Page B10 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 22, 1993

Aloe known for healing power

WO THOUSAND
years ago the: Greck
historian Dioscorides

wrote about the value -
/

of aloe as a healing plant.
The application of the gel of
this plant externally to wounds
goes far back into time...
Soon the value’ of: aloe as a

healing plant spread all over. the -
was used (o embalm the body of

Christ, possibly aloe vera or one

then known world... :
Folklore’ says. thal * Alexander

the Great conquered. the African —

island of Madagascar to obtain.
this herb'in: large. quantities so

that his soldiers had ample su ly. P
nee ¥ am window sill in many homes. The |

"fresh juice from a broken leaf will -

for treating ‘wounds,
Writings. “ by . the Roman
naturalist Plini in the first century
A.D. revealed many uses for aloe. °
The fresh juice’ was used for ex-
tema] application to-heal wounds,
irritations and bruises, ©
Extracts from the leaves: ‘were
taken internally as a tonic.-
Modem. medicine found “the
fresh j juice of aloe-to be a remedy
for the treatment of radiation
burns.

‘Gunter's
Garden

by
Gunter Lenarat

According to John 19:39, aloe

of the other 300 species known at

“that time...
“In modern times, one can find a.

ot of aloe. growing on the

give instant relief from minor
burns and wounds.

Certain tribes ‘in Africa rub ‘the
gel of aloe all over their bodies
before they stalk their prey to
‘remove the human scent.

Description
“A succulent perennial with a

rosetle of narrow, prickly edged
fleshy leaves filled wit a bitter

juice.
Aice has a single leafless slalk,

two to three feet tall. Itends inan™ (
elongated cluster of yellow to. _.
‘In many skin lotions, creams,

- orange/red flowers.

Medicinal uses:
Scientists found that aloe has:
anaesthetic, antibacterial and
restorative properties,

The skin saving properties are

undeniable, This is backed up by
folklore, science and the many
reports of healing effecis on
burns, sores and poison ivy.

The enthusiasm for this herb in-.
spired many ‘clinical studies into
its efficacy. Aloe not only heals
burns from fire, sun and radia-
tion, the gel also soothes itching

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and burning. Aloe has often been
used to treat skin cancer in folk
medicine.

The head of the U.S. Depart-

ment of Agriculture, Dr. James
Duke, who: was involved in the
search for plants with cancer
fighting potential, had this to say:
-*T- have received more Ietiers
about this as a folk remedy for
skin - cancer than: any other

"Cosmetic 1 uses?

salves and shampoos, the sticky
juice of aloe‘ is used as a skin-

* softening ingredient.

' Tt reportedly helps to clear acne.

Dermatologists have used this
plant successfully to treat oily
skin and dandruff problems.

Cleopatra is said to have mas-
saged fresh aloe gel into. her skin
every day to preserve her beauty.

Josephine, the wife of emperor
Napoleon, used a lotion made
from milk and aloe gel to im-
prove her complexion.

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