Aloe Vera Gel

Aloe Vera Gel - although this term is gaining popularity, very few know what it is. This Ezine Article will revisit the fundamentals and offer you a notion of just what Aloe Vera Gel is.

Aloe Vera Gel is created by the Aloe Vera Plant within its fleshy toothed leaves. This plant requires subtropical and drier areas for its growth and hence it is considered to be a native of Aloe Vera Gel South Africa - one of the best suited climates for its growth.

It looks like a cactus plant and mistakenly considered to be a member of the same family, but in reality it is really a member of the "Lily and Onion Family ".On the centuries it has gained popularity and is known by many names like:

Burn Plant 
Medicine Plant 
Potted Physician 
Plant of Life 
First Aid Plant 
Wand of Heaven 
Silent Healer

The structures of most aloe plants are similar. Aloe grows to maturity in approximately 3-4 years, where time the red or yellow flowers commence to sprout.

You can find about 300 different varieties of Aloe Vera out of which only 5 are known to own medicinal properties and benefits.

The 5 varieties are Aloe Barbedensis Miller, Aloe Perryi Baker, Aloe Ferox, Aloe Arborescens and Aloe Saponaria. Of those five the most potent is aloe barbedensis miller

The Aloe Vera Gel within the leaf contains over 75 nutritional components and 200 other compounds, including 20 minerals, 18 amino acids and 12 vitamins.

For centuries, Aloe Vera has been used by different cultures. The ancient Greeks, the Romans, the Babylonians, Indians and Chinese have all used Aloe Vera as a therapeutic plant.

The virtues of Aloe Vera date back to many ancient civilizations, including those of Persia, Egypt, Greece, Africa - just to call a couple of although the initial documented use of Aloe Vera comes from the ancient Egyptians.

Even Alexander - the Great, conquered the island of Socotra (in Yemen) in order to have the Aloe for his "fighting" army.

From the days of Cleopatra to the more recent Mahatma Gandhi, have all sampled the goodness with this Aloe Vera, also known as "nature's silent healer ".

Today, Aloe Vera has come a considerable ways, from what it was centuries ago when it comes to people understanding it and its limited reach. People are now more alert to its uses and benefits. They've realized the potential with this potent ALOE in day-to-day life.

Let us now take a peek at how Aloe Vera Gel works. Not many are conscious that Aloe can be used internally along having its external application.

How Aloe Works Externally 
The molecular structure of the Aloe is indeed small, so it can penetrate through the most effective layers of skin entirely up to the last layer. Epidermis is the most effective layer followed by dermis and the bottom layer is known as hypodermis.

Aloe has an element called "Lignin" which helps it to penetrate as a result of the cellular level. It also has another element called "Saponin" which works as an all-natural cleansing agent.