5 Benefits of Aloe Vera for Health

Aloe vera, it contains many nutrients needed by the body. Components to form a gel which is mostly water reached 99.5% of the total, and total dissolved solids with only 0.49%, 0.067% fat, carbohydrates 0.043%, 0.038% protein, vitamins, 0.49%, 3.476 mg vitamin C (Furnawanthi , 2002). While the high nutrient content in it is vitamin C.

Here are some of the content of aloe vera and its benefits:

1. Reducing sugar in the blood.
One of the substances contained in the aloe vera is the aloe emodin, an organic compound from the group antrokuinon signals that activate the insulin levels of insulin-like perceiving and beta-substrat1, phosphatidyl inositol-3 kinase and increased the rate of glycogen synthesis by inhibiting glycogen synthase kinase 3beta, so very useful for reducing blood sugar ratio. In addition, according to Ayurveda, traditional Indian medicine, the benefits of aloe vera have been hypoglycemic. Which can reduce blood glucose (blood sugar) in people with diabetes.

2. Antiseptic drugs & medicine burns
Aloe vera plant leaves and roots contain saponins and flavonoids, in addition to the leaves contain tannins and polyphenols (Hutapea, 2000). These saponins have the ability as an effective cleanser that menyembuhakan open wounds, while the tannins can be used as a precaution against infection of the wound because of its antiseptic and burn treatment. Flavonoids and polyphenols have activity as an antiseptic (Harborne, 1987).

3. Laxative
Because aloe latex (yellow juice extracted from the outer layer of leaves) contain molecules with a strong laxative effect (called "anthranoids"), the plants can be effective in cases of constipation. These benefits are also recognized by the WHO and shown in several studies.

4. Regeneration of the skin
Rich in antioxidants (flavonoids, vitamin C, beta-carotene), aloe vera has anti-aging will. A study conducted in Turkey, 2009, showed that aloe vera can help to regenerate skin tissue. Moreover, it can diminish scars and lines white lines / red due to pregnancy or strecth marks, treating minor cuts and scratches from the knife cut and fade the black spots on the skin.

5. Helps digestion
Studies have shown aloe vera gel to repel and destroy toxins and other foreign material that is usually attached to the intestine. Toxins and foreign substances that attach to the gut is very dangerous because it results in the accumulation of waste that can block the intestinal tract and reduces the body's ability to absorb nutrients. Benefits of aloe vera is to eliminate waste and help in the setting of acid. This can prevent you from suffering from indigestion and can also cleanse the blood and improve circulation to normal.

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