| Copyright (c) 2008 Michael Manning | | | | A 42 day study conducted at Mahidol University in |
| Aloe Vera has cemented it's grounding the | | | | Bangkok, Thailand and published in the Journal of |
| Homeopathic and Naturopathic Medical mindset in | | | | Phytomedicine in 1996 revealed that aloe vera |
| western culture. It is backed by thousands of | | | | may very well be an active resource in the |
| years of human clinical trials in Chinese medical | | | | treatment of diabetes. In the study the test |
| history. What we view as a new and exciting | | | | subjects witnessed a 43% reduction in blood |
| discovery with this most amazing medicinal plant is | | | | sugar and a 44% drop in blood triglycerides by |
| old school to the healers of ancient times. The | | | | ingesting 15ml of Aloe Vera two times per day. A |
| applications from then till now may have changed | | | | similar study was even more effective with |
| a bit but the results haven't. The botanical | | | | diabetes patients who weren't responding to a |
| compounds in Aloe Vera are many and allow a | | | | pharmaceutical anti-diabetic medication. This isn't to |
| cross barrier application either for internal medical | | | | say one should start ingesting Aloe Vera every |
| issue of external healing applications to the human | | | | day but certainly from a reputable source of the |
| body. For examply, poor diets may lead to acne | | | | product in a form designed for internal |
| but Aloe Vera can rectify that problem from both | | | | consumption. |
| the inside and outside applications. Not only can it | | | | The external benefits that are well know are the |
| provide beneficial nutrients for digestion but it can | | | | accelerated healing of wounds and burns and less |
| also improve skin appearance when applied | | | | scar tissue buildup. Scarring of the skin is greatly |
| topically over time. That last 20 years have | | | | reduced during the healing process when apply |
| proven many effective in various homeopathic | | | | Aloe Vera topically to the wound or burn. |
| practices. | | | | Recently discovered and promoted my some |
| Aloe vera is known to aid in the digestion process | | | | dentists is the application of Aloe Vera gel to the |
| as it reinvigorates the flora in the gastrointestinal | | | | toothbrush for antibacterial treatment. The mouth |
| tract, balances the pH of the stomach, and aids in | | | | is known to be a source of much bacteria |
| the healing of digestive disorders such as acid | | | | infestation that can lead to gum diseases such as |
| reflux disease, Crohn's disease, and ulcers. For | | | | gingivitis, stomatitis and peridonitis, not to mention |
| over 3500 years Aloe Vera has been used my | | | | the bad breath that accompanies such conditions. |
| many eastern cultures as a baseline medicinal aid. | | | | Dentists, even without be able to point to clinical |
| The travesty is that as technology and civilization | | | | studies, recommend brushing teeth with Aloe |
| has advanced, we as a culture have forgotten | | | | Vera to help fight tooth decay. |
| many such properties of plants like aloe vera. | | | | |