What is inside an Aloe Vera Leaf?
Aloe Vera gel contains over 75 known ingredients which can be divided into the following groups:
Vitamins It contains a wide range, but the most important ones are the antioxidant vitamins C and E and Beta-Carotene, the precursor of Vitamin A. It is also one of the few plant sources in the world of Vitamin B12 - so very useful to vegetarians and vegans.
Minerals These include magnesium, manganese, zinc, copper, chromium, sodium, potassium and the important antioxidant selenium.
Amino Acids The human body requires 22 amino acids, the building blocks of proteins and Aloe Vera gel provides 20 of them. More importantly, it provides seven of the eight essential amino acids that cannot be manufactured by the body and which therefore have to be consumed as food.
Sugars These include the important mucopolysaccharides which act on the immune system as well as helping to detoxify the body.
Enzymes Lipases and proteases which break down food and aid digestion.
Fatty Acids The three main types of act as powerful anti-inflammatory agents.
Lignin This woody substance bestows on Aloe Vera its penetrative ability to reach deep into the skin.
Saponins These are soapy substances that exert a powerful anti-microbial effect against bacteria, viruses, fungi and yeasts such as candida or 'thrush'.
Anthraquinones The most important ones being aloin and emodin, but altogether they are strong painkillers, and are acknowledged to possess antibacterial and virucidal activity. In their pure form, they are very powerful laxatives.
Vitamins It contains a wide range, but the most important ones are the antioxidant vitamins C and E and Beta-Carotene, the precursor of Vitamin A. It is also one of the few plant sources in the world of Vitamin B12 - so very useful to vegetarians and vegans.
Minerals These include magnesium, manganese, zinc, copper, chromium, sodium, potassium and the important antioxidant selenium.
Amino Acids The human body requires 22 amino acids, the building blocks of proteins and Aloe Vera gel provides 20 of them. More importantly, it provides seven of the eight essential amino acids that cannot be manufactured by the body and which therefore have to be consumed as food.
Sugars These include the important mucopolysaccharides which act on the immune system as well as helping to detoxify the body.
Enzymes Lipases and proteases which break down food and aid digestion.
Fatty Acids The three main types of act as powerful anti-inflammatory agents.
Lignin This woody substance bestows on Aloe Vera its penetrative ability to reach deep into the skin.
Saponins These are soapy substances that exert a powerful anti-microbial effect against bacteria, viruses, fungi and yeasts such as candida or 'thrush'.
Anthraquinones The most important ones being aloin and emodin, but altogether they are strong painkillers, and are acknowledged to possess antibacterial and virucidal activity. In their pure form, they are very powerful laxatives.
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