History and Benefits of Aloe Vera Plants

Aloe Vera or Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis Milleer) is a kind of thorny plants originating from dry areas on the African continent. Tamanan Aloe Vera has been known and used since thousands of years ago because it has a property and its benefits are very unusual.

History is no mention that the ancient Egyptians already know the benefits of aloe vera as a plant for health since 1500 BC. It is so much benefit these plants, the ancient Egyptians called the Aloe vera plant as the plant of immortality!

Dioscordes (A physician at the time of Greece), said that if one of the benefits of aloe vera which has efficacy for treating various types of diseases. Eg sore throat, ulcers, hair loss, hemorrhoids, and skin bruises, chapped skin, and skin abrasions.

Ingredients Aloe Vera
According to available data, the plant Aloe Vera is one of 10 species of plants in the world's most sought after, because it has great potential to be developed as a medicinal plant and industrial raw materials.

Aloe Vera has a wide range of types. At least there are about 200 types of Aloe Vera is known. Of the 200 types are best used for treatment is a type of Aloevera Barbadensis Miller. This species contains about 75 types of substances that have been known to be useful and more than 200 other compounds that make it fit for use in herbal medicine. These substances include enzymes that aid digestion and reduce inflammation, all kinds of vitamins except vitamin D, minerals that are necessary for enzyme function, long chains of sugar to rebalance the digestive system; saponins which act as anti-microbial, and 20 of the 22 types of amino acids.

10 Various Benefits of Aloe Vera:

1. Detoxification. Aloe vera juice is a laxative natural toxins, but also contains various vitamins and minerals that help our bodies cope with stress in daily life.

2. Indigestion. Aloe vera is useful especially in cases of heartburn and peptic ulcers and irritable bowel. Aloe vera is known to soothe and overcome esophageal acid reflux.
3. Oral health. Aloe vera is useful for mouth and gum problems, especially in improving the deteriorating gums.
4. Skin care. Its function also eliminates acne, moisturize skin, detoxify the skin, removal of scars and marks, reduce inflammation, as well as repair and skin rejuvenation.
5. Diabetes. Half a tablespoon of aloe vera juice is given for 14 weeks was shown to reduce blood sugar levels by 45 percent.
6. Help bowel movements. Aloe latex contains anthraquinone glycosidesaloin A and B that are useful as a powerful laxative.
7. Maintain weight. Aloe vera juice has been used for years to lose weight.
8. Immunity. Aloe vera is full of antioxidants that counter free radicals to enhance the immune system.
9. Burns. Aloe vera gel can heal and repair the affected skin burns, including burns caused by sun exposure.
10.Anti Dandruff. Aloe vera can help reduce itching and dandruff. Aloe vera can also be used for treatment of hair before shampooing.

Sambiloto (Andrographis paniculata)

Sambiloto found in many of the mainland Asia. Besides Indonesia, Sambiloto also in India, the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia. Plant called latin Andrographis Paniculata Ness is able to live in the lush tropical area with a height of between 1 - 700 meters above sea level.

Sambiloto plant is a bush that has many branches leaved and height can reach more than 90 cm. Leaves Sambiloto small bottle green and white flowers. Sambiloto can also breed year round, with seeds and with the way stek stem. Multiplication with stek stem is also relatively easy to do. Do, choose a rod that has a slightly older leaves around 10 sheets. Cut along the stem is approximately 20 cm and plug in to the ground in the shade. Only in about one month, the plant has started in Sambiloto meet young leaves. Parts used for traditional medicine is that it leaves very bitter. Than the actual leaf, stem, flower and root of the drugs are also useful.

From antiquity to the present epoch.
Relief Sambiloto leaves was found in the Borobudur Temple also in the Ancient Book of the Javanese Rama Kawi around the 18 century. Mentioned Sambiloto nutritious Hanoman to treat the injured soldiers when the war against Rahwana.

In Indonesia, many people know Sambiloto of herbal medicine from herbalist, which is called by the name of herbal medicine “paitan”. Often people consume “paitan”, a blackish color fluids, and then expelled the bitter flavour with ‘beras kencur” drink. This mixture is known to drive a normal flu.

In addition to buying the herbal medicine from herbalist, people can also consume Sambiloto way boil leaves. The dry leaves is no less useful even now there are Sambiloto in the form of the dye. For those who do not hold with the bitter flavour, but would like to get a special property Sambiloto, can consume Sambiloto in the form of a capsule.

In line with the trend "back to nature", the stranger had a lot of cock Sambiloto property. Various studies conducted both in and outside the country, found that the bitter taste behind Sambiloto, are androgapholid active substance which is very useful for the treatment. India also has been know medicinal plants is even Sambiloto used to fight bird flu epidemic in India in the year 1919 and effective until Sambiloto got the nickname "Indian Echinacea".
In China, Sambiloto already in clinical testing and nutritious as anti hepapatoksik (anti-heart disease). In Japan, currently in testing for possible use as Sambiloto HIV drugs, and in Scandinavia, Sambiloto in use to overcome the infection of diseases.

Miscellaneous property Sambiloto.
Generation to generation, people have been using the leaves stew Sambiloto to prevent a cold or influenza, reduce fever, jaundice, and treat wounds. To treat wounds, people usually grind Sambiloto dry leaves, and sprinkle the wound with Sambiloto powder. In addition the bitter flavour of Sambiloto also be effective to mitigate diabetes.

According to that dr A Sidhajatra already tens of years in herbal medicine to provide patient-patient, is an herbal Sambiloto which has the effect of anti-infection / anti-inflammation is best among other medicinal plant. Diseases infection, especially infection in mucus or mucus network, such as influenza infection causes the throat, urine infection channel,”keputihan” the infection on women and ulceration, can be treated with Sambiloto.

In the form of a dry leaf stew, dr. Sidhajatra recommend doses of 5 gr, which is boiled with 2 water glass until remaining 1 glass for a day (drink 3 x 1 / 3 cup). If using fresh leaves, dose is about 30 pieces of leaf in the same way as leaves boil dry. In the form of extract, consume up to 1500 mg per day is still considered safe. "Based on my experience, in the form of extracts Sambiloto was evidently more effective the various disease inflammation / infection" the dr Sidhajatra add.

But dr Sidhajatra reminded that the use of Sambiloto to mitigate diabetes, must also be accompanied with a low carbohydrate diet and sugar. "If the consume only diligent Sambiloto but still wishes to eat, so dangerous," so the advice Sidhajatra dr.

Opinion from Paul W Halim from the practice in BSD City, Tangerang, very positive about Sambiloto. "On the Pair with others such as herbal temulawak, Sambiloto be more effective to treat respiratory tract diseases the top (ISPA). Sambiloto imuno also function as a stimulator, and herbal medicine for diabetics melitus, as well as appetite stimulation in children "the explanation of this Italian graduate doctors.

Sambiloto utilization in Indonesia.
Ironically, in Indonesia itself, the new Sambiloto the limited known among the ordinary people who consume herbal medicine. Because of usefulness, certainly better if we go back to nature with plants consume drugs Sambiloto, compared to consume antibiotics have side effects less well and the price is relatively expensive. And if the developed countries such as Scandinavia, Japan, China is using Sambiloto, of course there is no more reason why we as a country who produce Sambiloto does not consume it