Aloe vera juice comes from a common houseplant, the Aloe vera plant. It's rich in nutrients and health-promoting compounds. The juice and pulp can be utilized internally and externally for a variety of medicinal uses. The plant has been found to have antioxidant properties to protect cells, antibiotic agents to kill bacteria, and it has heart-strengthening nutrients. There are numerous health benefits.
Skin Repair
The gel from the Aloe plant is legendary in its healing properties for skin problems such as eczema and psoriasis, as well as for soothing and helping burns heal. If you have a plant, cut the tip of one leaf, gently squeeze out the gel and apply it to the area on your skin where you need it.
Digestion
Aloe juice makes an excellent digestive cocktail, repairing irritated and damaged tissues throughout the digestive tract, reports HerbWisdom.com. It's said that it soothes ulcers, colitis and irritable bowel syndrome, and can be used to detoxify the intestines. It promotes better absorption of nutrients from food as it's broken down in the small intestines.
Body-Building Elements
Regular consumption of Aloe juice helps your body replenish and maintain its quotient of essential amino acids and enzymes that have been found in the plant, according to the Aloe Vera Research website.
Immune Support
Because Aloe juice is high in vitamins, antioxidants and antibiotic properties, it acts to protect the body's immune system. This destroys bacteria and slows the aging process.
Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
The juice and pulp of the plant are a source of high mineral content, providing sodium iron, calcium chromium, manganese, copper, zinc, potassium and magnesium. In addition, Aloe also supplies vitamin A and the B complex vitamins including B1, B2, B6, B12, C and E, folic acid and niacin, as well as small amounts of all other vitamins except vitamin D, reports the Aloe Vera Research website. Use Aloe juice as a complement to your multi-vitamin and mineral tablet every day.
Anti-inflammatory Properties
Aloe has been found to contain a variety of compounds useful in reducing inflammation throughout the body--especially in joints and muscles and in restoring tissue to its original state, suggest the Aloe Vera Research website. It was found to mitigate asthma symptoms, possibly due to its anti-inflammatory ability, suggests HerbWisdom.com.
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