Aloe is not without reason called a home doctor. From this amazing plant prepare a lot of medicines that are used to treat many diseases. It is difficult to find a homemade flower that could compete with aloe for its beneficial properties. One of the popular forms of a drug prepared at home is tincture of aloe on vodka.
Chemical composition
At home, aloe vera and aloe vera are most often grown. The latter species has the most useful properties and is actively used in cosmetology. It contains organic acids, essential oils and phenols. Among the vitamins, Vitamin E and C are especially distinguished. Thanks to ascorbic acid, aloe quickly and effectively treats any catarrhal disease.
After studying the chemical composition of this plant, scientists were struck by the presence of unique amino acids and extremely important enzymes for humans. They were presented in a fairly large number and as a whole represented a unique biochemical complex. Also important is the presence of the hormones auxins and gibberillins in this plant. They own the wound healing and anti-inflammatory properties of this flower.
Among trace elements, manganese, potassium, chromium, selenium and calcium were found. Anthraquinones, which are part of aloe, have laxative properties, so aloe cleanses the intestines and activates gastric motility.
Using
The juice of this plant has a high biological activity. Due to its unique composition, aloe is able to rid a person of the following diseases:
- Inflammation of the gastric mucosa. Known recipes for ridding patients of gastric ulcers using this plant.
- Thanks to the antimicrobial and antiviral properties of aloe juice, conjunctivitis or herpes can be quickly and effectively cured.
- It is indispensable for pulmonary diseases and is part of many folk remedies for the treatment of tuberculosis and bronchitis.
- Aloe juice slows down the aging process and helps a woman survive the menopause.
- With its help, skin diseases and burns are treated.
- This plant is indispensable for damage to the oral mucosa and tonsillitis.
- Due to the ability to lower cholesterol in the blood, aloe significantly improves the state of the cardiovascular system and prevents the formation of atherosclerosis.
- Juice plants moisten the swab and insert it into the anus from hemorrhoids. And also with a self-prepared swab soaked in aloe, they treat cervical erosion.
- In the treatment of difficult-healing, purulent wounds, it is advisable to use a compress from aloe tincture on alcohol. It can be used instead of an antiseptic and a wound healing cream.
- It helps to recover after surgery or a long illness. Aloe juice gives strength and improves appetite.
The pharmaceutical industry makes from this plant drugs used in radiation sickness.
Side effects
Succulents have some properties that can adversely affect the human body. For example, patients with diabetes should take into account the fact that aloe significantly reduces blood sugar. Thus, using insulin, hypoglycemia can be obtained. Due to the high activity of this agent, it is highly not recommended for use during pregnancy.
Too much aloe taken by mouth causes diarrhea and painful stomach cramps. Using a folk remedy prepared with the participation of aloe leaves, you should be careful when using medications. It affects the functioning of the kidneys in the same way as medicines. If the patient has any problems with this organ, then before proceeding to complex treatment, it is worth consulting with a doctor.
Aloe in folk medicine
Many different compounds are prepared from this plant. Even a completely healthy person is advised to use medications that contain aloe. For example, to strengthen immunity and maintain health during a flu epidemic, you can prepare a product based on nuts, linden honey and lemon. To do this, lemon with nuts and aloe is twisted through a meat grinder, and liquid honey is added to the resulting composition. After the product is thoroughly mixed, it is sent to the refrigerator and used daily one tablespoon per day. To enhance the effect, the medicine is washed down with green tea or herbal decoction.
Perfectly proven masks for hair and skin based on the agave. They have a pronounced anti-aging effect, as well as perfectly moisturize the skin and saturate it with moisture for a fairly long time. A small amount of aloe juice is recommended to be added to the face cream. Thus, the cosmetic product acquires additional features and becomes more effective.
Aloe is practically not used for the preparation of decoctions, but it produces excellent alcohol tinctures. The use of aloe on vodka is quite widespread.
Tincture with honey and vodka
This composition is used to treat lung and sore throat. Sometimes it is used to restore immunity after a long illness. For people with chronic pharyngitis and laryngitis, this remedy helps strengthen the vocal cords.
How to make aloe tincture? To prepare it, you will need the following products:
- High-quality vodka or medical alcohol diluted in a ratio of 1: 1.
- Natural honey (preferably linden or mustard).
- Pre-prepared large leaf of aloe.
Vodka will need 500 ml, and honey is enough to take 200 g. The sheets are cut 2 days before preparation, wrapped in a damp cloth and left to dry in a dark, cool place.
The product is prepared as follows: finely chopped leaves are mixed with honey and put in a cold place for three days. After that, the composition is filtered through cheesecloth and the whole juice is squeezed out of the leaves carefully. The result is a syrup that is mixed with alcohol, poured into a glass container and refrigerated for long-term storage.
The healing properties of aloe vera tinctures on vodka are difficult to overestimate. The composition is taken daily one tablespoon before meals. After the tincture is over, you should take a short break and continue treatment again.
Some people prefer not to squeeze the juice from the plant. The leaves are simply twisted in a blender and left in an alcohol tincture. It should be borne in mind that such a composition can be used with an absolutely healthy stomach, otherwise the remedy can cause diarrhea or heartburn.
Aloe with red wine
This product also contains honey, but instead of vodka, red wine is added. By its medicinal properties, it is practically not inferior to tincture of aloe, honey and vodka. This is a fairly old medicine that has long been used to maintain strength during illness, blood loss and weakening of the immune system. It can be used for the following diseases:
- Malignant tumors.
- For all pulmonary diseases: pneumonia, bronchitis, tuberculosis, pleurisy and so on.
- Thanks to Cahors, the composition of the blood improves and anemia passes. It helps to cleanse the body of toxins and toxins. Scientists have proved that red wine significantly improves the condition of the heart and fights the appearance of cholesterol plaques on the walls of blood vessels.
- Tincture heals the organs of the gastrointestinal tract and restores their performance. With the help of honey and aloe, inflammation of the mucous membrane of the stomach and pancreas passes.
- Due to its powerful anti-inflammatory effect, this composition is able to cure gynecological diseases, cystitis and inflammation of the kidneys.
The product is prepared as follows: two large sheets of aloe are crushed in a blender, add 1 cup of liquid linden honey and mix thoroughly. The mixture is placed in a pre-prepared container of dark glass and the cahors are poured. The medicine should be infused for seven days in a cool place. As a rule, they do not filter it, but if desired, you can skip it through double gauze. They use the drug 3 times a day, gradually increasing the rate to six tablespoons per day. Take the medicine just before meals.
The benefits of Cahors
This wine has always been used as a medicine to strengthen immunity and destroy E. coli. Due to its special composition, Cahors has the ability to remove heavy metals and radionuclides from the body. A popular French diet for weight loss involves daily consumption of several glasses of Cahors and eating fresh fruits.
This drink has a beneficial effect on metabolism and acts as a mild laxative. It is drunk to prevent the formation of kidney stones and cholesterol plaques on the walls of blood vessels.
Joint medicine
Arthritis, arthrosis and rheumatism are extremely unpleasant diseases that constantly require attention. Painful joints have to be supported not only with medications, but also with healing, pain relieving compresses.
For arthritis, a remedy is prepared on the basis of one glass of diluted alcohol or vodka, a large sheet of aloe, grated through a meat grinder, and 100 g of honey. The aloe tincture on vodka for joints is prepared as follows: all the ingredients are mixed in the most thorough manner and stored in a refrigerator in a glass container. Tincture is used orally for one month in the amount of one tablespoon. Doctors recommend doing this in the morning on an empty stomach. As well as tincture, the joints are rubbed daily.
To make a compress, a small part of the product is wrapped in gauze and applied to a sore spot. Experts recommend holding it for about 2-3 hours.
Not everyone knows how to use aloe tincture on vodka, but if you add peppermint essential oil to the composition, the product will have a cooling and analgesic effect and, thus, can replace any pharmacy gel.
Ammonia tincture
For diseased joints, you can prepare tincture of aloe on vodka, in which ammonia will be used instead of honey. To do this, take two thick sheets of aloe, 100 ml of vodka and a few drops of ammonia. The agaric is twisted in a meat grinder and poured with alcohol or vodka. After that, a few drops of ammonia are added to the composition. Shake the tincture, after 6 hours it can be used for rubbing a diseased joint.
Insect bites
In order to reduce the pain from a bite and remove swelling, make tincture of aloe on vodka. The components are taken in a ratio of 1: 2. That is, one part of the crushed sheet will need two parts of vodka. The resulting composition can be used after 3-4 hours. They wipe the bite or make compresses.
Due to the fact that the agave has high bioactivity, it is able to penetrate the deepest layer of the epidermis. That is why grindings and compresses based on this plant are very effective and efficient.
Contraindications
Aloe medicine has several limitations for use:
- This product is not recommended for use under reduced pressure.
- It is forbidden to use alcohol tinctures for the treatment of children or pregnant women.
- In acute thrombophlebitis, it is also not advisable to use this remedy.
Do not use aloe tincture on vodka if the patient is allergic to honey, alcohol or aloe.