ABOUT ALEOVERA




 

Introduction

It is one of the oldest known medicinal plants. It is mentioned in Holy Vedas, Ramayana, Bible, Quran, and Ancient. Egyptian and Chinese History, Cleopatra queen of Egypt used Aloevera for preservation of her beauty. Alexander the Great fought a battle for soccotra island, where Aloevera grows, in 333 BC for his wounded soldiers, Mahatma Gandhi described the nutritional value of Aloevera during his long fasting in 19th Century.

Aloevera is a semitropical plant. There are around 300 species but only three have medicinal value. These three are:

1. Aloevera Barbadensis

2. Aloevera Ferox

3. Aloevera Pari baker

The most potent is “Aloevera Barbadensis” its belong to Liliaceae family. According to different languages its manes are as below:

Hindi - Gwarpatha, Kumari , Ghee Kanwar

English - Aloevera

Botanical - Aloevera Barbadensis

Name based on properties- Sanjivini Buti, Magic wand , Miracle Plant & Plant of life.

PLANT DESCRIPTION

It is a coarse perennial plant with short stem and shallow root system. Leaves are fleshy, in roseltes, densely crowded with horny pickles on the margins,. Surface of the leaf is pale green with irregular white linings or pouches and flowers are brought fellow in colour. It flowers during Sept.- December. Aloevera leaves are used for medicinal purpose. The juice of Aloevera leaver is used as medicine and its called Aloevera Gel.

COMPONENTS OF ALOEVERA

Aloevera contains at least 75 known ingredients which can divided into the following groups:
  1. VITAMINS: It is rich in all vitamins specially the anti-oxidant vitamin A, C & E, other are B1, B2, B6, B12, folic acid and choline. Vitamins in natural form are very fast absorbable and useful in compression of synthetics.
  2. MINERALS: Calcium, Potassium, Iron, Sodium, Magnesium, Maganese, Copper, Chromium and anti-oxidant Selenium. Although minerals and trace elements are only needed in very small quantity, they are essential for the proper functioning of various enzyme systems in different metabolic pathways.
  3. ENZYMES: These are bio-chemicals, which catalyze the digestion and other metabolic reactions in the body. Aloevera contains phosphates, amylase, lipase, catalyze, creative, phosphokin, nuclestides, cellulose, alkaline phosphates proteolysis and Bradykinase.
    Especially Bradykinase, helps to reduce excessive inflammation when applied to the skin topically and therefore reduce pain and any other abnormal sensation. Others helps in digest any dead tissues in wounds. Lipase and protease which break down foods and aid digestion are present.
  4. SUGAR: These are derived from the mucilage layer of the plant which surrounds the inner gel and are known as mucopolysaccharides, which enhance the immune system and help to detoxify. Aloevera contains bath mono & polysaccharides, but the most important are the long chain sugars involving glucose and mannose. These sugars are ingested whole from the gut, not broken down like other sugars, and appear in the bloodstream in exactly the same form. This process in known as pinocytosis. Some of these polysaccharides are not absorbed but stick to certain cells lining the gut and from a barriers preventing absorption of unwanted material so helping to prevent a ‘leaking’ gut syndrome in topical preparation. The sugars are main moisturizers.
  5. LAXETIVES (Anthraquinones): There are twelve of these phenolic compounds which are found exclusively in the plant. The important one, Aloin & Emodin, act as laxative, painkillers, antibacterial and antiviral.
  6. LIGNINS: It is an inert substance but when included in topical preparations it help to penetrate ingredients into the skin.
  7. SAPOONINS: These soapy substances form about 3% of the Aloevera Gel and are capable of cleansing & having antiseptic properties. These act powerfully as antimicrobials against bacteria, viruses, fungus and yeast.
  8. FATTY ACIDS: In Aloevera four steroids are present i.e. cholesterol, campestrol, B sisosterol and lupeol. These four plant steroids are important anti-inflammatory agents.
  9. SALICYLIC ACID: It is an aspirin like compound possessing anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties.
  10. AMINO ACIDS: Aloevera contains 20 Amino Acids, out of 20, 7 are essential amino acids which our body cannot synthesis. These are Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, methionine, valenin, phenylalanine and thereonine.

USAGE & IMPORTANCE

A Unique plant with multi purpose and multi nutritional qualities, possessing multiple action and helps to prevent diseases, maintains and restore health and promotes healing. It contains Vitamins, Enzymes, Minerals Laxatives (Anthraquinones) Lignin’s, Saponins, Fatty, acids, salicylic Acid, amino acids, proteins and sugars.

It provides a rich cocktail of nutritional elements whose combines action and balance produce a more powerful effect together, that would be expected from the addition on the individual components. This is because they work as a team, enhancing each other’s effects known as synergism.

It also has “adaptogenic” properties, which means that different individuals take from it what they need. Therefore the benefits vary from person to person.

Aloevera because of its nutritional qualities and antioxidant properties helps to prevent injury to the epithelial tissues and when they are damaged, it promotes healing. The antioxidant fight the “ Free Radicals” the unstable compounds produced by our metabolism and found in the environmental pollutants. They are thought to cause the aging and diseases Aloevera will clean all the capillaries and other tubular mechanisms in the whole body and do the Repair , Rejuvenation and Regeneration of cells, the basic unit of life Detoxification = Elimination + Regeneration + Assimilation.

ALOEVERA PRODUCTS

The basic raw material of Aloevera Products is Aloevera Juice or Gel. The possible products are:-

1. Aloevera Skin Care (Cosmaceutical) & Body Care Products.

2. Aloevera Fresh Juice.

3. Aloevera Health Drink.

4. Aloevera whole leaf Powder/ Granules.

 

HOW IT WORKS

  • Fuels all systems through the promoting proper digestion, absorption and assimilation of foods and nutrients.
  • Stop the bleeding, damages and leakage of the intestine wall, thereby taking the stress of the immune system.
  • Is absorbed through special receptor sites, which exist within the human digestive tract.
  • Has a direct anti- bacterial, anti-viral, anti-fungal, anti-yeast and anti-parasitic effect.
  • Increases phagocytosis dramatically to ingest foreign vital and bacterial agents.
  • Is not digested by enzyme systems, it is taken up into the cell intact.
  • Increases circulation through out the body and aids in blood sugar balancing.
  • Is an extremely effective intracellular anti-oxidant and free radical scavenger.
  • Controls chronic yeast growth so that normal healthy flora may thrive.
  • Contributes greatly to the prevention and healing of malignant cells.
  • Effectively balances and enhances proper immune system junction.
  • Act as a potent anti- inflammatory any agent to reduce inflammatory.
  • Promotes the proliferation of healthy flora in digestive tract.
  • Promotes and accelerates the tissue healing process.
  • Rebuilds the intestinal protective mucosolining.

Uses of Aloe Vera in Skin Care

The most important benefits of aloe Vera are;

  • Due to its high water contents aloe Vera is an excellent moisturizer and it is used to treat dry cracked skin.
  • It is a well known home remedy for acne, where it is used to relief any itching and promote healing.
  • Aloe gel or oil is well known for its anti aging properties. Applying it over the wrinkle prone areas help to delay the signs of aging, furthermore most of modern cosmetics and skin products are fortified with Vitamin E that helps to improve the elasticity of skin and prevents wrinkle formation. Aloe products also help to remove any dead skin cells thus making it soft and clear.
  • It is used topically to treat wounds, cuts, inflammations and skin ulcers.
  • Aloe extract is traditionally used to speed up the healing of superficial burns
  • It can be applied to reduce the symptoms of psoriasis.
  • Aloe plant is a natural cure for frost bite.
  • It is often recommended to relief the dryness of eczema.
  • Aloe Vera is a also a traditional remedy for warts and shingles.
  • Aloe gel or fresh pulp of aloe leaves can be used to give soothing effect and treat diaper rash.
  • A regular use of aloe extract or fresh lump helps to improve skin’s nutrition, restores its moisture and restores natural beauty. Nowadays aloe plant is also used in antipigmentary creams to lighten any dark spots giving you skin clear.
Aloe vera extracts have antibacterial and antifungal activities. For example, Aloe extracts have been shown to inhibit the growth of fungi that cause tinea,[60] however, evidence for control beneath human skin remains to be established. For bacteria, inner-leaf gel from Aloe Vera was shown to inhibit growth of Streptococcus and Shigella species in vitro. It is due to these medicinal properties that Aloe Vera is still used widely in many herbal and alternative medicines.