Peculiar facts about Aloe Vera
Did you know that:
- the leaf of an Aloe Vera plant is an excellent "first aid" kit, to disinfect minor cut or gall injuries, or insect stings or bites?
- there's even toiletpaper with "Aloe Vera extract" on the market?
- Aloe Vera drink can be added to a home made smoothie or fresh fruit juice, as an extra booster for your immune system?
- Aloe is even used as an ingredient in certain food products?
For instance: In Pakistan, they use the dried gel of the Aloe Vera leaf to mix it with herb seeds and use it as a digestive aid, after a meal.
In Japan, Aloe Vera is added to yoghurt and beverages.
In India, it is used to improve physical endurance. Also, it is used as a vegetable and consumed with fenugreek seeds, or added to curries.
And in Mexico, smoothies with Aloe Vera are popular. - scientists have even developed a gel based on Aloe Vera that works as a food preservative, probably mainly because of its antifungal and antibiotic properties?
