Aloe vera's efficacy and effects - how to eat and what to avoid

Effects and functions of aloe vera: Aloe vera is the above-ground leaf of the fleshy evergreen herbaceous plant aloe vera of the lily family. The effects of aloe vera are detoxification, clearing liver heat, laxative, insecticidal, and beauty. The effects of aloe vera are to treat liver fire headache, heat-stagnation constipation, abdominal pain caused by worms, and age spots. Aloe vera medication contraindications Pregnant and menstrual women are strictly prohibited from taking aloe vera.

Basic Overview
Drug name: Aloe vera

Other names: Lu Hui, Ne Hui, Xiang Dan, Nu Hui

Nature and flavor: bitter and cold

Meridian: liver meridian, heart meridian, stomach meridian, large intestine meridian

Effects: detoxification, clearing liver heat, laxative, insecticidal, bactericidal, anti-inflammatory, immune

Main indications: liver fire headache, red and swollen eyes, irritable heat and convulsions, heat-stagnation constipation, abdominal pain caused by worms, malnutrition in children, wet sores, scabies, hemorrhoids and fistulas.

Usage and dosage: Oral administration: grind into capsules, 0.5-1.5 grams; or into pills or powders; not into decoctions. For external use: appropriate amount, grind into powder and apply.

Medicinal material source: Aloe vera is the above-ground leaf of the fleshy evergreen herbaceous plant Aloe vera of the Liliaceae family.

Effects and functions

1. Aloe vera treats burns and scalds: Aloe vera recipe for burns and scalds: 1 fresh aloe vera leaf (can be added or subtracted according to the size of the wound), wash with cold boiled water, squeeze the juice and apply it to the wound, apply 2-3 times a day. It has the effects of purging fire, cooling blood and relieving pain. Suitable for burns and scalds.

2. Aloe vera treats bee stings: Aloe vera recipe for bee stings: appropriate amount of fresh aloe vera leaves, mash and apply to the affected area. Suitable for bee stings.

3. Aloe vera treats wet itching, and those with yellow juice when scratched. "Compendium of Materia Medica"

4. The immune resurrection effect of aloe polysaccharides can improve the body's disease resistance. Various chronic diseases such as hypertension, gout, asthma, cancer, etc., can be treated with aloe vera to enhance the efficacy and accelerate the body's recovery.

5. Aloe vera is cold and can remove heat, bitter and can relieve heat and dry dampness, and bitter and can kill insects. It is extremely bitter and cold, so it is an essential medicine for removing heat and killing insects. It mainly treats hot wind and irritability, heat between the chest and ribs, improves eyesight, calms the heart, and treats epilepsy in children. It cools the wind, and heat can make people irritable. When heat is removed, wind-heat, irritability, and heat between the chest and diaphragm will be relieved. It cools the liver and improves eyesight. It removes irritability and calms the heart. Epilepsy and convulsions in children are caused by heat, and the five malnutritions are all symptoms of internal heat and stagnation of the spleen and stomach; damp-heat hemorrhoids, sores, and impotence are all caused by damp-heat invading the intestines and viscera, causing blood stasis, so it is the main medicine. It can detoxify croton and remove heat. "Compendium of Materia Medica"

6. Aloe vera treats liver fire, calms liver wind, clears heart heat, relieves irritability, quenches thirst and produces body fluids, improves hearing and eyesight, eliminates tooth swelling, and relieves fire poison. "Compendium of Materia Medica"

7. Aloe vera is a medicine for cooling liver and killing insects. For all liver diseases with heat, it is definitely used. But it tastes very bitter and has a very cold smell, and there is no bitter and cold medicine that can surpass it. Its efficacy is mainly to eliminate rather than tonic, because it can be used for those with strong internal heat, but it is forbidden for those with internal deficiency, diarrhea and poor appetite. "Compendium of Materia Medica"

8. Aloe vera treats hot wind and irritability, heat between the chest and diaphragm, improves eyesight and calms the heart, treats epilepsy and convulsions in children, treats five kinds of malnutrition, kills three kinds of insects and hemorrhoids, sores and impotence. It can relieve croton poison. "Kaibao Materia Medica"

9. Aloe vera Aloe vera is rich in niacin, vitamin B6, etc. It is a bitter stomachic laxative with anti-inflammatory, gastric mucosal repair and analgesic effects. It is beneficial to the treatment of gastritis and gastric ulcers and can promote the healing of ulcers. For burns and scalds, aloe vera can also have good anti-infection and healing effects.

10. Aloe vera is a strong laxative, which has the effect of strengthening the stomach and promoting menstruation. "Modern Practical Chinese Medicine"

11. Aloe vera enters the Jueyin liver meridian and Chong meridian. Its function is to kill insects and clear heat. Chong meridian disease, reverse qi, urgency and irregular menstruation, abdominal lumps rushing up, and children's malnutrition and heat stagnation, can only be eliminated by this. Grind it with licorice, it is very effective in treating stubborn ringworm on the head and neck. But it is very bitter and cold, and the gas is very foul. If a person with a weak stomach eats less, he will vomit after taking it, and often lose his appetite and have diarrhea, and many people become thin and weak. "Ben Jing Feng Yuan"

12. Aloe vera treats traumatic bleeding: Aloe vera recipe for traumatic bleeding: 50 grams of aloe vera, grind into fine powder, bottle for later use. Take a little aloe vera powder and sprinkle it on the wound. Suitable for traumatic bleeding.

13. Aloe vera treats knife wounds and abrasions: Aloe vera recipe for knife wounds and abrasions: Take an appropriate amount of aloe vera leaves, disinfect them with hot water, wash them, cut them, and apply the secretion to the wound. Suitable for knife wounds and abrasions. For mild cases, several times can stop bleeding and relieve pain. For severe cases, wash the wound first, then apply aloe vera gel, and fix it with sterilized gauze and bandages. When the gelatin dries, drip aloe vera juice. It can be cured in about 7-10 days.

14. Aloe vera is the main treatment for various malnutrition and fever in children. "Haiyao Bencao"

15. Aloe vera itself is also rich in chromium, has insulin-like effects, can regulate blood sugar metabolism in the body, and is an ideal food and medicine for diabetics.

16. Aloe vera disperses scrofula, treats epilepsy, promotes diuresis and removes swelling. "Depei Materia Medica"

17. Aloe vera is rich in biotin, etc. It is a good product for beauty, weight loss, and prevention and treatment of constipation. It has a good regulating effect on fat metabolism, gastrointestinal function, and excretion system.

18. Aloe vera is used for facial beauty: Apply fresh leaf juice to the face for 15-20 minutes in the morning and evening. If you persist, the facial skin will be smooth, white, tender, and soft. It also has the effect of treating butterfly spots, freckles, and age spots.

19. Aloe vera kills malnutrition and roundworms in children. It is mainly used to blow the nose to kill brain malnutrition and remove nasal itching. "Pharmacopoeia"

How to eat

1 Aloe vera pumpkin

Ingredients: 250 grams of pumpkin, 100 grams of aloe vera, 100 grams of sugar, 1 green cherry

Method:

1. Cut the pumpkin into diamond-shaped pieces and steam for 10 minutes. Add sugar and soak for 20 minutes.

2. Blanch the aloe vera, cook it, and cut it into diamond-shaped pieces.

3. Place the aloe vera pieces and pumpkin pieces on a plate alternately, and add cherries.

Efficacy: Aloe vera contains a variety of carbohydrates, amino acids, vitamins, minerals and other ingredients, and has a relatively high nutritional value. After being consumed by the human body, it can not only supplement trace elements, but also play a role in clearing away heat and fire, detoxifying and beautifying. The polysaccharides and various vitamins contained in aloe vera have good nutritional, moisturizing and whitening effects on human skin; the colloid contained in aloe vera can shrink skin and muscle cells, protect moisture, restore elasticity, and eliminate wrinkles.

2 Aloe vera honey juice

Ingredients: 250 grams of aloe vera, honey, lemon juice

Preparation method: Wash and peel the aloe vera, and cut it into sections. Put the aloe vera in a juicer, squeeze it into fresh juice, then add honey and lemon juice, and stir well.

3 Rock sugar aloe vera

Ingredients: 200 grams of fresh aloe vera, 10 grams of wolfberry, and about 60 grams of rock sugar.

Preparation method:

1. Wash and peel the fresh aloe vera, cut into small pieces, and soak in light salt water.

2. Rinse the wolfberry, take out the aloe vera and rinse off the salt, put it into the stew pot with wolfberry and rock sugar, add appropriate amount of water, and cover it.

3. Stew it on medium heat for half an hour, then simmer it on low heat for 1 hour.

Efficacy: Rock sugar aloe vera is a dessert stewed with rock sugar and aloe vera. It has the effects of nourishing the skin, clearing heat and moisturizing dryness, eliminating stagnation and losing weight, and calming the mind. Regular consumption is beneficial to improve dry skin, constipation, and excessive fat.

4 Aloe vera powder

Composition: 15 grams each of aloe vera, saposhnikovia divaricata (remove the fork), 30 grams each of white aconite (blasted), white atractylodes, gastrodia elata, and white angelica, 4 grams each of cinnabar (ground), and borneol (ground).

Usage: Pound the eight herbs into fine powder, take 0.5 grams each time, mix with scallion white and mint tea, and take after meals.

Indications: headache due to wind.

Source: Volume 16 of Shengji Zonglu.

5 Aloe powder

Ingredients: 1/2 liang of aloe (finely ground), 1/2 liang of picrorhizon, 1 fen of realgar (finely ground), 1/2 liang of bear bile (ground), 1/2 liang of cinnabar, 1/2 liang of musk (finely ground), 1 dried toad (coated with butter and roasted until brown), 1 fen of daizhe.

Preparation method: Powder the above.

Usage: First bathe the child with peach and willow soup, then mix half a spoonful with porridge, then cover with green clothes. The worms will come out by themselves.

Indications: Five malnutrition in children, irritability, dryness and thinness, and no desire for milk and food.

Source: Volume 383 of Puji Fang.

6 Aloe black tea

Ingredients: 1 piece of aloe 20cm long, a little chrysanthemum, 1 black tea bag, 1 spoon of honey.

Method: Peel the aloe vera and take only the inner white flesh. Put the aloe vera and chrysanthemum into the water and simmer over low heat. After the water boils, add the black tea bag and honey.

Efficacy: Improve cell vitality, accelerate fat digestion, regulate the body's physiological functions, improve skin luster, slow down skin aging, and is a good recipe for whitening and beauty.

7 Aloe Vera Frozen Drink

Ingredients: 300g peeled aloe vera flesh, 100cc cold boiled water, 15g honey, 5cc lemon juice.

Method:

1. Take 50g of peeled aloe vera flesh and cut it into small pieces for later use.

2. Put the remaining aloe vera flesh, ice water, lemon juice, and honey into a juicer. When it is blended into juice, pour it into a cup, and finally add the aloe vera fruit pieces in method 1.

8 Tomatoes with Aloe Vera

Ingredients: 500g raw peanuts, cherry tomatoes, aloe vera, bell pepper slices, coriander, salt

Method:

1. Remove moldy and sprouted peanuts, wash the peanuts, put them in clean water and simmer over low heat until they are crispy and soft, add salt to adjust the taste, pour out the peanut juice, and serve.

2. Take out 20g of aloe vera leaf pulp, boil it, take it out, cut it into dices, and spread it on the peanuts.

3. Cut the red bell pepper into diamond-shaped pieces to form leaves, with the tip of the diamond pointed to the center of the circle, and place coriander green leaves around it.

Efficacy: moisturizing, clearing heat and removing acne, detoxifying and nourishing the skin.

9 Aloe Vera Bird's Nest

Ingredients: Bird's Nest, Aloe Vera, Fresh Water Chestnut, Tremella, Rock Sugar, Honey

Method:

1. Soak the bird's nest (if you choose pure bird's nest, you can skip this step);

2. Soak the Tremella, peel the fresh water chestnut and aloe, blanch with water, and chill;

3. Stew the bird's nest, add rock sugar and honey to water to make rock sugar honey water;

4. Pack the bird's nest, add appropriate amount of rock sugar honey water to taste, and eat with chilled aloe vera and fresh water chestnut.

Effect: Beauty and skin care.

10 Passion Aloe Jelly

Ingredients: 70g jelly powder, 30g aloe vera, 120g white sugar, 100g passion fruit jam

Method:

1. Mix jelly powder and fine crystal sugar in a clean stainless steel pot;

2. Add passion fruit jam and 1500g water and mix well;

3. Then put it on the stove to heat and boil, stir until dissolved, add aloe vera leaf pulp and mix well, and remove from the heat;

4. Put the slightly cool jelly liquid into the mold, wait for it to cool and put it in the refrigerator until it solidifies.

Efficacy: Aloe vera is rich in niacin, vitamin B6, etc. It is a bitter stomachic laxative, which has anti-inflammatory, gastric mucosal repair and analgesic effects. It is beneficial to the treatment of gastritis and gastric ulcers and can promote ulcer healing. For burns and scalds, aloe vera can also have good anti-infection and healing effects. Aloe vera is rich in biotin, etc., and is a good product for beauty, weight loss, and prevention and treatment of constipation. It has a good regulating effect on fat metabolism, gastrointestinal function, and excretion system.

11 Aloe Vera Apple Juice

Ingredients: half an apple, 6 grams of carrot cubes, 5 grams of aloe vera, 15 ml of honey, 125 ml of ice water, 2-3 ice cubes.

Method:

1. Wash the aloe vera, remove the thorns and chop it;

2. Remove the core of the apple and cut it into pieces the size of soybeans;

3. Put carrots, apples, and aloe vera into two layers of gauze respectively, squeeze them with hard objects, and squeeze out the juice. Pour into the same glass; add honey and mix well, and then add ice water to dilute. Or use a household tissue masher, put aloe vera, carrot cubes, apples and ice water into the tissue masher, and mash them to get the juice. Then filter with gauze, pour into a glass, add honey and stir well. Before drinking, if you can add 2-3 ice cubes, the taste will be cooler and more delicious.

Efficacy: The juice contained in aloe vera can be used as medicine, and has the effects of purgation, stomachicity, and menstruation. Drinking aloe vera juice in moderation can reduce the burden on the abdomen and relieve the trouble of constipation.

12 Watermelon Aloe Vera Soup

Ingredients: 250 grams of aloe vera, 100 grams of watermelon, appropriate amount of ginger slices, rock sugar, and water starch.

Method:

1. Peel the aloe vera and cut into pieces, peel the watermelon and cut into diamond-shaped pieces.

2. Put clean water, rock sugar and raw materials in the pot, boil, and thicken.

13 Aloe Vera Stewed Yam

Ingredients: 50 grams of yam, 150 grams of aloe vera, 50 grams of lily, 500 grams of clean water, and 20 grams of rock sugar.

Method:

1. Peel the aloe vera and yam, cut into strips and blanch them in water, and select the petals of lily essence and wash them for use.

2. Put clean pot on fire, add water, yam, aloe, lily, rock sugar, bring to a boil over high heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

Efficacy: Edible aloe is rich in vitamins and can protect skin and beauty. Lily has the effect of moistening lungs and relieving coughs, especially for lung heat, thick phlegm or dry cough without phlegm. Yam tastes sweet and is mild in nature, not dry or greasy, and can strengthen the spleen and lungs, nourish qi and yin, and nourish the spleen and kidneys.

14 Aloe and papaya chicken soup

Ingredients: 1 bare chicken, 1 papaya, 1 piece of fresh aloe, 2 slices of ginger, and salt to taste.

Method:

1. Remove the thorns and skin of aloe vera, wash it, blanch it with boiling water, and then cut it into slices;

2. Peel the papaya, remove the core and cut it into pieces;

3. Wash the chicken and cut it into large pieces, blanch it in water and pick it up;

4. Boil water, add chicken pieces, papaya and ginger slices, boil it over high heat, turn to low heat and simmer for one hour; then add aloe vera and simmer for half an hour, add salt to taste and it is ready to eat.

Efficacy: Clears heat and reduces fire, cleanses the intestines and detoxifies, nourishes and nourishes the skin. Aloe vera is cold in nature, so it should be taken with caution for those with weak constitution or spleen and stomach deficiency. If you are not sure, you can put less aloe vera in the first stew.

Taboo: Pregnant women should not take it.

Medication taboos
Aloe-emodin contained in aloe vera has a laxative effect and can cause diarrhea, so it should not be eaten too much. People with weak constitutions and children should not consume it in excess, otherwise they are prone to allergies. Pregnant and menstrual women are strictly prohibited from taking it, because aloe vera can cause congestion of female internal organs and promote uterine movement. Patients with hemorrhoid bleeding and nose bleeding should not take aloe vera, otherwise it will cause the condition to worsen.

1. Some individuals are allergic to aloe vera and should not use aloe vera.

2. Patients with chronic diarrhea should also be prohibited from using aloe vera.

3. There are more than 500 varieties of aloe vera, but only a dozen can be used as medicine, and only a few can be eaten.

4. Aloe-emodin contained in aloe vera has a laxative effect and can cause diarrhea, so it should not be eaten too much.

5. People with weak constitutions and children should not eat aloe vera excessively, otherwise they are prone to allergies.

6. Pregnant and menstrual women are strictly prohibited from taking aloe vera, because aloe vera can cause congestion of female internal organs and promote uterine movement.

7. Patients with hemorrhoid bleeding and nose bleeding should not take aloe vera, otherwise it will cause the condition to worsen.