Sunday 18 January 2015

ALOE VERA


                                                      


Aloe vera belongs to the lily family, which is known as ‘Miracle Plant’. It is famous for its medicinal and cosmetic purposes. Because of these properties, it is widely used in various cosmetic and beauty enhancing products and different types of medicines.

Aloe vera is a huge store house of different nutrients. It contains seventy five different varieties of components. These comprise 8- essential amino acids and other twenty amino acids, various essential nutrients, enzymes enhancing metabolism, minerals, essential vitamins and polysaccharides that trigger the immune stimulation. It also contains Salicylic Acid, Sterols and Saponins. Thus it gives analgesic, antiseptic and anti inflammatory effects.

ALOE VERA AND ITS AMAZING HEALTH BENEFITS

·         Aloe vera gel can be used for burns, sun burns, dermatitis, stops itching, wound healing.

·         It is effective against insects bites

·         It helps to cease bleeding due to minor cuts.

·         Effective treatment for skin allergies and other skin disorders.

·         Aloe vera is very good in controlling cholesterol levels by deducting triglycerides.

·         It is very helpful in maintaining normal metabolic rate. Thus enables remarkable weight loss and reduce lipid levels.

·         It is an unavoidable ingredient in the treatments of ulcers, jaundice, piles and amenorrhoea.

·         Aloe vera can work miracles on the skin. It rejuvenates the skin, moisturise it, and reduces wrinkles, fine lines. It will make skin glowing, removes dead cells. It also believes that it has the ability to even remove stretch marks.

Health benefits

Aloe vera has various amazing and impeccable health benefits.

·         Anti cancerous property – it has very powerful curing ability. It works well to stop the multiplication of tumours and cancer cells. This is enabled by polysaccharides, which helps to promote the nitric oxide formation. This chemical substance is capable of destroying and decreasing the number of cancer cells. Another phytonutrient called Acemannan, contained in aloe vera has also anti-cancer effects.

·         Relief from radiation therapy-it helps to heal the harmful outcomes or effects of burns caused by radiation therapy and accelerate the healing process and quicken the relieving action.

·         Reduces inflammation- daily intakes of aloe vera juice will helps to reduce all the symptom inflammation. This is also beneficial for calming down beneficial for calming down the symptoms caused by inflammation of joints, due to arthritis, rheumatism and inflammation of eyes and ears.

·         Reduce symptoms of muscle pain- it can be applied topically to reduce pain in the muscles or joints.

·         Antioxidant effects- it is the storage house of Vitamin C and E, thus it can bring about the goodness of anti oxidants. This will also purify the blood.

·         Improves the functioning and health of digestion system-it prevents constipation and act as a natural laxative. It maintains acid stability, and also relief from the ulcer present in digestive system.

·         Maintaining healthy circulatory system- it will helps to maintain the right consistency of blood by reducing the stickiness, which can cause clumping of cells present in the blood.

·         Maintaining normal blood pressure- it works well to maintain normal blood pressure and normal viscosity of blood. It also helps to prevent the risk of heart attack and stroke.

·         Managing normal blood glucose level- it is good in managing normal blood sugar levels, and thereby Diabetes too. It is also good in relieving the symptoms of diabetes like numbness of extremities.

·         Normal cholesterol maintenance- Aloe vera works amazingly to maintain normal cholesterol levels.

·         Healthy renal system- it improves the functioning of renal system. This helps to prevent the risk of developing renal diseases as well as kidney stones.

·         Improves gynaecological system- improves the functioning of uterus. Also helps in regulating menstruation and avoids irregular periods. It can heal other problems like fibroids, ovarian cysts.

·         It also exhibits anti fungal, anti bacterial, anti viral and anti microbial activities.

·         First aid- it is one of the best first aid medicine ever known. Works well on wounds as a dressing, promotes healing, and prevents infection also.

·         Treatment of burns- this is also very good for the treatment of burns also protect from developing blisters caused by burns.

Health benefits for skin

Aloe vera works wonders on skin. It promotes the health of skin. This is the reason why aloe vera is considered as an unavoidable ingredient in many of the cosmetics and other beauty products available today in the market.

·         It is considered as a natural moisturiser, hydrates the skin, removes dead cells, and maintains skin soft and glowing with healthy complexion and texture.

·         Prevents the development of pigmentation and dark spots.

·         Aloe Vera is the best remedy for acne or pimples. It is also good to clear the spots or scars left acne.

·         Aloe Vera is the natural way to prevent wrinkles as it has the particular capacity to promote the development of elastins and collagens. This will even remove the fine lines.

·         Promotes skin complexion. It gives glowing skin with even texture.

·         It is greatest remedy against ageing.

·         Stretch marks can be removed by applying aloe vera regularly without leaving it traces.

·         It acts as astringent, thus reduce the production of oil on the face. It is a good remedy for oily skin.

·         Massaging with aloe vera can bring shine to nails and can give strength to nails.

 

Health benefits for hair

·         Promotes hair growth especially in bald areas.

·         Prevents alopecia.

·         Stops hairless due to any kind of inflammation.

·         Promotes hydration.

·         Give enough moisturisation to hair and scalp, thus prevent dandruff and dry scalp forming flakes.

·         It is a natural conditioner leaves hair manageable and shiny.

·         Best treatment for dandruff and also prevent its development by massaging it on to the scalp.

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