ALOE VERA (Aloe barbardensis Miller) is a perennial plant from the lily family (Liliaceae). In its traditional application, it has been known and highly valued since ancient times, it is called the “elixir of youth” and the “queen of medicinal plants”. The earliest known record of Aloe Vera is on Sumerian tablets, around 2200 years. ex. Kr. Egyptian pharaohs also used it, and Greek pharmacologists Celzius and Dioscorides also mentioned it (they used it for easier sleep, to stimulate digestion, for bruises, sprains, for faster healing of wounds, etc.) The leaves contain a gel, i.e. gelatinous mass containing over 240 nutrients, among them: VITAMINS: A, B1, B2, B3, B6, B9, B12, C, E and folic acid; MINERALS: calcium, potassium, zinc, copper, manganese, chromium, iron; ENZYMES: 16 enzymes from the group of proteases, amylases, lipases and cellulose; AMINO ACIDS: 20 amino acids; PLANT STEROLS: 4 plant sterols; ANTHRAQUINONES: 12 anthraquinones; MONO AND POLYSACCHARIDES<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ALOE VERA (Aloe barbardensis Miller) is a perennial plant from the lily family (Liliaceae). In its traditional application, it has<\/p>\n