ALOE VERA

Aloe vera😛

Summary:

Aloe vera grows in tropical climates around the world. It is cultivated for agricultural, medicinal and decorative uses.

You can find it also in drinks and body creams. It's good for your skin, especially when you have a sunburn.

It's used in the traditional medicine from 16th century BC.

Description:

Aloe vera is a plant with very short stem. It can be between 60-100 cm tall. Leaves are green and have a serrated shape. Flowers are produced in summer.

Parts:

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Uses:

• medicinal and cosmetics purposes. It's normally used in body creams for soothing and moisturizing your skin. 
• food and diet: It's used as ingredient in yogurts, drinks and desserts.



you can find it also in makeups, soaps, sun protectors, shampoos, shaving creams, food and water preservatives.

But:

2 recent studies confirm that aloe vera is not as good as medicinal and cosmetics industries say.

These studies say that it's not clear that aloe vera is really good as humans skin protector.

Also, aloe vera can be toxic for humans if it's used too much.

Conclusión:

Aloe vera has been used as a medicinal plant since the 16th century BC, mainly for your skin protection. Medicinal and cometics industry say that aloe vera is good for humans. However, recent studies say that there's no strong evidence on this.