| herbwormwood 2005-04-27, 8:53 am |
| On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 18:38:10 +0100, KCat wrote
(in article <50vbe.461$gd5.288@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com> ):
> herbwormwood" <herbwormwood@lycos.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:0001HW.BE93F14D002C3864F04885B0@www.x-privat.org...
> too
> shop
> sure
> be
> well.. i've had excellent results from just squeezing the goo out of the
> leaf. Pepared gels tend to have citric acid or a similar preservative in
> them and this can be irritating to some with sensitive skin. Plus, I just
> haven't gotten the same relief from those that I get from a freshly cut
> leaf.
>
> Since my plants are just in my house - no pesticides or the like have been
> used. I don't prepare anything - I just break off a leaf and get as much
> out of it as I can. I have had a couple of really nasty burns and spending
> the evening slathering aloe leaf goo onto those burns has lead to, imo,
> perfect healing. The next day the blister is completely gone, a little skin
> peels off and no scar *at all* is left behind. It still amazes me
> considering how excruciating those burns were (albeit, not life-threatening
> unless you count ego.)
>
> Unless you are trying to use it over large areas (larger than your face or
> your hands) then I don't see any reason not to just use the plant as is.
> other than the fact that the fresh squeezed goo is a bit smelly.  I'll
> take a little unpleasant smell over scarring and pain any day.
>
>
Oh I see.
That sounds fantastic. I wold much prefer home grown stuff to stuff in a tube
but I didn't realise it was so easy to do. I thought it would be difficult
to prepare.
I wish we had them here. Our climate in UK is too cold and damp.
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