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Alterative, bitter tonic, rejuvenative, emmenagogue, purgative,
emollient, vulnerary.
When applied externally, aloe vera restores skin tissues
and may aid the healing of burns and sores. It can also be
used on blemishes and dandruff. Used cosmetically, Aloe vera
softens the skin.
Aloe vera is also taken internally for stomach disorders.
Dried aloe latex, a substance derived from the leaf, is a
strong laxative. Modern doctors have used aloe for x-ray burns,
sunburn, chemical burns, first degree burns, traumatized tissue,
decibitus ulcers or bedsores, skin inflammation, stomach ulcers,
herpes simplex, peridontal surgery, insect bites and stings,
irritating plant stings, and other minor skin manifestations.
Aloe had shown outstanding results in treating facial edema
(swelling). When used as a mouth rinse, it was effective for
cold spores and lockjaw.
Applications
- amenorrhea
- asthma
- inflamed or diseased breasts
- burns
- bursitis
- colds
- colic
- conjunctivitis
- constipation
- coughs
- dys- menorrhea
- dysentery with bloody stools
- ear infections
- eye problems
- fat and sugar metabolism
- fever
- gonorrhea
- heart pain
- hemorrhoids
- hepatitis
- herpes
- infant pneumonia
- insomnia
- Intestinal worms
- jaundice
- kidney disorders
- enlarged liver
- menopause
- rheumatism
- skin inflammations
- skin rashes
- sores
- sore throat
- spleen, enlarged
- toothache
- TB and other lung diseases
- tumors
- ulcers, chronic
- vaginitis
- venereal diseases
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