I Have a Natural Remedy to Share

This story is about the Aloe Vera plant. I posted a similar story on EP yrs ago but I'm going to write another one because I have recently used the gel from the leaves of this plant to sort out a small growth on my face.

Firstly, about 15 yrs ago I had a wart on a knuckle on my hand. I mentioned this to a Zulu friend of mine one day who pointed to an Aloe Vera plant in my garden. He said I should apply the gel from the leaves once a day and see what happens. I did this once a day and after two months the wart was gone. It dried up, died and fell off in small little dry crumbles. The skin was left perfect with no scar or mark. Coincidence ? Maybe...but read further.

Secondly, about 10 yrs ago a small mole developed on the left side of my face right in front of my left ear. At first I hardly even noticed it but suddenly it started to itch a lot and started growing quite fast. As we all know a growing and itching mole, especially on the face, is not a good thing.

I then remembered the Aloe Vera plant. I applied the gel from the leaves and immediately the itching stopped. After about 2 months of applying it once a day, sometimes I forget, the mole suffered the same fate as the wart. It dried up, died and fell off in small dry crumbles. The skin was left perfect with no scar or mark. Coincidence again ? Maybe not. Read further.

Thirdly, a few months ago a small brown spot appeared on my left cheek. I hardly noticed it and didn't really care because I'm 49 now so a small spot on my face is neither here nor there. Or so I thought.

A few weeks ago this spot started to itch and grow which again reminded me of Aloe Vera. So about 2 weeks ago I started applying the gel from the leaves to that spot. The itching stopped, it dried up and is now about half the size that it was. Clearly it is suffering the same fate as the wart and the mole. Those little dry crumbles usually come off while I'm sleeping because of the rubbing of my face against the pillow. Coincidence again ? I think not, not after the third time.

I have tried it on a mole that I was born with but it had no effect. So it seems to work like a charm on skin problems that are busy developing.

My Zulu friend also used it for throat infections. He boiled part of a leaf in water, strained it, let it cool down and gargled before spitting it out.

I know people who use it for Eczema and it also works on sunburned skin among other uses.

So before you rush off to the doctor in order to have a developing mole or wart removed you might want to try applying the gel from the leaf of an Aloe Vera plant first and just take note of what happens.

Lastly, I would just like to thank mother Earth for providing us with so many useful plants. And thank you to anyone else who bothered to read this all the way through.
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Mamapolo2016 · F

This is exciting. Until very recently I always had an aloe vera on a kitchen windowsill for burns and sunburn. Sharing it with my daughter who is prone to throat ailments.

I will not be surprised when we learn - or remember - a great many homeopathic remedies used for milennia by 'primitive' cultures who lived with the Earth instead of subjugating her.

It's kind of funny how we are about such things. A decade or so ago I was cursed with toenail fungus. I talked to a doctor who gave me a prescription for a cure. My insurance company considered this 'cosmetic' and 'optional' and refused payment. I never filled the prescription because it was nearly $470 per month and it was estimated that six months to a year treatment would be required.

I happened on a suggestion on line to try Vicks-Vape-O-Rub. Well, THAT cost $5 for a BIG jar. As directed I smeared it on my toenails and wore socks to bed. Okay, the strong scent of Eucalyptus and athletic socks may not be alluring in a bed partner, but about four months later my nails were smooth and clear.

I do still wonder who got the idea of Vicks salve on toenails. Since I now live alone, I use it on the odd sore muscle. Can't say whether it's some helpful ingredient or memories of Mom rubbing Vicks on my throat or chest when I was sick as a child or both ... but it works.

Wraithorn · 56-60, M

@Mamapolo2016 Ah yes...Vicks. That's been around for donkeys years. My mother and grandmother used that to good effect. Thanks for the hint. If anyone can benefit from that in some way then it's a good thing.

So you see...my post wasn't provocative at all was it ? Do you agree with this horse Polly ?

Mamapolo2016 · F

@Wraithorn Boiling aloe vera is a bit brutal .., but otherwise acceptable.

I am firmly on the side of the horse. I love this post.

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