The versatile Aloe Vera plant has many uses. Here’s a run-down of its properties, and how it can be used to help with various ailments and conditions: Aloe Vera contains at least 6 antiseptic agents. These include lupeol, salicylic acid, urea nitrogen, cinnomonic acid, phenols and sulphur – all of which are recognized as antiseptics because they kill or control mold, bacteria, fungus and viruses. Lupeol and salicylic acid are also very effective pain killers. Containing at least three anti-inflammatory fatty acids (cholesterol, campestral and B-silosterol) explains the plants benefit in healing burns, cuts, scrapes, abrasions, allergic reactions, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic fever, acid indigestion, ulcers, plus many inflammatory conditions of the digestive system and other internal organs, including stomach, small intestine, colon, liver, kidney and pancreas. B-silosterol is also a powerful anti-cholestromatic which helps lower harmful cholesterol levels, explaining Aloe Vera’s benefits for heart patients.

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