What are the benefits and effects of aloe vera? Growing aloe vera is highly useful

Aloe vera, because of its unique beauty value, is favored by the modern beauty industry and beauty-loving women. In addition to beauty care, the value of aloe vera is also very remarkable. Let us learn about it together below.

1. Aloe vera treats burns and scalds. A wonderful remedy for burns and scalds: 1 fresh aloe leaf (adjust the amount as needed according to the size of the injured area), wash it with cold boiled water, squeeze out the juice and spread it all over the injured area, applying 2--3 times daily. It has the effects of purging fire, cooling blood, and relieving pain, and is suitable for burns and scalds.

2. Aloe vera treats bee stings. A wonderful remedy for bee stings: an appropriate amount of fresh aloe leaves, mashed and applied to the affected area, suitable for bee stings.

3. Aloe vera treats damp itching. If scratched, there is yellow fluid - "Bencao Tujing".

4. The immune-restoring effect of aloe polysaccharides can improve the body's disease resistance. For various chronic ☆diseases☆ such as high blood pressure, gout, asthma, cancer, etc., using aloe vera alongside treatment can enhance the therapeutic effect and accelerate the body's recovery.

5. Aloe vera, being cold, can remove heat. Being bitter, it can drain heat and dry dampness; being bitter, it can kill parasites. Being extremely bitter and extremely cold, it is therefore a key medicine for removing heat and killing parasites. It mainly treats heat-wind and restlessness, heat in the chest and hypochondrium, improves eyesight, calms the heart, treats pediatric epilepsy due to cool wind, treats the five gan, and kills the three worms. Heat generates wind, and heat can cause restlessness; once heat is removed, wind-heat restlessness and heat in the chest and diaphragm resolve on their own. Cooling the liver therefore improves eyesight. Removing restlessness therefore calms the heart. Pediatric epilepsy and convulsions are transformed by heat; the five gan are all patterns of internal heat with stagnation in the spleen and stomach; damp-heat hemorrhoid disease and sores with atrophy are also all produced by damp-heat descending into the intestines and viscera, causing blood stasis, so it governs all of them. It can neutralize croton toxicity, which is also the power of removing heat - "Bencao Jingshu".

6. Aloe vera treats liver fire. It calms liver wind, clears heart heat, relieves heart vexation, stops thirst and promotes fluid production, improves hearing and eyesight, reduces dental swelling, and resolves fire toxin - "Bencao Zaixin".

7. Aloe vera is a medicine that cools the liver and kills parasites. For all diseases of the liver that involve heat, there is no doubt it should be used. However, its taste is extremely bitter and its nature is extremely cold; among all bitter-cold medicines, none surpasses it. Its power mainly disperses rather than tonifies, so it can be used when internal heat qi is strong; if there is internal deficiency with diarrhea and little food intake, it is contraindicated. "Bencao Huiyan".

8. Aloe vera mainly treats heat-wind and restlessness. Heat in the chest and diaphragm, improves eyesight and calms the heart, treats pediatric epilepsy and convulsions, treats the five gan, kills the three worms, and treats hemorrhoid disease and sores with atrophy. It neutralizes croton toxicity.

9. Aloe vera is rich in niacin, vitamin B6, etc., and is a bitter stomachic mild laxative. It has anti-inflammatory effects, repairs the gastric mucosa, and relieves pain, which is beneficial for the treatment of gastritis and gastric ulcers and can promote healing of ulcer surfaces. For burns and scalds, aloe vera can also have good anti-infection and healing-promoting effects.

10. Aloe vera is used as a stomach medicine. It has the effect of strengthening the stomach and promoting menstruation - "Xiandai Shiyong Zhongyao".

11. Aloe vera enters the Jueyin liver meridian and the Chong mai. Its function is specifically to kill parasites and clear heat. For diseases of the Chong mai, such as counterflow qi and internal urgency, and irregular menstruation, with masses in the abdomen rushing upward, as well as pediatric gan heat and accumulated stagnation, none can be eliminated without this. Ground with licorice into powder, it is very effective for stubborn tinea on the head and neck. However, it is very bitter and very cold, and its qi is extremely foul and noxious. If a person with stomach deficiency and little food intake takes it, they will vomit severely as soon as it enters the mouth, often leading to loss of food intake and diarrhea, and many become emaciated and weak - "Benjing Fengyuan".

12. Aloe vera treats external bleeding. A wonderful remedy for external bleeding: 50 grams of aloe vera, ground into fine powder, bottled for later use. Take a small amount of aloe powder and sprinkle it on the wound. Suitable for external bleeding.

13. Aloe vera treats cuts and abrasions. A wonderful remedy for cuts and abrasions: an appropriate amount of aloe leaves, disinfected with hot water, washed, cut open, and the secreted liquid applied to the injured area. Suitable for cuts and abrasions. In mild cases, several applications can stop bleeding and relieve pain. In severe cases, first wash the wound, then apply the aloe gel-like substance, and bandage and secure it with sterilized gauze and a bandage. When the gel-like substance dries, drip aloe juice onto it again. It can generally heal in about 7--10 days.

14. Aloe vera treats pediatric diseases. It mainly treats various pediatric gan heat - "Haiyao Bencao".

15. Aloe vera itself is also rich in the element chromium and has an insulin-like effect. It can regulate blood sugar metabolism in the body and is an ideal food and medicine for people with diabetes.

16. Aloe vera disperses scrofula. It treats convulsions and epilepsy, promotes water metabolism, and removes swelling - "Depei Bencao".

17. Aloe vera is rich in biotin, etc. It is an excellent product for beauty, weight loss, and preventing and treating constipation. It has a very good regulating effect on fat metabolism, gastrointestinal function, and the excretory system.

18. Aloe vera is used for facial beauty. Apply fresh leaf juice to the face in the morning and evening for 15--20 minutes, and if persisted with, it will make the facial skin smooth, white and tender, and soft, and it also has the effect of treating melasma, freckles, and age spots.

19. Aloe vera kills pediatric gan roundworms. It mainly treats nasal insufflation to kill brain gan and remove nasal itching - "Yaoxing Lun".

The above are the medicinal values of aloe vera. Using aloe vera instead of injections and medicine is indeed something to secretly rejoice about.