Homemade Aloe Vera Juice
My son is 25 and he has Chrohn'disease. I have many aloe vera plants, do you have a recipe I can use that will not bring on diarrhea? Thank you so much.
Mary
RE: Homemade Aloe Vera Juice
Aloe vera is wonderful, but I must add one warning. I have IBS, but I also have an extremely sensitive stomach, prone to ulcers and gastritis. If you have stomach (as opposed to bowel) problems, aloe vera can REALLY do a nasty job of irritating the stomach. So just be sure you don't have a history of ulcer disease, before you take aloe vera internally. :-) (08/15/2008)
By WildIrish
RE: Homemade Aloe Vera Juice
I'm not sure about the aloe vera juice, but you can take turmeric for the diarrhea. It is a powerful anti-oxidant & stops diarrhea really well. There is a web site that has wonderful remedies. It's "earth clinic". You type in the problems, it gives really good advice. The only thing I've discovered about turmeric, is you need to get good quality and it needs to b in capsules, unless you capsule it your self. I have given up getting it from vitamin companies, cause it takes much more to work. I get it from a health food store in bulk. One thing to look for when u do get it, is it has the appearance of a powder mixed with a little oil. The stuff from vitamin stores is always very dry and powdery. I use rubber gloves to do it, it WILL stain your fingers badly. I suffer from chronic diarrhea, so i have spent some time researching this. The good quality stuff only takes about 3/4 to 1.5 tsp. to work, I take 3/4tsp, in a large capsule, 3 times a day. Works like a charm, when I'm under stress. I need to take more. I use it in cooking, too. It's the main spice in lawry's season salt. Hope this helps. Try earth clinic, too. (08/19/2008)
By chris
RE: Homemade Aloe Verasoap
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By Trina
RE: Homemade Aloe Vera Juice
(Submitted via email) --------- I also have been eating half a large aloe vera leaf (freshly picked) every day - just the gel. I have noticed a lot of improvements. Would like to talk one on one with someone who also practices this. Nadine (02/04/2009)
By Sally_Admin
RE: Homemade Aloe Vera Juice
I recently harvested a large amount of aloe gel from a plant that was climbing out of its big pot. I washed the stalks, slit them open, scraped the gel into a bowl, being sure NO GREEN was included. I then blended it on a low speed, and poured into into ice cube trays which I then inserted into plastic bags. When the aloe was frozen solid, I removed the cubes to another container and have them ready for smoothies or applying to skin. I am assuming that freezing retains the goodness of the aloe while preserving. (02/16/2009)
By Zephyr
Homemade Aloe Vera Juice
I am brand new to aloe vera juice and have found it very beneficial. For best results it must be taken everyday. To avoid on going costs I have juiced up 2 large leaves from my pot. I juiced the whole leaf along with water and lemon juice. It tastes terrible, other than causing diarrhea, what are the risks of eating the outside of the leaf as well as the gel?
Leigh from Perth, WA
RE: Homemade Aloe Vera Juice
If the aloe plant you have is the soft semi-succulent you use it on burns, etc. Don't eat it. The large thick leaved kind with stickers on the leaves are edible, but only the opaque center under the green of the leaves.
There is one that has a round leaf with stickers or thorn type on the leaves, but the thorn is really short, all of this is very bitter and will produce stomach problems.
Freezing is good with the right plant. You can grow them in pots and pot off the babies or if you are in zone 8 they thrive in sandy areas really well with some mulch. (02/27/2009)
By fuzzytufts
Homemade Aloe Vera Juice
Do you have a recipe for aloe vera juice for diabetics? I have a lot of plants, and I would like to make this juice. Thanks. Mary
Mary G.
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I have just come from my health food shop where they sell aloe vera leaves and plants for making the juice. I have lots in my garden so I want to use them, but get the right advice.
The advice is to take a 5-10 cm leaf and let the brown juice drip out of it for 3 days (this is the laxative part that causes diarrhea). Next slit it in half and keeping away from the leaf scoop out the gel. Mix the gel with lemon juice and whisk in a food processor. Then drink or store as ice cubes for use later.
I haven't drunk it yet as I am waiting for the 3 days to be up. Will keep everyone posted. Meanwhile I looked at other sites and it seems the brown liquid or aloin from the aloe leaf must be removed, as it has extreme laxative effects. (09/17/2009)
By minaret
Aloe Vera Juice