History of Aloe Vera
29 January 2008
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No CommentAloe Vera is now grown in Rio Grande Valley in Texas, California, Florida, and also in Oklahoma where greenhouses has been developed. The plants first originated in Africa. The plants require dry and warm climate.
The Aloe Vera is basically a plant found in the tropical region. It can survive in places where the temperature is very cold but not where the ground is frozen. It can easily survive in a place where the temperature is as high as 104F. It can also survive in a drought. It can grow in humid places also. The community of medicine has not given ‘Aloe Vera’ its due recognition. The plant is widely used for treating bruises and burns. Efforts are going on for making Aloe Vera useful for treating cancer and the more dreadful AIDS.
Let us make a study at the various research works that are going on to know more about aloe Vera. The mention of the plant can be traced back to Egypt and Greece civilizations. It also founds a mention in the various folk-tales of Japan and Philippines. The plant has been able to draw the attention of people in all ages.
It took man many years to know the medicinal qualities of aloe Vera. What the modern man presents before us is the result of the research work done by our forefathers. The Rig-Veda is the oldest book about medicine that is provided to us by the nature. The compilation of the book was done in India between 4500B.C. to 1600 B.C. The book makes a mention of many plants and their medicinal value but does not make any specific mention of aloe Vera. Its first description is found in an Egyptian book written around 1500 B.C. According to this book many disorders can be healed if aloe Vera is mixed with other medicinal herbs.
We find the mention of the plant in a Greek medical book written during 25 B.C. to 50 A.D. ‘Dioscorides’, a roman pharmacist, gave the first description of the plant. He mentions that the plant has the power of curing insomnia and also stomach problems. Apart from these it can also useful for tonsils, boils and eyes.
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