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The aloe vera plant is the origin of the Aloe Vera Gel, which is used in many medicines as well as skin care treatment. It is an African plant, but is now grown in other tropical countries too. From earlier times aloe has been used as a healer for skin problems.According to recorded history, the pure gel from the plant has been used as a medicine to treat wounds and burns. But besides that, it has several other healing properties as well and is today of great cosmetic value. Now, there is a whole range of shampoos, creams and gels and it is available even in the form of a drink.When Aloe is used as a drink it can be termed as the richest and the most nutritious vegetable juice. There are 200 different kinds of nutrients available in the juice like vitamins, minerals and some essential amino acids.Both vegetarians and vegans can safely drink this juice, because it is a pure vegetable product. As the pure aloe veradrink does not taste too good, it is available with the flavor of peach or berry. Many drink it to maintain a healthy energy level and feel that it also keeps their digestive system healthy.The gel can be used in its raw form for skin care at home, for example. You can just mix it with your everyday skin cream or you can use it as a medicine to heal wounds or abrasions. In that case, the application of the gel should be done several times in a day, because only then can it heal the wound by fighting the bacteria. But for the market products, the gel undergoes a treatment. The plant is a succulent and the gel is inside each leaf, which has to be sliced to extract the gel.Use Aloe for your teeth as well as your hair. If you have bleeding gums or there is an infection, just apply the gel regularly on it. It will further help in preventing your teeth from decaying and will help in healing all the wounds on the gums. For your hair, Aloe Vera Gel can fight your dandruff. At the same time it is good nutrition for your scalp, so if you rub it in, it will also prevent hair fall and hair loss.When you apply Aloe Vera Gel on the skin, it can relieve you of any kind of muscle pain that you have. It could be arthritic pain, or even a headache. At the same time, when Aloe is consumed, it can give relief to problems in the body like the stomach or the respiratory system. There is an effective laxative that is also made from it, but for this you require the yellow juice below the aloe vera leaves.The various benefits from aloe vera should encourage you to have your own aloe vera plant. The tropical climate is ideal for the plant and it requires plenty of sunlight and not much of water. Under the right climatic conditions, it grows very fast, and when the plant is about 2 feet tall, it is mature enough for the gel to be extracted.
