Aloe Vera Leaf Powder

Aloe Vera Leaf Powder

Health Benefits of Aloe Vera Powder

Aloe vera is generally known for its soothing, skin healing properties.  However, aloe can also be be used in a myriad of other ways.  Health benefits include: 

• Soothes and helps reduce irritation in the digestive tract. From irritable bowel syndrome to colitis or constipation, aloe vera powder helps to make food and other supplements more bio-available to your body.  
• Activates white blood cells in the body to help fight viral and bacterial infections.  
• Has been shown to reduce blood sugar levels in diabetics by as much as 48%. 
• When taken orally, it can be used as a laxative and purgative. 
• When used internally, can also be a remedy for many other ailments such as coughs, wounds, ulcers, gastritis, diabetes, headaches, arthritis, and immune-system deficiencies.
• Known for improving kidney, gall bladder, and liver functions as well as helping with blood circulation. 
• Has been used as a medicine for centuries to treat sunburns, scrapes, cuts, rashes, and dry skin.  
• Helps to treat acne and rosacea, and also to remove stretch marks after pregnancy.
• Helps to stimulate the creation of collagen and elastin which prevent aging of the skin. 

 Nutritional Benefits of Aloe Vera Powder

• Contains vitamin C, B1, B2, B3, B4, and B12.
• Is rich in glycosaminoglycans, (GAG), that help produce the gel-like matrix essential to strong, healthy joints.
• Contains minerals such as potassium, calcium, sodium, manganese, magnesium, silicon, iron, lithium, and copper.
• High in essential enzymes that aid in digestion and liver function.
• Contains many essential amino acids. 

How to Use Aloe Vera Powder 

• Used in tincture combinations or encapsulated. Used externally as a poultice. 

Cautions and Side Effects of Aloe Vera Powder 

• Should not be used internally while pregnant or nursing.  

 Fun Facts About Aloe Vera

• There are approximately 200 known species of Aloe Vera plants.
•  It’s a great plant to keep by your bedside as it releases oxygen and absorbs carbon dioxide at night.
• Cleopatra used Aloe Vera as a skin treatment. Ancient Egyptians called it the “plant of immortality.”