist infections and inflammation. Vitamins present in the gel are A, B, C and E, including B12, lack of which can cause chronic gastrointestinal symptoms. Additionally, local use of Aloe vera gel has numerous benefits for hair and skin and helps patients with mild to moderate burn wounds, genital herpes and seborrheic dermatitis. Finally, oral use of the Aloe vera gel helps maintain the health of gastrointestinal tract, alleviates constipation, cleanses the body and increases overall energy levels.
Simple as it may be to cultivate, Aloe vera is incredibly hard to process. Processing the Aloe vera juice found inside the plant into the gel that humans can use is a risky endeavor as it may remove the majority of the useful compounds. Unfortunately, you can’t consume the gel directly from the plant, which is why it’s crucial to find a producer that can get you as close to that as possible. When shopping for Aloe vera gel, find a producer you trust to make fresh and natural gel that can give you the energy the plant itself gets from its gel.
Trust is earned, and what better way to earn it than to provide generations of customers with a product that helps them stay vital, healthy and beautiful in a natural way? Forever Aloe Vera Gel by Forever Living Products contains over 200 different compounds that can help you maintain healthy digestive tract, skin and hair, but have no artificial flavors or coloring that would harm your body.It is the first product of its kind to be certified by the International Aloe Science Council, which further confirms its quality.
But don’t take our word for it. Try the Forever Aloe Vera Gel and see for yourself.
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