Senin, 21 Februari 2011

EFFICACY AND BENEFIT OF ALOE VERA PLANTS



Aloe vera has been known forsince thousands of years ago . Usually used as a fertilizer hair, wound healing, and skin care. This plant is useful as a raw material for pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. In addition, as well as food and beverage making ingredient health. According to records of a national Arab geographer named Idris, aloe vera is the work of Socotra Island in Greece and has been known since the 4th century BC.

Aloe vera is native to Africa, precisely Ethiopia, which belonged to Liliaceae. These plants mempunvai name varies, depending on the country or region growing. Latin, French, Portuguese, and German: aloe; UK: Crocodiles Tongues; Malaysia: jadam; China: lu hui; Spain: Sevilla; India: musabbar; Tibet: jelly Leek; Indians: ailwa; Arabic: sabbar; Indonesia: aloe vera ; and the Philippines: nor.

Aloe vera plant thought to have originated from the Canary Islands to the west of Africa. It has been known as medicines and cosmetics since centuries ago. This is recorded in the Egyptian Book of Remedies. In the book it is said that in the days of Cleopatra, aloe vera raw materials used for cosmetics and skin moisturizer. Its use in the pharmaceutical field was first performed by the Samaritans around 1750 BC.

Aloe vera color images of the oldest and notes made in Turkey in 1552 BC. Images are currently stored at the University of Germany, Leipzig. Records containing variations of the aloe vera plant as raw material for medicines and cosmetics to improve skin.

Some sources claim that the aloe vera into Indonesia brought by a Chinese peasant in the 17th century. Utilization of this plant in Indonesia is still small, limited as an ornamental plant in the yard and used as cosmetics for hair fertilizer. In 1990 farmers in West Kalimantan began to pursue commercial aloe vera plant that is processed into a drink of aloe vera.
 


 

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