Aloe vera's skin-soothing emollients and healing capabilities have been known since ancient times. Alexander the Great used it to restore the health of his troops. Cleopatra relied on it to help preserve her beauty, and the chinese have been using it as a cleansing tonic for centuries.
There are 30 essential vitamins required to maintain good health that generally cannot be manufactured in the body. It has more recently been discovered that these vitamins can actually prevent disease from developing, making us feel even "better than well" and even slowing down the ageing process.
After all, ageing is simply the result of our body's exposure to free radicals which cause our bodies to decay or "oxidate". Certain vitamins can actually slow down this oxidation process: those found in the aloe vera plant.
The gel from the aloe vera inner leaf contains:
200 Nutritional Compounds
20 Minerals
18 Amino Acids
12 Vitamins
Natural source of Vitamin B12