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Aloe vera is an incredibly nutrient-rich plant. Many of you know that aloe vera gel is great to use on burns, but did you also know that it can be ingested internally? Aloe Vera gel is anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal and has some amazing healing properties.
Aloe Vera gel chunks transform a beverage into something positively scrumptious and refreshing. If you have your own aloe vera plant, here are 4 ways to make your own aloe vera juice drink.
The most effective way to get the medical benefits is to drink the pure juice, so if you are game, this is the recipe for you:
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1. You take a few leaves of aloe vera and cut them into pieces of a few centimetres long and put this in a pot to boil.2. Let it boil for a few minutes, but make sure it doesn’t boil over.3. Take it off the flame and let it cool for about an hour, sitting in the water.4. Then take out the plant pieces and drink only the liquid.
If you are looking for something a little tastier, we have some other options:
Recipe 2 – light and lemony
Ingredients:1 Cucumber1 Apple1 Lemon2 tbsp Aloe vera pulp
Method:1. Blend the apple and the cucumber2. Add the lemon juice3. Cut open an aloe vera leaf and scoop out 2 tbsp of the pulp and add it to the mixture
Recipe 3 – health
Ingredients:2 Carrots2 Green apples1 Orange, peeled1 tbsp of aloe vera pulp
Method:1. Cut the apples, carrots and orange into pieces2. Blend them into a juice3. Then add the aloe vera
Recipe 4 – exotic aloe veraFor something a little more exotic you can try this one.
Ingredients:1-2 cup Fresh pineapple1 Carrot1 Green apple1 tbsp Aloe vera pulpA few tbsp of coconut milk is optional
Method:Basically blend all the ingredients together, adding the pulp of the aloe vera leaf. The coconut milk more than being a tasty addition, will actually increase the anti-bacterial and anti-viral qualities of this drink.
All of these recipes are simple and quick, but remember the same doesn’t apply to the results of drinking aloe vera. Like most things natural, it takes time until you see and feel the benefits of adding this to your diet, but it will be well worth the effort.
Watch how to make an Aloe Vera drink below.