Aloe Vera as Medicinal Plant

In addition good for digestion, aloe vera for hair and skin, aloe vera is also known to have benefits for health. We can use aloe vera leaves as medicinal plants.

Ancient Egyptians already know the benefits of aloe vera before modern research reveal the benefits. Noted, 1500 BC the use of aloe vera as a medicinal plant has been so popular that the ancient Egyptians called it "the plant of immortality". Even before that, the people of Samaria had used it to cure various health problems around the year 1875 BC.

A traditional medicine maker from the Greek, Dioscordes mentions that aloe vera can be formulated to treat skin bruising, cracked dry skin, blisters, hair loss, hemorrhoids, sore throat and ulcers.

In its report, Fujio L. Panggabean, a researcher and observer of medicinal plants, says that the efficacy of aloe vera no other because these plants have enough nutrients for the human body. The results of other studies on Aloe vera showed that carbohydrate is the largest component after water, which donated a number of calories as a source of energy.

Vitamins, minerals and some essential substances also found in aloe vera. So that is also used as a medicinal plant can also be processed into a variety of delicious foods.