Aloe

The Aloe vera plant has been used for thousands of years to heal a variety of conditions, most notably burns, wounds, skin irritations, and constipation.

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Scientific Name:  Aloe spp
Parts Used:  Leaves, sap

Cautions:

• Avoid taking internally when pregnant.

Healing Properties

• Absorbs environmental pollutants, immediate remedy for cuts & burns, eczema and thrush. 
• Good internally for constipation.

How to Use: 

• Sap/gel directly from the plant is most effective.  
  
• Can be taken in store-bought capsule form.
• Can apply directly to skin, or drink/add to other beverages.

Make your own gel:

1. Harvest leaves by cutting off at base, and letting yellow sap drain out for at least 15 minutes.
2. Remove jelly like insides of each leaf.
3. For every 1 cup of aloe vera gel, add the following:
4. 1/2 tsp vitamin C crystals
5. 4-400 IU vitamin E softgels
6. Mix thoroughly with hand mixer, blender or immersion blender.
   
7. Put in storage container and keep in the refrigerator. Mixture should keep for approximately 8 months in the fridge. 
8. To freeze, put gel into ice cube trays and freeze. Then place in plastic baggies. Frozen mixture will keep indefinitely.

Grow/Harvest Yourself: 

• Buy Aloe Seeds
• Harvest anytime, cut the leaf and slice open to access the gel
• Hardy to Zone 10
• Soil pH: neutral
• Average, well-drained soil
• Full sun to light shade