KUMARI ( ALOE VERA ) HEALTH BENEFITS

ALOE VERA EDIBLE PART
ALOE VERA PLANT 
 Aloe vera is an incredible and succulent plant ,found in all over the world .It is stemless or very short stem plant growing 60 to 100 cm height spreading by offsets .The leaves are thick and fleshy ,green to grey -green color .Aloe vera has been widely grown as an ornamental plant .Aloe vera contains over 200 active components including vitamins like vitamin  A ,B1 ,B2 ,B3 ,B6 ,B12  ,C and E ,minerals like calcium ,iron ,magnesium ,zinc ,chromium .selenium ,sodium ,potassium ,copper ,manganese ,18 to 22 aminoacids  , enzymes  ,polysaccharides ,phytonutririents  ,anti oxidants and fatty acids like linoleic acid ,linolenic acid ,myristic acid  ,carylic acid  ,olelic acid ,palmitic acid and stearic acid .Aloe vera is filled with a clear gel like substance which contain 90 %  of water . Aloe vera has used by man therapeutically for over 5000 years .
It has many medicinal and curative properties because of that , it is used for such wide range of remedies  in home and alternative system of medicine .
- Aloe vera juice helps to reduce the risk of heart diseases .
- It lowers the blood cholesterol  and improves the HDL ( good cholesterol ).
- It regulates the blood pressure and heart rate .
- It boosts the body natural ability to adopt to external changes and it will give resistant power against various infections .
- Aloe vera  is having some properties like ,  disinfectant ,antibiotic ,anti microbial ,germicidal ,antibacterial ,antiseptic ,anti fungal and anti viral  property .
- It can be used for internal and external infections .The active ingredients are sulphur ,lupeol ,solicyclic acid ,cinnamic acid ,and phenol that prevents the growth of disease causing micro organisms .- It has laxative properties ,it helps to relieving digestive tract problem ,stomach aches and heart burn .
- It is very good for diabetic patients ,it helps to lowers the blood sugar levels .
- It is very helpful for respiratory problems .
- It is having capability in curing cancer and AIDS .
- It is very great for skin , it is used for treating sunburn , blisters ,insect bites ,allergic  reaction , eczema ,burns ,inflammation ,wounds ,dry skin  ,acne ,scars and psoriasis .
- It helps in strengthens the gums and promotes strong and healthy teeth .
- It helps to elevate anemia and formation of RBC  because of  its  iron ,folic acid and vitamin B12  content .Like aloe vera only few plants contains B12 .
- It helps to cure piles problem .
- It regulates the bowel movements and remove constipation .
- It helps to treat fungal and viral infection .
- It is very helpful for healthy hair and remove dandruff .
  Cosmetic and beauty products like , Aloe vera shampoo , aloe vera gel , aloe vera juice ,moisturiser ,skin cream ,beauty cream  ,soap, etc are available in the market .

























Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

HEALTH BENEFITS OF PAVALAMALLI (NYCTANTHES ARBOR-TRISTIS)

Image
Pavalamalli Pavalamalli  is a popular medicinal plant having lots of medicinal properties used for treating various diseases in Indian system of  alternative medicines like Siddha, Ayurveda, Naturopathy and Home remedies. This herb belongs to the family of  oleaceae   and native to India, now it is widely distributed in tropical and sub tropical regions of the Asian continent. It is grown as an ornamental plant in the house gardens of Tamil Nadu, India. This herb is commonly known as night flowering jasmine , coral jasmine  in English , Parijata in Sanskrit and  Kannada, Harsingar in Hindi and Bengali, Parijatakam in Malayalam, Parijathak in Marathi, Pavalamalli or Parijatham in Tamil. Pavalamalli is a shrub or a small tree which grows up to 10 meters in height with flaky grey bark. The leaves are opposite, simple which are 6 to 21 cm long and 2 to 6.5 cm broad with entire margin. The flowers are fragrant with five to eight lobed white...
Read more

HEALTH BENEFITS OF PONNAVARAI

Image
Ponnavarai is a medicinal herb having lots of curative properties. Botanical name of this herb is senna occidentalis or cassia occidentalis . It belongs to the family of fabaceace . Cassia occidentalis or senna occidentalis is a perennial shrub that grows in tropical and temperate climates. It is mostly found in rainy season in between the plants, roadsides, waste lands all over TamilNadu in India. This plant grows up to height of 3 feet. Its flowers are yellow in color. Other names of this herb are coffee senna, stinking weed, kasundi, mogdad coffee, etc. Seeds of this shrub are commonly used as an adulterant in coffee. The whole plants, seeds, leaves roots has lot of nutrients like apigenin, amodiene, emodin, quercetin, amino acids, volatile oil, oleic acid, tannin, linoleic acid, minerals like magnesium, calsium, iron, etc. The leaves of this herb is very effective in treating obesity and constipation. Take a hand full of leaves, wash it and the cut into small piec...
Read more

PATHANEER OR NEERA HEALTH BENEFITS

Image
Pathaneer or Neera Pathaneer or neera is a sweet, cool, delicious, highly nutritious and unfermented fresh beverage from palmyra palm tree. It is an excellent beverage for beating the summer heat. It is a popular summer drink in some parts of our country. Only available at summer season. It is a popular drink in some parts of our country.      Obtaining the sap traditionally involves tapping the top shoots and collecting the dripping juice in hanging earthen pots overnight from palm trees. U sually collection of pots are coated with calcium carbonate to reduce the risk of fermentation. This beverage is called in other languages like pathaneer in Tamil, neera in marathi, thatti kallu in telugu.  Pathaneer is rich in more nutrients like electrolytes, calcium, vitamin B  complex, vitamin C, Phosphate, low calories, low fat, etc.  It is a good Tonic, diuretic, cooling stimulant, laxative, anti-inflammatory. Intake of  this pathaneer is help to...
Read more

THE BEST VEGETABLE TO TREAT DIABETES - MOMORDICA CYMBALARIA

Image
MOMORDICA CYMBALARIA Momordica Cymbalaria is a medicinal plant belongs to the family of curcurbitaceae found in India .It is a wild crop well known as athalakkai in Tamil ,Karchikai in Kannada ,kasarakaya inTelugu .This plant is a climbing ,branched and striated stem .The roots are woody tuberous and perennial .This plant is allowed to grow along the boundary of fields ,fences and even in the the fields for its fruits  The fruits of this plants are edible and using for preparing various dishes like koottu ,poriyal ,fry ,kulambu ,vaththal ,pickles etc . It is used in various traditional system of medicine for long time for the treatment of diabetes ,rhematism ,ulcer ,skin diseases and diarrhea .The fruit of this plant is having lot of nutrients like vitamin C,calcium ,potassium ,sodium ,antioxidants ,flavonoids  , qucrcetin , saponin ,cucurbitacins ,momordicine ,glycosides etc .It is having hypoglycemic ,hypolipidemic ,cardio protective ,hepatoprotective ,nephroprotect...
Read more

HEALTH BENEFITS OF BANANA FLOWER

Image
BANANA PLANT WITH FLOWER   The banana flower is the  flower of banana plant growing under the bunch of  tiny bananas .It is large and maroon colored cone shaped flower with cream colored florets layered inside ,and it is hangs from the bottom of the bunch  of bananas .The banana flower has several alternate names like vazhaipoo ,banana heart and banana blossom .Banana flowers are edible ,highly nutritious,  slightly  bitter  and starchy taste.The banana plant is the largest herbaceous flowering plant.  Botanical name of the banana  plant is musaparadisiaca .The native of this plant is India and southeast  Asia .  Banana flower is used for preparing many recipes like stews ,soups ,salads .stir fry dishes, meat dishes and it can be eaten raw .The florets of the banana flowers need to be cleaned well before they are cooked as a vegetable . It has  a lot of medicinal property .Banana flowers are rich vitamins like C and E, fl...
Read more