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HISTORY OF ALOE VERA
Perhaps in this modern times, Aloe Vera is being rediscoverd with its curative and regenerative properties, Aloe Vera, has a long and illustrious history dating from biblical times. It has been mentioned throughout recorded history and given a high ranking as an all-purpose herbal plant. Its said that the Greek physician Dioscorides used the gel from Aloe Vera’s thick, fleshy leaves for his health Aloe Vera's benefits was mentioned in Bible passages az well as in ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics, carried by Alexander the Great on his conquetes as the only pallative for bruise and injuries.
No surprise, then, that Cleopatra is reputed to have bathed in Aloe Vera. Legend even has it that Aristotle persuaded Alexander the Great to capture the island of Socotra for its rich supply of the plant. Alexander then had his war wagons converted so that masses of fresh Aloe could be taken into battle. Why? To heal his wounded soldiers!
Then, as the centres of civilization moved to cooler climates, the harvesting of this unusal plant declined and its benefit were forgotten.
More recently in Aloe Vera history Gandhi was asked, during his long fasts, how he maintained his strength. He is said to have credited the Aloe Vera plant!
"You ask me what were the secret forces which sustained me during my long fasts.... Well, it was my unshakeable faith in God, my simple and frugal lifestyle and the Aloe Vera, whose benefits I discovered upon my arrival in South Africa at the end of the nineteenth century." - Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
No surprise, then, that Cleopatra is reputed to have bathed in Aloe Vera. Legend even has it that Aristotle persuaded Alexander the Great to capture the island of Socotra for its rich supply of the plant. Alexander then had his war wagons converted so that masses of fresh Aloe could be taken into battle. Why? To heal his wounded soldiers!
Then, as the centres of civilization moved to cooler climates, the harvesting of this unusal plant declined and its benefit were forgotten.
More recently in Aloe Vera history Gandhi was asked, during his long fasts, how he maintained his strength. He is said to have credited the Aloe Vera plant!
"You ask me what were the secret forces which sustained me during my long fasts.... Well, it was my unshakeable faith in God, my simple and frugal lifestyle and the Aloe Vera, whose benefits I discovered upon my arrival in South Africa at the end of the nineteenth century." - Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
WHAT IS ALOE VERA ?
The semi-tropical plant, Aloe Vera, thick, tapered, spiny leaves grow from a short stalk near ground level. It is not a cactus, but a member of the tree lily family, know as Aloe Barbadensis.
There are over 250 species of Aloe grown around the world. Of these, it is the ALoe Barbadensis Miller that has captivated the attention of man. Known more commonly as Aloe Vera, which in Latin means 'True Aloe', in Spanish called Savila, in Sanscrit it is Chrita-Kumari, in Chinese it is, in Portuguese it is Erva Babosa, in India it is Musabbar, in Jamaica it is called Single Bible, in Japanese it is Isha-Irasu, in Vietnamese it is called Lo Hoi, in Malaysia it is Lydia Byah.
The leaves of the Aloe plant grow from the base in the rosette pattern. The Aloe Vera plant contains its greates nutritional properties at 2 to 3 years of age. Mature plants can grow as tall as 2 and a half inches to 4 feet with the average being around 28 to 36 inches in length. Each plant usually has 12-16 leaves that, when mature, may weigh up to three pounds. The plants can be harvested every 6 to 8 weeks by removing 3 to 4 leaves per plant.
The Aloe plant is grown in warm tropical areas and cannot survive freezing temperatures. In the United States, most of the Aloe is grown in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, Florida and Southern California. Internationally, Aloe can be found in Mexico, the Pacific Rim countries, India, South America, Central America, the Caribbean, Australia and Africa and in the Dominican Republic.
The thick, succulent leaves conceal an inner gel that has been used for centuries to maintain health and enhance beauty. Flourishing in warm, dry climates, both the Greeks and Egyptians valued it highly. Then, as the centres of civilization moved to cooler climates, the harvesting of this unusal plant declined and its benefit were forgotten.
Aloe Vera Gel, like most natural juices, both fruit and vegetable, is an unstable product when extracted and is subject to discoloration and spoilage from contamination by microorganisms. The great success of Aloe as a commodity for use in nutritional foods and cosmetics is due to the proper stabilizing procedures that enable processors to store and ship the Aloe Gel without fear of spoilage throughout the market places of the world. Research conducted around the world leaves little doubt that certain biochemical properties of Aloe will be proven facts. Such attributes as moisturizing and penetrating properties are known, but the attributes such as its healing abilities and analgesic action to bacterial activity has not been clearly defined and documented through properly controlled scientific research and testing.
There are over 250 species of Aloe grown around the world. Of these, it is the ALoe Barbadensis Miller that has captivated the attention of man. Known more commonly as Aloe Vera, which in Latin means 'True Aloe', in Spanish called Savila, in Sanscrit it is Chrita-Kumari, in Chinese it is, in Portuguese it is Erva Babosa, in India it is Musabbar, in Jamaica it is called Single Bible, in Japanese it is Isha-Irasu, in Vietnamese it is called Lo Hoi, in Malaysia it is Lydia Byah.
The leaves of the Aloe plant grow from the base in the rosette pattern. The Aloe Vera plant contains its greates nutritional properties at 2 to 3 years of age. Mature plants can grow as tall as 2 and a half inches to 4 feet with the average being around 28 to 36 inches in length. Each plant usually has 12-16 leaves that, when mature, may weigh up to three pounds. The plants can be harvested every 6 to 8 weeks by removing 3 to 4 leaves per plant.
The Aloe plant is grown in warm tropical areas and cannot survive freezing temperatures. In the United States, most of the Aloe is grown in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, Florida and Southern California. Internationally, Aloe can be found in Mexico, the Pacific Rim countries, India, South America, Central America, the Caribbean, Australia and Africa and in the Dominican Republic.
The thick, succulent leaves conceal an inner gel that has been used for centuries to maintain health and enhance beauty. Flourishing in warm, dry climates, both the Greeks and Egyptians valued it highly. Then, as the centres of civilization moved to cooler climates, the harvesting of this unusal plant declined and its benefit were forgotten.
Aloe Vera Gel, like most natural juices, both fruit and vegetable, is an unstable product when extracted and is subject to discoloration and spoilage from contamination by microorganisms. The great success of Aloe as a commodity for use in nutritional foods and cosmetics is due to the proper stabilizing procedures that enable processors to store and ship the Aloe Gel without fear of spoilage throughout the market places of the world. Research conducted around the world leaves little doubt that certain biochemical properties of Aloe will be proven facts. Such attributes as moisturizing and penetrating properties are known, but the attributes such as its healing abilities and analgesic action to bacterial activity has not been clearly defined and documented through properly controlled scientific research and testing.
WHAT'S INSIDE AN ALOE VERA LEAF ?
The succulent Aloe Vera gel is obtained from wihin the leafs, wich it is necessary to remove the peel or skin leaving a sliimy, sticky, gelatin-like tissue containing tremendeos medicinal propeties.
Aloe Vera contains over 200 known ingredients, which can be divided into the following groups:
1. VITAMINS: It contains a wide range,but the most important ones are the antioxidant vitamins C and E and Beta-Carotene, the precursor of vitamin A. It is also one of the few plant sources in the world of vitamin B12 and folic acid-so very useful for vegetarians and vegans.
2. MINERALS: Those included magnesium, manganese, zinc, copper, chromium, calcium, sodium, potassium, and the important antioxidant selenium.
3. AMINO ACIDS: The human body requires 22 amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, and Aloe Vera provides 7 of the 8 essential amino acids that cannot be manufactured by the body and which therefore have to be consumed as food.
4. SUGARS: These include the important mucopolysaccharides which act on the immune system as well as helping to detoxify the body.
5. ENZYMES: Lipases and proteases which break down food and aid digestion.
6. FATTY ACIDS: Cholesterol, Campesterol, B-Sitosterol,all of which are plant sterols, these three main types act as powerful anti-inflammatory agents and this explain why Aloe is such an effective treatment for burn, cuts, scrapes, and abrasions.
7. LIGNIN: This woody substance bestows on Aloe Vera its penetrative ability to reach deep into the third layer of skin.
8. SAPONINS: These are soapy substance that exert a powerful antimicrobial effect against bacteia, viruses, fungi, and yeasts such as candida or 'thrush'.
9. ANTHRAQUINONES COMPLEX: The most important ones are aloin and emodin, but altogether they are strong painkillers, and are aknowledged to posses anti-bacterial and virucidal activity. In their pure form, they are very powerful laxatives.
Aloe Vera contains over 200 known ingredients, which can be divided into the following groups:
1. VITAMINS: It contains a wide range,but the most important ones are the antioxidant vitamins C and E and Beta-Carotene, the precursor of vitamin A. It is also one of the few plant sources in the world of vitamin B12 and folic acid-so very useful for vegetarians and vegans.
2. MINERALS: Those included magnesium, manganese, zinc, copper, chromium, calcium, sodium, potassium, and the important antioxidant selenium.
3. AMINO ACIDS: The human body requires 22 amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, and Aloe Vera provides 7 of the 8 essential amino acids that cannot be manufactured by the body and which therefore have to be consumed as food.
4. SUGARS: These include the important mucopolysaccharides which act on the immune system as well as helping to detoxify the body.
5. ENZYMES: Lipases and proteases which break down food and aid digestion.
6. FATTY ACIDS: Cholesterol, Campesterol, B-Sitosterol,all of which are plant sterols, these three main types act as powerful anti-inflammatory agents and this explain why Aloe is such an effective treatment for burn, cuts, scrapes, and abrasions.
7. LIGNIN: This woody substance bestows on Aloe Vera its penetrative ability to reach deep into the third layer of skin.
8. SAPONINS: These are soapy substance that exert a powerful antimicrobial effect against bacteia, viruses, fungi, and yeasts such as candida or 'thrush'.
9. ANTHRAQUINONES COMPLEX: The most important ones are aloin and emodin, but altogether they are strong painkillers, and are aknowledged to posses anti-bacterial and virucidal activity. In their pure form, they are very powerful laxatives.
ALOE VERA RESEARCH :
Morden medical research on Aloe Vera began in 1935, when C.E.Collins,MD., and his son Creston followed the lead of the Seminole Indians and began treating burns, caused by the unsophisticated X-ray techniques of the time, with Aloe Vera. They discovered that the wounds healed more quickly and left less scar tissue when fresh aloe vera gel was applied than when other treatments were used.
The first extensive clinical tests using Aloe Vera to treat third-degree radiation burns on white rats were conducted by Professor Tom Rowe of the Medical College of Virginia. His studies showed that regardless of the condition of the leaves of the plant, Aloe Vera was effective. Rowe also discovered that although the healing agent in Aloe Vera is concentrated in the rind, it is also present in the gel. Finally, Rowe discovered that the ointments prepared from the leaves were not effective. This was because the variable nature of the juice inside the leaves make it difficult to stabilize and use in a commercial preparation.
During the late 1960s, however, intrest in Aloe Vera once more surged as metholds for concentrating and stabilizing Aloe Vera were discovered. Stabilization prevents deterioration of the plant's chemical activity, extending its shelf life and its effectiveness.
According to the NASC ( National Aloe Science Council), more than a thousand papers on the uses and effectiveness of Aloe Vera have been published be research scientists.
The International Aloe Science Council research articles.
It is essential, when buying Aloe Vera, to look for the International Aloe Science Council’s Seal of Approval. This guarantees the quality of Aloe in the product being sold.
The first extensive clinical tests using Aloe Vera to treat third-degree radiation burns on white rats were conducted by Professor Tom Rowe of the Medical College of Virginia. His studies showed that regardless of the condition of the leaves of the plant, Aloe Vera was effective. Rowe also discovered that although the healing agent in Aloe Vera is concentrated in the rind, it is also present in the gel. Finally, Rowe discovered that the ointments prepared from the leaves were not effective. This was because the variable nature of the juice inside the leaves make it difficult to stabilize and use in a commercial preparation.
During the late 1960s, however, intrest in Aloe Vera once more surged as metholds for concentrating and stabilizing Aloe Vera were discovered. Stabilization prevents deterioration of the plant's chemical activity, extending its shelf life and its effectiveness.
According to the NASC ( National Aloe Science Council), more than a thousand papers on the uses and effectiveness of Aloe Vera have been published be research scientists.
The International Aloe Science Council research articles.
It is essential, when buying Aloe Vera, to look for the International Aloe Science Council’s Seal of Approval. This guarantees the quality of Aloe in the product being sold.
STABILIZATION:
This marvlous gel cannot be exposed to the elements for more than 2 hours since it tends to oxidized easily, thus losing some of its properties.
This makes it necessary to subjectit to a stabilization process or refrigeration to neutralize the undisirable effects of oxygenation.
Aloe Vera like most natural products and their juices had a limited shelf life which had severely limited its potential as a world market item. Because of its unstable nature, it was subject to degradation and decay due to micro-organisms.
One of the most successful companies, Aloe Vera of America, had obtained two stabilization patents that were found to provide a superior stabilized gel. Forever Living products accuired the assets of Aloe Vera of America and quickly filed and obtained approval on two additional patents. These refinements gave us a superior stabilization procedure which has become the basis of our stabilized Aloe Vera gel formula.
Until 1968 scientists had been unable to explain or duplicate the Aloe plant’s effectiveness. That same year, a pharmacist in Dallas, Texas, realized a longstanding dream. He succeeded in extracting and stabilizing the gel while preserving its natural potency. His work opened new frontiers for the use of the naturally stabilized Aloe Vera in medicine, athletics, health, beauty and animal care and marked a major transition in the history of Aloe Vera.
Forever Living Products the only Company using a unique natural stabilization process. Now, using its own patented process to stabilize the nutritionally rich gel, Forever Living Products has unlocked the secrets of this valuable plant and made them widely available in an exciting range of products, from health drinks to beauty products. The contents of a tub of their Aloe Vera are essentially identical to the inner gel of a freshly harvested Aloe Barbadensis Miller leaf.
Once these successful stabilization methods were perfected, it was possible to expand the use of Aloe Vera from the small rural operations in selected, where Aloe Vera grew, to distant world markets, where climates prohibited the growth of Aloe Vera. Aloe was now ready for worldwide distribution and use.
**U.S.Patent Nos.4178372,4446131
Pure Aloe & Stabilized Aloe analysis:
NUTRIENT INFORMATION
Minerals Pure Aloe Stabilized Gel Amino Acids Pure Aloe Stabilized Gel
Calcium 458ppm 484ppm Aspartic Acid 43.0ppm 27.0ppm
Phosphorus 20.1ppm 30.4ppm Glutamic Acid 52.0ppm 35.0ppm
Copper 0.11ppm 0.32ppm Alanine 28.0ppm 22.0ppm
Iron 1.18ppm 1.84ppm Isoleucine 14.0ppm 14.0ppm
Magnesium 60.8ppm 92.0ppm Phenylalanine* 14.0ppm 14.0ppm
Manganese 1.04ppm 3.49ppm Threonine* 31.0ppm 30.0ppm
Potassium 797ppm 594ppm Proline 14.0ppm 17.0ppm
Sodium 84.4ppm 176ppm Valine* 14.0ppm 14.0ppm
Leucine* 20.0ppm 34.0ppm
Histidine. 18.0ppm 4.0ppm
Serine 45.0ppm 20.0ppm
Glycine 28.0ppm 4.0ppm
Methionine* 14.0ppm 14.0ppm
Lysine* 37.0ppm 41.0ppm
Arginine 14.0ppm 14.0ppm
Tyrosine 14.0ppm 14.0ppm
Tryptophan* 30.0ppm 30.0ppm
Amino Acids 302.0ppm 240.0ppm
Proteins 0.1% 0.1%
