Aloe tree-like, reaching ten meters in the tropics, in the conditions of our apartments has turned into a home flower, known in everyday life as an agave. Its leaves are used for the preparation of dosage forms: juice, ointments, tablets, etc. The most sought after aloe vera extract. Its action is based on the plant's ability to produce special substances called academician Filatov biogenic stimulants. They are formed in aloe leaves if placed in unfavorable conditions for the plant. Usually a dark place with a temperature of about 3 degrees of heat is used for this purpose. At home, it can be an ordinary household refrigerator. The process of such preparation of raw materials is called biostimulation.
Cutting off the leaves of aloe, they are kept in such conditions for 25 days. As a result of the inclusion of adaptive mechanisms, biogenic stimulants are formed in them - substances that can enhance metabolic processes and tissue healing. Aloe water extract is used for oral use and for injection. It is being prepared by the pharmaceutical industry. Release form - small, 100 ml vials for oral administration and ampoules of 1 milliliter for injection.
More often, aloe extract liquid is prescribed as an injection. Indications for use are diseases that require acceleration of tissue regeneration, resorption of scars, and improvement of tissue metabolism. It can be eye diseases, such as keratitis, blepharitis, progressive myopia, conjunctivitis, myopic chorioretinitis, vitreous opacification , and others. Aloe extract is effective for stomach ulcers, bronchial asthma, pneumonia in the stage of resorption, duodenal ulcer.
It is prescribed in courses, daily 1 ml under the skin (for children it is prescribed in dosages according to age). The duration of the course can be from 20 to 50 days. Ingestion of the extract is indicated for the same diseases. It is drunk on a teaspoon three times a day. The course of treatment is 30-45 days. Up to three courses can be conducted per year.
Contraindications for the extract are acute gastric and intestinal disorders, pregnancy, severe heart disease, hypertension, severe kidney disease.
In addition to the extract, aloe juice is widely used externally and internally in folk medicine . There are no contraindications for its external use. It is used in the treatment of purulent wounds, trophic ulcers and burns, for rinsing the mouth, and nasal instillation. It has a good effect in the treatment of radiation dermatitis, is used in the treatment of gynecological diseases.
The healing properties of this substance are associated with the presence of anthraglycosides, essential oils, vitamins and enzymes in it. If aloe was biostimulated before preparing the juice, the juice has the properties of a biogenic stimulant, as is aloe vera extract of industrial manufacture. The pharmaceutical industry produces the juice of this plant by adding a small amount of alcohol to it. It is used for gastritis and chronic colitis.
Inside aloe in the form of fresh juice is taken for chronic hypoacid gastritis, with constipation, poor appetite, as well as for general strengthening and increasing the body's resistance.
Contraindications for oral use are uterine and hemorrhoidal bleeding. This is due to the fact that the anthraglycosides that make up the juice cause a rush of blood to the abdominal organs and can trigger bleeding. When taking aloe juice in a large dose or with prolonged use, peristalsis can be inhibited, and intestinal inflammation develops.
Aloe preparations are currently prescribed very often. The biostimulator obtained from it gave a whole new direction for its use. Use it to your health!