Aloe Vera – although this term is gaining popularity, not many know what it is. This segment will give you an idea of what exactly Aloe Vera is. Aloe Vera is a type of plant, with fleshy toothed leaves and red or yellow coloured flowers. This plant requires sub-tropical and drier areas for its growth and hence it is considered to be a native of South Africa – one of the best suited climates for its growth. It looks like a cactus plant and mistakenly considered to be a member of the same family, but in reality it is a member of the “Lily and onion family”.
In India over the centuries Aloe vera gained popularity and it is known by many names like Korpad, Kumari, Ghee Kanwar etc.
The structures of most aloe Vera plants are similar. Aloe Vera grows to maturity in approximately 3-4 years, at which time the flowers begin to sprout. There are about 300 different varieties of Aloe Vera out of which only 5 are known to have medical properties and benefits. The 5 varieties are Aloe Barbedensis Miller, Aloe Perryi Baker, Aloe Ferox, Aloe Arborescens and Aloe Saponaria. Out of them, we use only “Aloe Barbedensis Miller” the only edible and the most nutritionally potent of all the aloe Vera varieties available. we own Aloe Vera plantations which are spread over 7500 acres of fields across Texas, Dominican Republic of the Caribbean and Mexico, all the 3 are drier and warmer areas of the world and therefore optimum for Aloe Vera farming.
From the Aloe Barbedensis Miller variety, it is the aloe leaf which contains the ‘Gel” that holds the nutritional value and used by us in its manufacturing process. Our 100% stabilized Aloe Vera Gel is the finest available in the world as we control everything from fields to factory, to research and development, to packing and also to shipping and distribution thereby ensuring preservation of its nutrients and maintaining the highest quality standards. The Aloe Vera leaf contains over 75 nutritional components and 200 other compounds, including 20 minerals, 18 amino acids and 12 vitamins.
For centuries, Aloe Vera has been used by different cultures. The ancient Greeks, the Romans, the Babylonians, Indians and Chinese have all used Aloe Vera as a medicinal plant.
The virtues of Aloe Vera date back to many ancient civilizations, including those of Persia, Egypt, Greece, Africa – just to name a few although the earliest documented use of Aloe Vera comes from the ancient Egyptians . Even Alexander – the Great conquered the island of Socotra (in Yemen) in order to have the Aloe Vera for his “fighting” army
From the times of Cleopatra to the more recent Mahatma Gandhi, has all sampled the goodness of this Aloe Vera, also known as “natures silent healer”. Throughout the years Aloe Vera has been called by many names like Potted Physician, Wand of Heaven, Wonder Plant, Heaven’s Blessing and Plant of Life.