Aloe Vera Used Across the Globe! From Ancient Times To Present

Aloe Vera has been used by many cultures throughout the history of the world especially those that are savvy to the potency of natural foliage that have medicinal properties.

Greek and Roman doctors used it to help heal the ailments of their patients and researchers have also discovered that the ancient Chinese and Indian cultures benefitted from the use of Aloe Vera as well. The Egyptians, and in particular the Egyptian queens such as Cleopatra and Nefertiti used Aloe Vera as a skincare and beauty product. They believed it gave their skin a radiant glow and helped to keep them looking young. Not far removed from what you see today with beauty products highlighting the fact that it “contains Aloe Vera” to promote moisturised healthier skin.

In the Philippines, Aloe Vera was mixed with milk and used to treat a variety of kidney infections. Aloe Vera is referred to as “Aloes” in the Bible and there are many biblical references to the healing quality of the plant. With the effective use of aloe topically and it is no wonder that some call it the “miracle plant”. For More info on the history of aloe take a look at our previous blog post.

Aloe vera is still widely used today and growing! With more and more people getting health conscious and clued up on the importance of natural and organic remedies to avoid free radicals and harmful chemicals that go into our food, beauty products and medicines. Till date, Forever living Product’s Aloe Vera Gel (drink) is still the world’s most popular aloe gel drink and the company’s most popular product with Aloe Vera of America producing 75,000 1-liter bottles a day as people use it as a daily health tonic to replenish the bodies needed vitamins and natural sugars, de-toxin and anti-fungal effects. 

With Forever Living catering for the strong demand in the health and wellbeing market for natural Aloe and other homeopathic plants with their complete family of Aloe Vera drinks, skin care products and cosmetics, bring the remarkable properties of aloe to the entire body. Added to Forever’s line of vitamins, mineral, and herbal supplements and our nutritious products from the beehive, and you have a complete system for achieving better health and beauty naturally.

The Natural Goodness Behind FLP's Aloe Drinks (Video)

Anyone who knows will tell you how much they love Forever Living Product's range of one-of-a-kind Aloe drinks. Suitable and designed for the whole family to enjoy, from the very young to the very old. 

Watch the video to find out what customers actually say about it.

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What The Doctor Says About Aloe Vera in ITN Interview

Dr. Peter Atherton M.D

ITN's broadcaster Martyn Lewis interviews one of the world's leading medical doctors on Aloe Vera research, Dr. Peter Atherton. In this brief interview Dr. Peter Atherton talks about the benefits of Aloe Vera when used as a tonic and what in his opinion are the best Aloe Vera products on the market... of course being Forever Living Products (FLP)! :)

Accompanying Dr. Atherton in the interview is Forever Living Products UK managing director Bob Parker, who tells us why FLP are able to supply its customers with the very best Aloe products that it has been doing for the last 32 years as a company.

The History of Aloe Vera

Aloe Barbadensis Miller

For 4000 years, tales of the great medicinal properties of the ancient "lily of the desert", known commonly as the Aloe Vera plant have been handed down through the centuries.

There is mention of Aloe Vera practically by all civilisations across the ages from Egyptians, Arabs, Greeks, Chinese, Indians, Japanese, Native American Indians and various European populations. It is believed by many however to have originated in Africa and transported to various parts of the globe by conquering armies and travellers. It has been documented that the first known writings of Aloe Vera as a healing plant was found near the Mesopotamian city of Nippu. A Sumerian clay tablet dating to the year 2200 BC describes it as a plant of great healing power.

From the Bible's mention of removing Christ from the cross and wrapping his body in Aloes and myrrh, (John 19:39), we find Aloe Vera mysteriously appearing in every phase of history, with many testimonials to its great medicinal values. The earliest documented applications of Aloe Vera comes from the ancient Egyptians, Cleopatra attributed her beauty to Aloe And it is reputed that she bathed in it before charming Mark Anthony! But it was also grown and used by King Solomon, who was said to have valued it highly.

Queen Cleopatra of Egypt

Alexander the Great conquered the island of Socotra in order to have the Aloe for his army. During his fabled travels in the Orient, among the many marvels recorded by Marco Polo were his descriptions of the many applications of the Aloe Vera plant. The Spanish Conquistadors discovered various herbal medicines in use in Tenochtitlán. At the heart of many of the Aztec cures, it is known that Aloe Vera was the effective agent. These Aztec herbal medicines were transported back to Europe by the Spanish, during the sixteenth century, where they became the foundation for modern Western medicine.

Although there are more than 400 species of the Aloe plant growing on the Earth, it is Aloe Vera or “true Aloe,” also known scientifically as Aloe Barbadensis Miller that is used for its healing and medicinal properties.