Aloe is a well-known medicinal plant, called an agave in everyday life. It is used for various inflammatory processes, wounds and burns, to strengthen the immune system and even in tuberculosis. At the same time, it is important to know exactly in what form to consume aloe and prepare tinctures on its basis to obtain the maximum effect.
Instructions
Step 1
Cut off the aloe leaves and set aside for one to a week and a half. Store the leaves in the refrigerator, wrapped in dark paper. In such a tincture, it is important to use precisely the leaves cut in advance, because in them the concentration of biologically active substances that can subsequently have a beneficial effect on the body increases several times. This happens because in such unfavorable conditions the plant devotes all its strength to maintaining vital activity, and so-called biogenic stimulants are formed in its cells.
Step 2
Take a seasoned aloe and chop it up. This can be done both with a knife and with a blender.
Step 3
Pour the crushed aloe with 70% alcohol solution or vodka in a ratio of one to five. Insist a closed container with the resulting solution in a dark cool place for at least ten days.
The tincture prepared according to this recipe can be used as a lotion for problem skin, to improve digestion, increase appetite, stimulate the body's defense systems (one teaspoon 2-3 times a day half an hour before meals).
Step 4
Use aloe vera for chronic bronchitis and pneumonia. Take 5-6 aloe leaves, 0.5 kg of honey, 2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil, 1 glass of birch buds and 3, 5 tbsp. l. linden blossom. Refrigerate the leaves for at least 10 days. Grind them up.
Step 5
Melt the honey and pour the chopped aloe over it. Boil the mixture in a water bath for about 15 minutes, stirring constantly. Cool it down.
Step 6
Chop up birch buds. Pour half a liter of boiling water along with the linden blossom, cook for 10 minutes over low heat. Remove from heat, strain through cheesecloth and squeeze.
Step 7
Pour the decoction of the buds into the cooled honey, mix them, add oil. Take the resulting mixture in a tablespoon twice a day before meals for about 2 weeks. Store the mixture in the refrigerator, shake well before use.
