Aloe Vera gel has pre-packed with magic ingredients of numerous medicinal properties; it can also reduce blood-glucose & glycosylated hemoglobin levels.
What is Aloe Vera?
Aloe Vera is a stem-less or very short-stemmed succulent (having thick, fleshy, water stored leaves) plant growing to 60 to 100 cm (i.e. 24 to 39 inches) tall. The leaves are thick and fleshy, green, or grey-green, margin of the leaf is serrated (saw toothed) and has small white teeth.
Aloe Vera nativity is unclear and may be from Africa; Aloe Vera has been widely grown by the modern gardeners as an ornamental plant.
What is Aloe Vera Juice?
Aloe Vera is a succulent, having thick, fleshy and water stored leaves. Aloe Vera juice is prepared from the leaves of the aloe plant by just removing the marginal saw-toothed spikes and the green layer of the leaf. Inside this, you can find a watery gel with yellow sap; wash out this yellow sap. Because consuming this sap may cause dysentery, but it can help treat constipation.
Crash this clean aloe Vera’s jelly to become watery liquid called aloe vera juice. It is always best to take it as a fresh juice, but even commercially available aloe vera juices are effective. Consuming this aloe vera juice can help various health conditions, for details looks at the aloe vera benefits.
Diabetes Aloe Vera
Aloe (Aloe barbadensis, Aloe capensis) is a plant with long, green leaves contain aloe gel and a sticky yellow residue called latex. Aloe vera gel is a home remedy for minor burns and other skin conditions, recent animal studies suggest that aloe vera gel may help people with diabetes. Many researches show the aloe vera gel contains active constitutions that reduce blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin levels (A1C).
Bioactive constituents of Aloe vera - The aloe plant gel is between 99 and 99.5 per cent water, with an average pH of 4.5. The remaining solid material contains over 75 different ingredients, including vitamins, minerals, enzymes, sugars, anthraquinones or phenolic compounds, lignin, saponins, sterols, amino acids and salicylic acid. Vitamins and Minerals - C, A, E, B vitamins, B-carotene, Zinc, Calcium, Copper, Magnesium, Manganese, and Phosphorous. Enzymes - At least five different enzymes are identified and likely, more are contained within. Amino Acids - Twenty-two amino acids are in aloe. Plant sterols - These plant-based compounds are potent anti-inflammatory agents. Gibberellin - A growth factor, which assists in healing. Polysaccharides - Including B1-3 and B1-4 Glucomannans known for their immune stimulating effects, Based on its constituent make up, aloe has a wide array of applications.
Aloe vera diabetes dosage - Normally suggested dosage for the treatment of diabetes is 1 tablespoon of aloe juice twice daily.
Aloe vera diabetes safety - Other than occasional allergic reactions, no serious problems have been reported with aloe gel, both used internally or externally. Keep in mind, if aloe is useful for your diabetes treatment and effectively lower blood-sugar levels, then you should closely monitor your glucose levels and in steps you can lower your medication.
Aloe Vera Diabetes Study
Effect of Aloe vera leaves on the blood-glucose level in type I and type II diabetic rat models, this study is conducted by Okyar A, Can A, Akev N, Baktir G, Sütlüpinar N. at Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Istanbul, and Istanbul, Turkey. This study result show, the pulps of Aloe vera leaf devoid of the gel could be useful in the treatment of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. You can visit Pubmed (National Center for Biotechnology Information) for further information.
Aloe Vera Benefits - Medicinal uses
- Aloe vera can be useful for many skin conditions, if taken internally or applied externally such as; wounds, burns, rashes, sores, herpes, fungus, vaginal infections, acne, sunburn, psoriasis, warts, etc.
- Taking internally helps to increase immunity; assists cancer patients by stimulating development of non cancerous cells and white blood cells.
- Useful in indigestion, liver problems, urinary tract infections, stomach ulcers, kidney infections, intestinal worms and many other conditions.
- Lowers high cholesterol, oxygenate your blood, protect body from stress, and reduces high blood pressure.
- It can nourish the body with minerals, vitamins, enzymes and glycol-nutrients.
Aloe vera diabetes natural treatment procedure
Aloe vera is effective in the treatment of type 2 diabetes without any major known side effects. Aloe vera is more useful, if taken in combination instead of a single herb. Do not give up the diabetes medications; take aloe vera along with it until the glucose level in the blood reaches normal. Then slowly reduce the dosage of the conventional medicine and finally discard if possible. For type 1 diabetes, you can take aloe vera along with insulin therapy, in a due course, you may be able, to reduce insulin shot’s requirement.