Laboratory analysis has revealed the
March 20th, 2010Laboratory analysis has revealed the gel portion of the aloe plant is rich in minerals, vitamins, amino acids and enzymes. It is the saccharides portion of the aloe plant that has generated a great deal of research over the past decade or so. It is felt that these complex sugar chains may play a direct role in immune system enhancement.
Those of you who have the aloe vera plant as part of your garden may have witnessed the aloe plant ?heal itself?. The upright stiff leaf of the aloe plant is held rigid by the pressure of the clear gel within the leaf. An aloe leave that is cut spurts this clear gel, much like a human would shed blood after being cut or scraped. And, much like a human cut which scabs over in a few minutes, the aloe plant produces a rubbery like film over the affected area to prevent a further loss of fluids.
Also existing as a houseplant that is relatively easy to maintain, it not uncommon for ?those in the know? to keep a plant in the kitchen in case a burn should occur during normal cooking duties.
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