Aloe Vera.....

[Melinda]

a friend of mine was just telling me that her family use's a piece of the aloe vera plant snapped off when someone has a burn or something and i have seen other people doing that also....
i am sure a while ago i read something saying not to do that as it needed to be porcessed before applying....something about fibres ?
i googled and cant find what i'm looking for....

anyone else know what i'm talking about....

[redrobyn]

I've used it straight from the plant you have to use the sap from the fleshy part on the bottom of the leaf..an elderly neighbour of mine has bad scarring on her chest from a burn swears by it she has one growing.

[Melinda]

thanks Red...

[Mad Old Cow]

Gee Wizz Melinda....No bloody idea what your talking about LMAO
i have used the plant sap on a dog years ago & on my kids sunburns but not sure it works ;)

[Cackle]

A lot of my friends have used it as well, they swear by it, but I haven't done so myself.

[Cherie]

When I burnt my hand and arm on the BBQ, I got a very bad burn, the first thing I did was grab the aloe vera from the garden and applied it. I did it every day a couple of times a day or whenever needed until it healed..Yes the burn was damn painful too.
Now you may get differing views on this. You can see a scar on my wrist, but I believe it could have been much worse without the AV.
Of course if you use the Aloe Vera from the yard, nobody makes any money..:D
Any so called fibre's didnt worry me.
I have lots of AV plants in my yard.

[Mrs B]

I have a Alo vera plant its good for burns
I use the fleshy part of the plant its slimy It dose work.:yes:

[Cherie]

I have found that if you get one leaf in the morning..then every time you want to apply it, you just cut and discard a little bit off the end part and then use it. It will stay fresh. There is no need to keep pulling leaves off all day.

[Melinda]

Gee Wizz Melinda....No bloody idea what your talking about LMAO
i have used the plant sap on a dog years ago & on my kids sunburns but not sure it works ;)

not sure i know what i'm talking about either some days...

thanks ladies for the answers..

[Cherie]

Oh ..Forgot to mention..The part of the plant to use is the skin..
You cut a piece of Aloe and peel the skin off it, then put that piece of skin against your burn, Jelly side of course.
There is more than one type of Aloe Vera though, you have to pick the right one.

[jenr]

I have found that if you get one leaf in the morning..then every time you want to apply it, you just cut and discard a little bit off the end part and then use it. It will stay fresh. There is no need to keep pulling leaves off all day.

Oh maybe thats why mine is dying LMAO

[redrobyn]

You can also squeeze the gel out from the base of the leaf.

[Melinda]

i must have imagined reading a warning about it.....

[Cherie]

No I have read the warning....but like I said, nobody makes any money if you can grow and use your own.

[Mad Old Cow]

I really dont like the look of the actual plant i think it's bloody ugly ( just thought i would mention that) :hehe:

[jenr]

I got my flu needle the other day and my arm started to get itchy I rubbed some of my aloe vera plant on it and it settled :)

[Mrs B]

I really dont like the look of the actual plant i think it's bloody ugly ( just thought i would mention that) :hehe:

I agree Di the plant is not that attractive

[Melinda]

No I have read the warning....but like I said, nobody makes any money if you can grow and use your own.

yes maybe the pharmaceutical/cosmetic companies started the story...

[Mad Old Cow]

I agree Di the plant is not that attractive

Hey Mrs B ... be honest, it's bloody ugly LMAO

[Mrs B]

Hey Mrs B ... be honest, it's bloody ugly LMAO

yes it is Di
like i said i agree with you but it dose work.. lol

[Kjoy]

No I have read the warning....but like I said, nobody makes any money if you can grow and use your own.

Spot on ! Its the kind of "warning" where the only actual grounds are profit making. People have been using aloe vera on open wounds for 4 thousand years - there are descriptions in literature of the Romans bring the plants back from Africa !

To make mine last ages I cut off the spikes with scissors, then slide a steak knife down through the flesh to spilt it open like a book. Then I shave a sliver off and put it on the burn - close the leaf, wrap in glad wrap and pop in the fridge, the sliver dries onto the skin and you can go to bed without concern for your sheets etc. Repeat daily. Woman in my team at work poured a full kettle of water down her thigh the other week (not intentionally!) - bad burns across the whole thigh. I gave her two leaves and she has been using them daily ever since. She is healing brilliantly.

[sandydee]

I just "snap " and use it straight from plant too :)

[Cherie]

Kjoy, you got it in one. That is exactly what I was trying to say. That is how we do it. It works so well and I do not have a scar where I well could have.
Thank you for the correct analysis.

[Melinda]

Thanks ladies