The Plant of Immortality






The plant of immortality or the plant of wonders refers to a plant the image of which was on the stone in the Egypt era, six thousand years ago. It is a plant name that is found in Ebers Papyrus (Egyptian medical record in The 16th Century BC) which today is widely known as Aloe Vera. The plant originally comes from Africa and Mediterranian. Aloe itself ia a genus  containing more than five hundreds flowering succulent species. Aloe Vera has been used for centuries and it is cultivated worldwide to crop the gel even the leaf is said beneficial too. Aloe Vera is used for many purposes such as food, cosmetic, supplement, herbal medicine, etc. 

Even though the benefits of Aloe Vera are said endless, not all of them are backed up strongly with scientific research. Some studies prove the use of Aloe Vera to fight cavities, help diabetic-induced foto ulcer, potentially protect skin from UVB and be a good source of antioxidants. It is also proved that patient treated with Aloe Vera is remarkably healed earlier than those who are treated with 1% ssd in the wound burn case.

Beside those scientific research,  so many uses of Aloe Vera are well known, such as for hair loss cure, skin beautifier, constipation treatment, and even i consume it to calm my gastric. Aloe Vera is found as anti inflammation and it penetrate skin even faster than water, hence aloe vera is also suggested to cure itches, stings, burns, etc. It is also believed that using Aloe Vera internally and externally give benefits to the body. 

However, please be careful when you consume Aloe Vera due to its laxative trait. Also be careful for those who interested to have it internally but having kidney problem. 

References:
https://nccih.nih.gov/health/aloevera
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/265800.php
http://herbandspices.weebly.com/lidah-buaya--aloe-vera.html
http://nationalgeographic.co.id/berita/2015/10/inilah-manfaat-lidah-buaya-yang-harus-anda-ketahui

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