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Aloe (agagave) is a houseplant, undemanding in care and useful. It can be recommended for growing to everyone! Firstly, because of the ease of aloe to care for, secondly, because of the exotic appearance of the succulent, and thirdly, because of its medicinal properties. How to grow it?

Types of aloe

There are several hundred species of aloe in total. In the rooms they are most often bred aloe arborescens, aloe variegated, aloe vera .

It has a developed trunk, thick leaves of a grayish-green color, have a pointed sword-shaped shape and sharp teeth. In a room it can grow up to 1 meter in height.

Aloe variegated or tiger

This species is distinguished by a pattern of white transverse strokes on dark green leaves. This is a small type of aloe, with a short stem. Its pointed leaves are collected into a rosette and twisted in a spiral.

By the way, do not confuse this type of aloe with another representative of succulents - gasteria.

This is a bushy species also with a short stem. Its leaves are long and fleshy with teeth. Pointed upward.

Aloe care

Aloe is a plant that is undemanding in terms of temperature. In winter, it can be in a cool room or in a normal living room.

Lighting

Aloe is a light-loving plant. When caring for aloe, you need to remember that light is important for it. With a lack of light, the plant stretches unsightly, the leaves become thin and turn pale. Aloe, unlike many other plants, tolerates direct sunlight. In summer, aloe feels good in the fresh air.

Watering

Water aloe very sparingly. The soil must be completely dry before watering. In practice this is 1-2 times a week. Excessive soil moisture can lead to root rot. In addition, you need to water carefully, water should not get into the outlet. Aloe does not need spraying.

Aloe propagation

Reproduction of aloe is possible by separating the children during transplantation. But more often aloe is propagated by aloe cuttings. It is best to do this in the spring, although aloes take root well at any time. The cut cuttings are slightly dried in air, and then placed in water or a damp mixture of sand and peat, deepened by 1-2 cm. The cuttings do not need to be covered or sprayed with anything; they even need to be watered infrequently.

You can also propagate aloe by seeds. Seeds are planted in February-March in soil treated with boiling water. For seedlings to occur, moist, warm conditions must be created.

Sometimes it happens that aloe blooms. But at home this rarely happens.

Aloe transplant

Young aloe plants are replanted once a year. After 3 years - once every 2-3 years, if necessary, and for old large plants, instead of replanting, the top layer of soil is replaced. Aloe is undemanding when it comes to soil, you can take any, but if possible, it is better to take special soil for succulents.

Top dressing

Aloe feeding is carried out in the spring-summer period once every 1-2 weeks. You can use special fertilizers for succulents or an all-purpose complex fertilizer. There is no need to apply fertilizer in winter and autumn.

Natalia Ezhova
Summary of educational activities in the senior group “For children about aloe” using experimental research technology

CHALLENGES WITH THE INTEGRATION OF EDUCATIONAL AREAS

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT:

Give an idea of ​​the appearance and healing properties aloe;

Develop the ability to compare, generalize, and draw conclusions;

Give an idea of ​​the characteristics of the plant during experimental research activities;

SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:

Enrich children's vocabulary on this topic by introducing new ones words: aloe, agave, wax, healer, healing, etc.

Learn to reason out loud, justify your point of view, develop the ability to clearly and clearly express your thoughts;

SOCIAL-COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT:

Cause a positive emotional response, a desire to learn new things;

Foster a caring attitude towards plants and a desire to care for them.

PRELIMINARY WORK:

Reading proverbs, solving riddles about rooms plants: “It has thorns, but does not know how to wound, but it heals us at any hour.”, “What kind of tail is growing?”, “He’s prickly like a hedgehog, he looks like a green ball” etc.)

Reading poems and stories ( « Aloe» B. Zakhoder, "Cactus" Yu. Sibirskaya, “What a funny hedgehog” T. Lavrova, "Prickly Game" N. Pikuleva)

View EOR "Desert Houseplants"

Drawing indoor plants in pots with watercolors and pencils

Making crafts in technology volumetric applique "Cactus"

Monitoring the growth and development of indoor plants

Production of plant passports.

MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT: educational video "When it blooms aloe» , illustration depicting aloe, indoor flower aloe in a pot, glass of water, pipette, glass for experiments, adhesive plaster, doll.

Progress of organized educational activities

Educator: Guys, we have a picture hidden on our board depicting one very interesting plant. I'll tell you a riddle, and you try to guess what it is?

“It will decorate the house for a century,

And he will heal everyone in that house.

That flower is unsightly in appearance,

But he is famous as a healer."

Who guessed what kind of plant this is? (children's answers) This aloe, it also has a second name - "agave". It is connected with the belief that aloe It blooms only once every hundred years, and then dies... But this is not so. It’s just very difficult to create the same conditions in our homes as in his homeland in Africa. And there aloe blooms every year! Who has seen this plant? What does it look like? (children's answers) Now let's look at the picture (opens).

The appearance of this plant is not very attractive; it looks like a creature with many tentacles covered with spines. But it turns out that the flowers aloe is very beautiful! Would you like to see?

For children a short educational video is shown "When it blooms aloe» .

Despite its unsightly and even unpleasant appearance, aloe a very valuable plant? Why? (children's answers). That's right, this is a real doctor. Aloe contains the healing substance aloin, which heals wounds and fights germs.

Our doll Masha's wound on her hand is not healing. Let's apply a healing bandage to her. To do this, we will cut the leaf, remove the skin from it and apply it to the wound. Who will help me? (The teacher cuts off the skin aloe, the child imposes "bandage" and fixes it on the doll’s hand with an adhesive plaster). After some time, the bandage can be changed.

Now let's do some fun exercises (physical training is held).

Once - rise, stretch,

Two - bend over, straighten up,

Three - clap, three claps,

Three nods of the head.

Four - arms wider,

Five - wave your arms,

Six - sit down quietly.

Educator: Well, now we come to the most interesting thing - experiments with our plant. First let's look at the young and old aloe leaves. What is the difference? (children's answers)

Young leaves are bright and green. Old aloe leaves are lighter in color, as if some kind of whitish coating had been applied to them. This is wax. He protects aloe from the scorching sun.

Aloe experience 1. Let's drop some water on a leaf aloe, and we will see how a droplet rolls off the leaf. Because leaf aloe covered with wax. Moreover, the leaf shape is aloe like this that water flows to the roots of the plant.

Aloe experience 2. If we throw a leaf aloe in water, it will turn silver. Air bubbles form around the leaf.

Aloe experience 3. Let's rub the plaque with our finger old aloe leaves. What do we see? The leaf under the wax is as green as the young one.

At a young leaf aloe is not enough wax yet, but over time it will also be covered with a protective wax layer. In the meantime, the baby - a leaf - is growing, he breathes a lot and often. What do you see on old leaves? (children's answers - thorns) Why do you think they are needed? (children's answers) The flower needs spines to protect it from animals. And also - with age, the leaves become coarser, the spines become more and more rigid. This is not surprising - it is in old The leaves store the water that the flower needs to live.

Aloe experience 4. Let's drop a drop of water, and next to it drop a drop of gel-like juice onto the glass aloe and leave them for a couple of hours. When the time is up, together with the children we will look at the results of our experience and discuss them.

What do we see? The drop of water evaporated and dried, but the gel remained watery. This means that the gel helps the plant retain moisture!

Guys, what does the proverb mean? "Worder than aloe» ? In what cases do they say this? (children's answers) That's what they say, when something bad happens, trouble comes. After all, the juice aloe is very bitter, and you can only drink it with diluted honey or sugar and always under adult supervision. But you and I know that aloe- also a man’s friend, his healer and assistant. This is what an amazing plant we met today!

Publications on the topic:

Experimental research activities in preschool age are an important way for children to learn about the world around them and help them master.

Summary of the direct educational activities of the NGO “Cognitive Development” to familiarize themselves with the outside world in the senior group p.

Summary of OOD on experimental activities in the middle group “The Magic Power of a Magnet” Summary of OOD on experimental activities in the middle group Topic: “The magic power of a magnet” Integrated educational areas:.

Goal: Expanding children's knowledge about natural phenomena. Objectives: 1. To cultivate children's interest in experimental activities in the practical process.

Abstract of OOD in the senior group “Let's Help Dunno” (using experimentation technology) Tasks with the integration of educational areas: Cognitive development: - To introduce the concepts of “magnetism”, “magnetic forces”; - Form.

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Aloe is known to everyone and can be found in almost every home. Africa is considered the birthplace of this evergreen plant. It is also called Aloe vera, or Aloe vera. Currently, there are more than 300 varieties of aloe in the world. During the era of great geographical discoveries, aloe spread throughout the world, and today it grows in large quantities in countries with warm climates.

Aloe was first mentioned in the manuscripts of the ancient Sumerians - information about its medicinal properties was recorded on clay tablets. The vitality of this plant is amazing: it can live completely without water for about 7 years, and at the same time shoots continue to appear on it.

Any type of aloe has certain medicinal properties, thanks to the juice contained in its leaves. However, only those species that grow not as trees, but as bushes can be consumed internally. Tree aloe is well suited for external use (for healing purulent wounds, burns, allergic rashes, etc.).

The unique composition of aloe and the use of aloe

The beneficial properties of aloe can be easily explained by studying the composition of the pulp of the leaves of this plant. Aloe contains more than two hundred biologically active substances, each of which has certain properties and has its own benefits. The vitamin composition of aloe includes vitamins A, E, C, B vitamins (B1, B2, B6), the pulp also contains anthraquinone glycosides (aloin, nataloin, emodin), amino acids, resins, phytoncides, sterols, gelonins, enzymes, chromonomas, polysaccharides and other biologically active substances.

Aloe leaves contain allantoin, a substance that has a powerful moisturizing effect. It is thanks to allantoin that aloe vera is used today by most cosmetics manufacturers, and it is even called a “vehicle”. Penetrating deep into the skin, allantoin delivers other components there, retains moisture in the skin and promotes regeneration processes, helping to restore cell structure, heal wounds and damage. Aloe juice is used in the treatment of many skin diseases: acne, eczema, ulcers, dermatitis, psoriasis, and minor cosmetic defects.

The polysaccharides that make up aloe juice form a protective film on the skin, protect it from solar ultraviolet radiation, soften, moisturize, and accelerate cell regeneration. However, the use of aloe is not beneficial for everyone; the harm of aloe juice becomes obvious if serious chemical or physical effects have been applied to the skin (dermabrasion, chemical peeling), in which case irritation may occur that can develop into dermatitis. One of the remarkable beneficial properties of aloe juice polysaccharides is the ability to influence macrophages - nonspecific immune cells, the scope of which includes the restoration of damaged epidermis. In aging skin, macrophages are able to renew collagen, which is why aloe juice is included in many cosmetic products.

Beauty salons very often offer relaxation baths, which contain either aloe juice extract or extract, or canned natural aloe juice.

Aloe in medicine

Aloe juice, and, accordingly, the preparations that contain it, have strong anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antibacterial properties, which is important in the fight against pathogens.

The juice of the plant is a common remedy for symptoms of acid reflux, such as stomach pain and heartburn. Helps improve digestion, relieves the body of acid reflux and cleanses the rectum. Aloe vera is a natural laxative.

Preparations containing aloe are widely used in many areas of medicine (gynecology, dentistry, dermatology, surgery, therapy, immunology) for the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (gastritis, ulcers, constipation), eye diseases (conjunctivitis, myopia, inflammation of the cornea) and skin, inflammatory diseases of the oral cavity, ARVI.

Aloe is also used for depletion of the body; the benefits of aloe with honey to increase immune strength are widely known; aloe juice is also used for tuberculosis, stomatitis, and diseases of the mucous membranes (mouth, genitals). What is noteworthy is that the bulk of the beneficial substances that make up aloe have a structure that is easily absorbed by the body when consumed orally and also quickly and easily penetrates the skin when aloe juice is applied externally.

An infusion of aloe leaves with honey is used to treat burns. The leaves are cut, poured with honey and left in a dark place for a month. Then they are thoroughly crushed, mixed again with honey, filtered and used in the form of compresses. Of course, it is better to always have some of this infusion at home, but burns can also be treated with fresh juice: simply squeeze the juice from the lower leaves of aloe, soak gauze pads with it and apply to the burns.

For open wounds, an aloe leaf is simply cut, the pulp is applied to the wound and secured with a bandage or plaster. The sheet is changed several times during the day, and the wound begins to heal. In case of severe burns and cuts, you should consult a doctor and not self-medicate.

There are many options for using aloe, as well as recipes for treating a particular disease, but the main thing is to correctly collect and prepare the ingredients for them.

Side effects of aloe

Excessive consumption of the plant's sap can lead to abdominal cramps, diarrhea, electrolyte imbalance, and dehydration. One of the advantages of aloe juice is also a disadvantage - the plant lowers blood pressure. Hypertensive patients should be careful.

Sometimes the plant causes allergies, irritation and rash. The juice of the plant is strictly contraindicated for pregnant women, as it can cause diarrhea. At this time, as well as during breastfeeding, you should always consult a doctor before using aloe juice.

Despite the fact that the juice of the plant cleanses the rectum and relieves constipation, for certain diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (colitis, intestinal infarction, hemorrhoids, diverticulitis, stomach ulcers, etc.) its use is strictly contraindicated.

How to properly collect aloe?

Aloe can be collected at any time of the year. However, not all leaves are worth picking. Aloe grows at the top, and therefore the leaves below are more mature. You need to be guided by the tips of the leaves - as soon as the tips begin to dry out, the leaf is ready for use and the juice in it is as beneficial as possible. It is necessary to cut the leaf at the base, or it is better to simply break it off from the stem. But it is worth remembering that after collecting the leaves, they cannot be kept in the open air for more than 3-4 hours, otherwise the lion’s share of all their healing properties will be lost. You can use either freshly picked leaves or various mixtures and tinctures made from them.

Aloe juice recipes

Biostimulated juice aloe is suitable for any skin type - it prevents the appearance of wrinkles. To do this, you need to make masks with it 2-3 times a week, for 10 minutes.

• To prepare the juice, you need to cut and wash the aloe leaves, then place them in a shallow bowl in one layer, cover with foil and refrigerate for 2 weeks. When this time has passed, you need to throw away the blackened leaves, and squeeze the juice out of the rest and pour it into a glass container - this juice can be used. Before cutting the leaves, do not water the plant for several days.
• If you add this juice (5-7 g) to a rich nourishing cream (10 g), you will get an excellent mask for dry and normal skin. The mask is applied to the face for 20-25 minutes, and then washed off with water and wiped with tonic.
• For oily and problem skin, mix aloe pulp with lemon juice and egg white, apply to the face in 2-3 layers and leave for about 20 minutes until dry. Wash with cool water and wipe your face with toner. This mask cleanses oily skin, closes pores and relieves inflammation.
• A rejuvenating, refreshing and toning mask is prepared from aloe juice, glycerin, honey, oatmeal and boiled water. All ingredients take 1 tsp. First, mix the juice with water, glycerin and honey, and then add oatmeal and mix. Apply the mask to the face for 25 minutes, then wash off with warm water. The result becomes noticeable after 1.5 months of use 1-2 times a week.
• Aloe juice also perfectly restores hair and scalp. It penetrates under the skin, opens the pores and removes all toxins out, and they are easily washed off. Aloe gives hair freshness because it truly nourishes it from the inside. The composition of aloe juice resembles keratin, so when used, hair becomes elastic and strong.
• Biostimulated aloe juice is also used to prepare hair masks. For example, juice (1 tbsp) is mixed with castor oil (1 tsp), nettle infusion (3 tbsp), egg yolk and juice from 2 cloves of garlic. The mixture is applied to the hair roots and left for up to 40 minutes, then washed with warm water as usual.
• A mask made from aloe juice (1 tbsp), infusion of burdock leaves (2 tbsp), almond oil and honey (1 tbsp each), and 0.5 tsp stops hair loss. garlic juice. This mask is applied to the hair roots for an hour before washing your hair.
• Pure aloe juice is used to wipe the skin daily. Every morning and evening, it is recommended to wipe your previously cleansed face with a piece of aloe leaf, removing the skin on one side. This procedure will benefit any skin.
• Canned juice from aloe leaves: rubbing aloe juice onto oily, porous skin or skin with irritation and acne is especially useful. Canned aloe juice can also be used for these purposes. To prepare it, take 3 parts juice to 1.5 parts medical alcohol and mix. This product should be stored in a dark, cool place, enclosed in a dark glass jar or bottle with a tight stopper that will prevent the alcohol from evaporating.

Antibacterial face mask for acne, with honey and aloe: Rinse one medium aloe leaf well under running water, cut into small pieces, pour

500 ml of water and put on fire. Let it boil and then simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes. Then remove from heat, strain and add 4 tablespoons of honey to the broth. The aloe decoction must be hot, otherwise the honey will not dissolve. When the mixture has cooled, apply it to your face for 5-10 minutes. Rinse off the mask thoroughly, first with warm, then cool water.

Any cosmetic masks with aloe will be effective if they contain at least 40% juice.

Every summer resident and gardener knows such a popular plant as aloe. Probably all of them at least once tried to grow this plant at home.

Agave or aloe is very popular both among modern people and among our grandmothers. Most people are familiar with the positive properties and characteristics of aloe, because with its help you can treat a huge number of diseases, especially infectious ones.

However, the genus of aloe plants includes not only the agave that is familiar to us all. In fact, aloe is divided into a huge number of beautiful and extraordinary species. A large number of these plants grow well on windowsills in homes at any time of the year. In total, there are about two hundred species in the aloe genus. Such crops belong to the Asphodel family. For the first time, plants related to aloe became known in countries such as Africa and India.

The most widespread and truly rich historical plant is the aloe vera. This is the agave that is especially often found on the windows of older people. Such a unique name, that is, “agave,” similar to aloe, received due to its interesting feature - the plant blooms once every hundred years. Although this relates more to popular beliefs, since in fact, subject to the rules of care and climatic conditions favorable for development, this type of aloe will be able to bloom regularly and delight its owner. It is worth remembering that simply when growing on a windowsill, the plant will not have enough light and warm influence, and aloe simply will not be able to bloom. The special value of aloe lies not in its decorative function, but rather in its practical application.

The internal juice located in aloe has a beneficial effect as a disinfectant and healing agent in the area of ​​cuts and burns. The components of liquid aloe perfectly heal wounds and kill bacteria inside. You can apply juice squeezed from just one leaf to one wound or scratch. Very often people also prepare aloe tinctures. When taken internally, they stimulate the excellent functioning of the human immune system. Aloe has no contraindications for external use, which means that anyone can use it.

From the history

For the first time, tree aloe became known in ancient manuscripts of people who lived in that era. Even then there was a lot of data and information about the medicinal properties and healing characteristics of the plant. Ancient peoples even believed that such an effect in the form of healing and disinfection was miraculous. Since then, aloe juice has become a very common component in cosmetology and medicine. In past centuries, aloe was so valued that even Aristotle recommended that Alexander the Great take Socotra to grow agave and trade it.

Types of the most beautiful aloe

Not only the tree-like agave is widespread among the modern population. Other attractive aloe plants are also very popular, which can become not only a practical plant, but also an unusual decorative element in a collection of indoor plants. Most of these types of aloe begin to bloom very quickly and easily at home. Those species that do not have flowers at all are beautiful in themselves. Experienced summer residents should pay attention to such a spectacular type of aloe as variegated aloe, which is also called tiger for its special striped pattern on the leaves.

Aloe vera has a terrible name. In fact, the appearance of the plant is not at all menacing or scary. The leaves of the plant are green, thick and have a bluish veil. There are also thick but short spines on the leaves. All of the above-described types of aloe grow large and large, but among similar plants there are also miniature variants that can grow even in small window sills. These plants include long-columnar aloe, low aloe and spinous aloe.

Aloe care

The main condition that should be observed when growing aloe at home is to provide plenty of light and sufficient, but not too frequent, watering of the plant. As soil for growing agave, you should only use soil for succulents. At the bottom of the pot you need to place a one-centimeter layer of drainage. It is better to use pots made of ceramics for growing aloe.

Due to its almost magical effectiveness in treating burns, healing wounds, relieving pain, including “heart pain of lichen planus” (with regular use, there is a decrease in flaking and itching of the skin and an improvement in appearance), Aloe vera and its medicinal cousins ​​have been intensively used in various civilizations for many centuries. Historical documents from the Egyptians, Romans, Greeks, Algerians, Moroccans, Arabs, Indians and Chinese support the use of Aloe Vera for both medicinal and cosmetic purposes. According to numerous traditions, Cleopatra used and thanked aloe gel for her irresistible charm and beauty.

The earliest record of scarlet dates back to 1500 BC. and is found on the Ebers papyrus, kept at the University of Leipzig. These Egyptian records report that many of the medicinal properties Aloe vera have been known and used for centuries. Author of the famous Herbalist of Greece, Dioscorides, in the first century AD. compiled a long and detailed description of cases of using Aloe Vera. Dioscorides mentioned wound healing, tissue healing, insomnia, stomach upsets, pain, constipation, hemorrhoids, itching, headaches, hair loss, kidney disorders, boils, skin care, sunburn, acne, and more.

The oldest custom of some peoples of the Middle East - hanging aloe over the entrance to a house, especially a new one - was associated with the fact that magical properties were attributed to the plant. It was believed that it contributed to the long life and prosperity of the inhabitants of the house and the house itself. This custom persisted in Egypt until the mid-19th century, and in some places it still exists today. Aloe plants hanging on houses could live for several years without water and even bloom!

In the Akkadian language (the oldest of all known Semitic languages), Aloe Real was designated si-bu-ru. From it comes the Arabic sabr, or saber, which means “patience”, “endurance”. The same word also refers to the dry condensed juice sabur, obtained from the leaves of different types of aloe (there are about 15), which has been widely used as a medicine since ancient times.

The first information about the medicinal benefits of dry aloe vera juice is available from Dioscorides (about 78 AD). His work also included a color image of this plant in buds. But even earlier, the Greeks apparently knew about the medicinal value of aloe from the island of Socotra.

The writings of the famous Arab traveler and geographer Idrisi (mid-12th century) say that the island of Socotra was conquered by Alexander the Great due to the fact that healing dry aloe juice was produced on the island. The various medical uses of aloe juice were reported in the treatises of the classic of ancient medicine, the Roman physician and naturalist Galen.

Other ancient documents indicate the use Aloe vera for skin care, protection from sun, wind, fire and cold, treatment of small wounds, pain relief after insect bites, cuts, bruises, pain, poison ivy, allergic reactions and other diseases. Aloe is mentioned in John 19:39 as part of the infusion used to anoint the body of Christ after his death. The healing properties of aloe are not limited to external use; aloe juice is also used orally.

For many years, Indians and Mexicans used the juice as a means to improve digestive and excretory functions. Many people with excellent health have made it a habit to drink Aloe Vera juice every morning, only diluting it a little with fruit nectar. As these people say, they drink Aloe vera because it gives them more energy and improves digestion, and they believe it will keep them healthy for longer. In Africa, aloe was placed above the entrance to the house, which supposedly made the life of its inhabitants long, happy and unaffected by evil spirits. In the Congo, hunters tied aloe leaves around their bodies to reduce sweating and, therefore, human odor.

Marco Polo discovered that the people of China used aloe to improve digestion, treat skin diseases, etc. The Malays and Jamaicans used aloe pulp to relieve headaches. The Filipinos used aloe leaves to relieve swelling from beriberi disease, and to preserve hair they applied a mixture of aloe pulp and wine. The discoverers of the New World transported aloe from North America to the Canary Islands, Jamaica, Aruba, Haiti, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia and other tropical and subtropical regions.

In 1595, aloe appeared in the Barbados Islands. Spanish missionaries in the Western Hemisphere planted and cultivated aloes around their colonies. In Cuba, a popular cold remedy was made from aloe vera with sugar and rum. In Colombia, aloe gel was applied to children's legs and feet to protect them from insect bites. The Simenol Indians used the gel during surgical procedures, applying it to the incision site.

The Indians of Central America and Mexico used the gel for burns, for the prevention of gastrointestinal ulcers, dysentery and all types of gastric and intestinal disorders, for prostatitis, sexual disorders, kidney and bladder infections. In Java, aloe gel was used to prevent the formation of scars from wounds and damaged skin. Aloe juice was rubbed into the scalp to stimulate hair growth and condition it. Farmers in South America also spread aloe as they moved.

Healing properties of Aloe Vera

List of substances contained in Aloe vera, gives some answers to questions about the effectiveness and biochemical basis of the action of this wonderful plant. The subtle mechanisms of biochemical effects often remain unknown, but the presence of known constituents can provide insight into their necessary properties. Without a doubt, all the ingredients in the plant are in a synergistic (mutually reinforcing) relationship. We are still waiting for new research and new discoveries that will help explain the healing effects of aloe. And, without a doubt, this will become the basis for the wider use of aloe in medicine and in the health industry.

Anthraquinones are well known for their laxative effects. They also exhibit analgesic activity. D\"Amico, Benigni and others in the early 50s of our century discovered their ability to destroy bacteria and viruses.

The anthraquinone complex of aloe has an analgesic effect. Aloe juice contains substances that are effective for chronic skin diseases and also has high digestive activity. It helps the painless resorption of dead tissue.

Saponins are glycosides that have cleansing and antiseptic properties. It is believed that saponins block quinines, including bradykinin, a hormone considered responsible for “triggering” all inflammatory reactions. This mechanism helps explain the amazing anti-inflammatory effect of aloe.

Bioactive carbohydrates such as hexuronic acid and rhamnose are good ingredients for dietary supplements that are easily absorbed by the body and also have antibacterial effects.

Our food, unfortunately, is saturated with more starches than the digestive system can handle. Aloe juice saturates the body with enzymes such as catalase, oxidase, amylase, cellulase - enzymes that break down starches and other difficult-to-digest products.

Alpha amylase is also known for its anti-inflammatory properties, which prevents tissue inflammation and swelling that develops with peptic ulcers, bruises and other injuries.

Inorganic ingredients - minerals: calcium, potassium, sodium, magnesium, zinc, copper, chromium are also contained in aloe juice and saturate the body, which easily loses them after any stress.

Essential amino acids: histidine, arginine, tryptophan, lysine, valine, methionine, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine make aloe a unique product for people with allergies to protein foods.

Essential amino acids: proline, asparagine, serine, glutamine, proline, glycine, alanine, tyrosine, glutamic and aspartic acids.

Vitamins: B1, B2, niacin, B6, C, choline, folic acid, E, A, beta-carotene help maintain the integrity of the metabolism of the whole body, making metabolism more stable in stressful situations.

From the book about Aloe Vera by Max B. Skousen