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.