Brief Description:
Aloe is used for both ornamental as well as medicinal purpose. It is
short stemmed and the spiny-toothed leaves are very succulent or juicy. The
drooping flowers are yellow in color. When the plant is mature,, from the
middle an erect stalk grows which is a meter in height. The fruit is an oval
capsule containing numerous seeds.
Medicinal Use:
- Promotes the menstrual flow.
- Softens swollen parts and relieves pain in muscles.
- Works as a good laxative.
- Kills or expels worms from the body.
- Best for skin problems.
- Heals wounds and fresh cuts.
- Soothes burns, cures eczema and falling hair.
- Useful in eye diseases.
- Checks the growth of tumor, enlargement of the spleen, liver complaints, asthma, leprosy and jaundice.
How to Use:
- The juice of the leaves, applied externally, is soothing in case of burns, wounds and cuts,, eczema, and falling hair.
- The leaf pulp is recommended for first four and last above medicinal uses.
- The cuticle removed from the leaves can be applied as a suppository in cases of hemorrhoids or piles.
- Drinking the aloe juice purifies the blood and cleans the skin.
Parts Used:
- The leaves and the pulp.
Dose:
- As indicated above.
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