Aloe Vera Powder

Latin name: Aloe barbadensis 

Health Benefits of Aloe Vera Powder

Aloe vera is generally known for its soothing, skin healing properties.  However, aloe can also be be used in a myriad of other ways.  Health benefits include:

• Soothes and helps reduce irritation in the digestive tract. From irritable bowel syndrome to colitis or constipation, aloe vera powder helps to make food and other supplements more bio-available to your body.  
• Activates white blood cells in the body to help fight viral and bacterial infections.  
• Has been shown to reduce blood sugar levels in diabetics by as much as 48%. 
• When taken orally, it can be used as a laxative and purgative. 
• When used internally, can also be a remedy for many other ailments such as coughs, wounds, ulcers, gastritis, diabetes, headaches, arthritis, and immune-system deficiencies.
• Known for improving kidney, gall bladder, and liver functions as well as helping with blood circulation. 
• Has been used as a medicine for centuries to treat sunburns, scrapes, cuts, rashes, and dry skin.  
• Helps to treat acne and rosacea, and also to remove stretch marks after pregnancy.
• Helps to stimulate the creation of collagen and elastin which prevent aging of the skin.   

 Nutritional Benefits of Aloe Vera Powder

• Contains vitamin C, B1, B2, B3, B4, and B12.
• Is rich in glycosaminoglycans, (GAG), that help produce the gel-like matrix essential to strong, healthy joints.
• Contains minerals such as potassium, calcium, sodium, manganese, magnesium, silicon, iron, lithium, and copper.
• High in essential enzymes that aid in digestion and liver function.
• Contains many essential amino acids.

How to Use Aloe Vera Powder 

• Used in tincture combinations or encapsulated. Used externally as a poultice.

Cautions and Side Effects of Aloe Vera Powder 

• Should not be used internally while pregnant or nursing.  
• Safe for children, however, effects can be stronger in children under 12.

 Fun Facts About Aloe Vera

• There are approximately 200 known species of Aloe Vera plants.
•  It’s a great plant to keep by your bedside as it releases oxygen and absorbs carbon dioxide at night.
• Cleopatra used Aloe Vera as a skin treatment. Ancient Egyptians called it the “plant of immortality.”