People have been using Aloe Vera for its medicinal properties for thousands of years. In the nineteenth century, people in Europe and the United States often used Aloe Vera as a purgative and a laxative.
In warmer parts of the globe, Aloe Vera is used to soothe sunburn and even as a shampoo. Since extensive research on the secrets of the Aloe Vera plant began in the 1930s, scientists have unlocked several of its healing properties and identified a wide range of therapeutic benefits.
These benefits include (but are not limited to) the following:
Anti-ageing
Anti-inflammatory
Detoxifying agent
Antiseptic
Prevention of heart disease and cancer
Many people, including scientists and doctors, often wonder how Aloe Vera can be so beneficial to the human body.
How is it possible for a single plant to be such a rich source of vitamins and nutrients, an effective anti-inflammatory agent, a strong immune system booster, a stimulator of tissue healing and cell growth, a detoxifying agent for the digestive system, and an adaptogenic?
How can Aloe Vera be all these things and yet leave no harmful side effects?
According to Dr. Bruce Hedendal from the Hedendal Chiropractic and Nutrition Center, the secret to Aloe Vera’s amazing properties is that the plant is a very rich source of a long-chain sugar known as polysaccharides.
Polysaccharides are one of the important building blocks of the human body that work together with the other nutritional components found in the Aloe Vera plant.
They have the ability to retain their structure - instead of being broken down by the body they are absorbed in its entirety by cells.
This means that polysaccharides and all their immuno-stimulating and healing properties enter the human blood stream completely intact.
Polysaccharides also work by lining the colon and lubricating our joints, which prevents the reentry of toxic materials and acting as a natural barrier against microbial invasions of cells.
This is how Aloe Vera makes such a significant impact on human health and our immune system, and shows so much potential in treating a wide range of human and animal diseases.
Aloe Vera is rich in one particular polysaccharide called acemannan. Dr. Hedendal’s research reveals that acemannan works by interacting and boosting the immune system instead of overpowering it like modern pharmaceuticals do.
Acemannan stimulates the growth of macrophages - the white blood cells that destroy tumor cell, viruses, and bacteria - and produces immune agents like interleukin and interferon.
When acemannan was injected onto cats who had feline leukemia, it was discovered that over 70% of the cats recovered.
Previously there had been no known treatment for feline leukemia. Like AIDS, feline leukemia is caused by a retrovirus and 70% of cats would die within 6-8 weeks of the diagnosis.
Acemannan, however, was able to encapsulate the cancerous tissue and kill the tumor. As a result of Dr. Hedendal’s research, the US Department of Agriculture approved the use of acemannan in treating feline leukemia and fibrosarcoma in dogs.
The same benefits works on the human immune system as well. Acemannan also boosts our immune system, stimulates macrophage production, and has anti-viral properties.
Give Aloe Vera a try yourself, and experience the rich potency and the efficacy of one of nature’s most wonderful gifts.
