Most people have aloe pots on the windowsills. The plant is not fashionable, therefore it is rarely used in design decisions.
Many of us know that this plant is indispensable in the fight against a large number of various diseases. Its properties are revealed even brighter in combination with other natural components. A mixture of honey and aloe is considered a classic in the fight against many ailments.
Such a combination in traditional medicine is almost universal. Therapeutic compounds, which consist of pulp or juice of aloe leaves and honey, combine the healing properties of products and are biologically powerful stimulants.
Let's find out what the secret of aloe juice with honey is, and also we will figure out how to take and prepare various healing elixirs, mixtures and potions to improve health, treat and prevent various diseases.
Healing properties
The healing effect on the human body of this simple combination is determined by the composition and qualities of each product. Consider the properties of honey and aloe.
The benefits of honey
The main product of the vital activity of bees is a storehouse of a huge amount of useful substances, including mineral salts, vitamins, amino acids, enzymes, organic and inorganic acids.
It has wound healing, nutritional, antimicrobial, antibacterial, antioxidant, antiviral, restorative, regenerative properties. The healing properties of the product directly depend on the plants and the area where the bees collected pollen.
The benefits of aloe
Agave (or aloe) contains a unique complex of vitamins, trace elements and minerals, bioflavonoids, antioxidants, esters, organic acids, tarry substances, enzymes and other biostimulants.
This plant has excellent antiseptic, regenerating, immunomodulating, anti-inflammatory, regenerative, analgesic, digestive, tonic and metabolic activating properties.
When these two products are combined, the therapeutic effect only intensifies, so we can safely say that with this tool you can cure almost all everyday ailments. Use infusions and elixirs from aloe with honey for the stomach, in the treatment of cough, in cosmetology, to strengthen and restore lost hair, to rejuvenate aging skin.
There are many recipes for treating a wide variety of diseases. Aloe tinctures with honey are created on the basis of vodka, alcohol, fortified wine: quality honey is mixed with chopped meaty leaves or juice in the required proportion and insisted.
Contraindications
Before moving on to methods of treating aloe with honey, it should be noted that not all people can use products made on their basis.
The main contraindications include:
- exacerbation of diseases of the kidneys, liver and gastrointestinal tract;
- arterial hypertension;
- hemorrhoids;
- pathologies that are accompanied by the appearance of bleeding;
- age less than 3 years;
- elderly age;
- lactation and the period of gestation;
- individual intolerance to bee products and aloe;
- oncological diseases.
It must be remembered that all medicinal formulations with aloe are not recommended for more than three weeks.
Recipes for immunity and health
The largest amount of nutrients is found in the fleshy lower leaves of the plant, which has reached the age of five. After circumcision, they are thoroughly washed, dried on a towel, put in a bag and put in the refrigerator for a couple of weeks. During this time, the amount of biostimulants in aloe leaves increases several times.
After the set time, the thorns are removed from the leaves. Next, the pulp is cut into layers, and the juice is squeezed through cheesecloth. Tinctures, the basis for cosmetic masks or gruel for oral administration are immediately prepared from the juice obtained. If necessary, juice can be poured into a jar and stored under a lid in the refrigerator.
Cough medicine
This recipe allows you to deal effectively with various types of cough that accompanies diseases of the respiratory system. This will require: aloe, honey, vodka.
To prepare the product, a glass of plant juice is mixed with a glass of liquid honey (if the honey is too thick, then the container must be kept on a warm battery for about three days) and 100 ml of high-quality vodka is added to the mixture.
The elixir is infused for several days in a dark, cool place. Now the medicine with honey and aloe for coughing is ready for use. You can use the medicine 3-5 times a day, with a dessert spoon before meals. Store in a glass jar under a lid in the refrigerator.
Means for immunity
To activate the body's defenses with reduced immunity, folk doctors recommend taking a mixture of nuts, aloe, honey, lemon.
100 g of walnut is ground in a coffee grinder, half a glass of fresh lemon or lime juice, aloe juice and any honey are added to them (it is advisable to use multicomponent varieties: flower, meadow, Carpathian, Altai, forest, etc.). The finished mixture should be stored in the refrigerator. Take it before each meal for a tablespoon.
Add lemon
This option of using aloe with honey is effective for prone to colds, decreased immunity, frequent acute respiratory infections and acute respiratory viral infections, sleep problems, digestive disorders and apathy. It is used to treat and prevent all of these ailments.
One medium lemon is poured with boiling water, dried with a paper towel and cut together with zest into small pieces. To the lemon mass in a glass bowl add 50 g of liquid honey (acacia or may) and 2 tablespoons of aloe juice.
To enhance the anti-inflammatory and sedative effect, you can add 15 ml of a decoction of perforated St. John's wort (a tablespoon of the plant is heated in one glass of water for about 20 minutes, filtered and cooled). True, with St. John's wort, you need to be careful: women who take birth control pills should not use it.
The mixture is placed in a glass jar and stored in a refrigerator under a lid. Use a tablespoon three times a day before meals. The amount obtained can be enough for several days, then you will need to cook a fresh portion. The course of treatment is 2-3 weeks. The medicine is especially effective during the period of the onset of influenza epidemics and during the cold season.
Aloe with Cahors and Honey
This tincture of aloe with honey has unique healing properties. It is recommended for colds, bronchitis, metabolic disorders, flu, liver and gall bladder pathologies, gastrointestinal diseases (gastritis, ulcer, colitis, flatulence, etc.).
It is necessary to mix the crushed leaves of the plant, cahors and bee honey in a ratio of 100 g: 200 ml: 100 g, respectively. Pour the tincture into a dark bottle, cork tightly with a lid and remove to insist for 8-9 days, not forgetting to shake it every day. Strain the prepared tincture and consume it before a meal in a tablespoon 2 to 4 times a day.
Eye care
Aloe juice with honey can eliminate the irritation of the mucous membrane of the eye. It is most convenient to use the agent in the form of drops. It is very simple to prepare them: mix liquid honey, aloe juice and distilled water in equal proportions. Close tightly with a lid and clean for a week in the refrigerator. Eye drop 3 times a day, 2 drops.
Treatment of sinusitis and runny nose
With a runny nose and sinusitis, nose drops made from aloe with honey are very effective. At the same time, they are prepared very simply. Mix equal proportions of aloe juice and liquid honey (preferably linden or flower). If the droplets turn out to be too thick, add a small amount of distilled water or normal saline to them. It is necessary to bury 4 times a day for a couple of drops in each nostril.
Lotion and face mask
The combination of aloe with honey is suitable for all skin types and all ages, but only if you are not allergic to beekeeping products and agave. A face mask with this composition allows you to solve a huge number of dermatological problems, including acne, acne, comedones, age spots.
In order to prepare the lotion, you need to mix 1/8 cup of honey and ¼ cup of plant juice. With a ready-made product, wipe problem and oily skin twice a day after cleansing from cosmetics and dirt.
Such masks are an amazingly powerful tool for aging skin. Due to increased regeneration, smoothing of deep wrinkles and gradual rejuvenation of the face begins, regardless of the initial state of the epidermis.
Professional cosmetologists recommend a nourishing anti-wrinkle mask to their clients: in a glass bowl with a wooden spatula, mix 2 tablespoons of ripe avocado pulp or persimmon (optional), one spoon of aloe juice, a spoon of honey and a few drops of avocado oil.
The resulting mixture is applied for 20 minutes to a cleansed face, and then washed off with a warm infusion of yarrow or a string. The procedures are performed twice a week for 2-3 months.
Effective hair mask
Masks with the addition of aloe contribute to the improvement of the regeneration of the scalp, the effective cleansing of the bulbs from sebum, the prevention of hair loss and the activation of their growth. According to the reviews of a huge number of women, for happy owners of normal and dry hair, a simple mask is perfect, which is prepared as follows: burdock oil (15 ml) is rubbed into foam with raw yolk, a teaspoon of plant juice and a tablespoon of liquid honey are added. The finished mixture is rubbed into the scalp half an hour before washing the hair and kept under a warming cap on the head. The mask is thoroughly washed off with a mild organic shampoo that is suitable for your hair type.
Almost all people who use healing products based on aloe and honey respond with admiration about the results. It should be understood that therapy using completely safe for health and completely biological agents very effectively treats gastrointestinal tract diseases, raises immunity, improves the quality of life, helps to quickly cure cough, relieve swelling with sinusitis and sinusitis. At the same time, the beautiful half of humanity, which does not avoid proven folk safe means for beauty, successfully improves their own appearance with the help of the simplest products available to everyone. And now, as you can see, this opportunity has appeared in you.