Benefits of Aloe Vera

benefits of aloe vera

1. Accelerate wound healing on the skin
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Aloe vera has a compound that can accelerate wound healing in the skin called glucomannan and gliberelin. This compound will improve blood circulation and the formation of collagen in the area around the wound so that the formation of new tissue can take place more quickly.
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Helps treat herpes
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Herpes is one of the skin diseases caused by Herpes Simplex Virus infection (HSV). This skin disease is often encountered with the characteristics of red clustered spots that contain water bubbles on the skin, which feels hot and itchy.
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Herpes is a recurrence or recurrence after healed when your immune system is down. Help psoriasis treatment
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For some people who suffer from psoriasis would feel very disturbed by this skin disease. Red spots that often appear with itching accompanied by peeling skin arise due to autoimmune reactions in the body. This skin disease occurs because the immune system in the body incorrectly recognize the antibodies themselves as the enemy, so the emergence of resistance reaction in the form of psoriasis skin disease.
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In the treatment of psoriasis, aloe vera contains alprogen compounds that can inhibit the autoimmune reaction.
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Accelerate the healing of burns
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Aloe vera gel has a high water content and is cold. Therefore, this plant is often used for the treatment of burns, either caused by heat or certain chemicals.
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In addition, its anti-bacterial content can prevent secondary infections commonly present in prolonged burns and antioxidant effects of aloe vera can inhibit inflammatory reactions in burns.
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However, please note that research that has been done so far proves that aloe vera is only able to help healing burns of degree 1 and degree 2. where the burn has not penetrated the inner layer of skin or called the dermis.