BENEFITS OF ALOE VERA FOR DOGS, CATS, CAMELS - AND HUMANS!
Did you know that the Aloe (Barbadensis Miller) plant features in the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons coat of arms? That tells us something about the benefits of Aloe Vera for animals. It shows at least that early in the 19th century vets used Aloe in their treatments. Then for some inexplicable reason this changed and Aloe Vera was overlooked until late in the 20th century. How sad for animals! But thankfully we and they can now benefit again – and are benefiting. As you might have seen on my Aloe & Us Page, it was my dog, Sam, who introduced me to the Aloe Vera drink. Oh … and my daughter! Joanna’s IBS was ancient history thanks to the benefits of Aloe Vera, but I couldn’t see a connection between her IBS and Sam’s stiff limbs. Then Joanna mentioned aloe’s natural anti-inflammatory properties and things made more sense.
WHAT IS ALOE VERA GOOD FOR?I’ve since learned that whether the animal is a hamster or a horse (or maybe a camel?) benefits can be obtained for: Inflammation: Aloe Vera gel acts as a natural anti-inflammatory agent, with none of the side effects of steroids. Exfoliation: (the gel’s proteolytic enzymes help break down dead tissue from the skin, while the salicylic acid content softens the skin’s keratin layer.) These combined actions can not only help remove dead or damaged cells from such conditions as eczema and psoriasis, but can also be helpful when cleansing and healing skin wounds. A belief (held by many – definitely not just by me!) is that the ‘teamwork’ of the 75 nutrients contained in the Aloe Vera gel produces an overall more powerful effect than any of these working individually. Aloe’s synergistic properties have been aptly described as remarkable! Check out some specific Aloe Vera Uses for humans as well as animals!
FURTHER IMPORTANT BENEFITS OF ALOE VERA: ADAPTOGENIC PROPERTIES: Among its many other attributes, aloe is known as an adaptogen. I’m writing this in bold to focus your attention! Rather than helping individual symptoms, the gel seems to help the body to heal itself – inducing well-being and helping to restore the body’s balance. So totally dissimilar conditions (e.g. both constipation and diarrhoea) can benefit. There’s much more I could tell you at this stage (possibly testing your belief-system if you’re unfamiliar with Forever’s aloe vera), but that needs to wait for a later page. The potential benefits of Aloe Vera drinks for animals (and humans) simply cannot all be squeezed into this space ...
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