What makes Aloe Vera so effective, and how can one plant do so many different things?
Aloe Vera is often recognized to be the most versatile known plants on the earth. But it needs to be pointed out versatility is not exclusive to this silent healer. There are estimated to be over 250,000 species of plants, and yet only 6,000 of them are used in many ways for commercial purposes by the humankind. There are a number of other plants that have many uses, Hemp, for example, has over 40 different listed uses, from building materiel to lip balm. Eucalyptus can be used as a respiratory adjunct, a healing salve or a very special kind of wallpaper. The Yucca plant can provide a number of different salves and medications. And flowers such as the Madagascar periwinkle and the evening primrose provide us with curatives that range from a treatment for juvenile to oil and food that are reputed to help rebuild our immune system. Among the Earth’s healing plants, Aloe Vera is reputed to be the most complete in range. It carries a long list of uses that within the scores of applications
