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• 1 Leta Micheline // Jul 7, 2005 at 3:10 pm

  I am new and am enjoying this group so far! I have a question about
  aloe vera. We have a ton of it growing in the house…any suggestions
  on what we can do with this?
  Thanks!
  Cathy

• 2 Ramona Kizzy // Jul 10, 2005 at 10:08 am

  When I was little my mom used to cut a leaf of and apply the “plant-blood”
  directly to burns. Works wonders. I would be doing it now but we can’t get
  enough sun in our house for it to grow.
  Karen J

• 3 boyce900 // Jul 15, 2005 at 9:33 pm

  Cathy-
  Aloe Vera pulp can be eaten as a digestive aid if the plants have not been
  exposed to pesticides/insecticides. Most people cannot handle the texture
  and taste, but it is a traditional internal digestive aid in alternative
  healing practices for acid reflex and ulcers in the digestive track. You
  remove the outer skin and pulverized the flesh to liquefy into a thick juice.
  Indians traditionally used it mixed either with Yucca root (Agave
  sweeteners) or Stevia (another alternative sweetener that can be used
  internally as well as externally) Personally, I add both to smoothes with a
  protein scoop.
  Also, this thick juice is great mixed with geranium and lavender essential
  oils for REALLY bad sun burns. I personally use more lavender then geranium
  but that’s because I struggle with the smell of geranium. I am still
  processing the emotional part of geraniums smell. Geranium dilates the bile
  ducts in the liver and I start to detoxify heavily. In Chinese Herbal
  Medicine, the liver is traditionally the organ/merdian that holds anger. I
  have other “oiler” buddies that just love it, but for me I detox to fast and
  then I need to ground out because it makes to sick and nauseous (I am still
  working through some severe childhood trauma).
  Geranium and Aloe Vera also, make a great alternative deodorant if you have
  the time to let your pits dry after getting dressed. This same combination
  is great for razor burn as well. I also have used Aloe Vera and distilled
  water to mix up my clay masks just so they are not so irritating to my skin.
  I like to rotate between raw apple cider vinegar and then the aloe. Hope
  this gives you some more ideas. Be blessed…
  Pati
  Pati Thayer, CMMT, CNA, CMGC, Licensed Cosmetologist
  Medical Massage; Vitaflex; Raindrop and Emotional Release Technique using
  organic therapeutic “Grade A” essential oils

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