Aloe Vera
Aloe vera, the Mexican healing plant, is the time-honored home remedy for a variety of human ills, but very few doctors know anything about it. For this reason, the journal Cutis recently reviewed the plant's chemical ingredients and pointed out that many of them are medicinally active. For instance, aloe contains an enzyme which neutralizes bradykinin, the natural substance that is formed by injured tissues and that is responsible for swelling and pain. This can account for soothing effect of aloe juice upon superficial burns.
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