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[MrAloeVera]

Hello, my name is Mike and I started this forum out of enthusiasm for this lovely plant. It just seems to be everywhere I go and I've growing it and have been using it all my life.

My first memory of aloe vera goes back to when I was a little boy, my mother used to put butter and aloe vera on my burns. I don’t remember how I got those burns in the first place (except that one time when I touched the stove she cooked on), but I can remember the pain.

My mom used to grow aloe vera around the house and give it to friends. Perhaps that's why I've been growing aloe vera all my life.

I hope this forum can become an online community for people who associate aloe vera with nature, living green, beauty, prosperity and health.

So, what's your story? What brings you here?

[clayzer]

Hi ,
My name is Prashant , IT Professional, am from India .I had recently started reading about a many articles about Aloe Vera its benefits . I was blown away with the aloes curative properties .
I really look forward to join this forum to know more on aloe ..can it be planted at home ? how to we extract aloe juice ? how to use it ?
Thanks
Prashant

[MrAloeVera]

Hi ,
My name is Prashant , IT Professional, am from India .I had recently started reading about a many articles about Aloe Vera its benefits . I was blown away with the aloes curative properties .
I really look forward to join this forum to know more on aloe ..can it be planted at home ? how to we extract aloe juice ? how to use it ?
Thanks
Prashant

Welcome Prashant.
Yes, it can be planted at home. Be sure to read the forum called "Growing aloe vera". Now, regarding extraction; you simply open the aloe vera leaf and squeeze out the gel. If you're looking for industrial extraction check out this thread: industrially-processing-and-extracting-pure-aloe-vera-liquid-t117.html

[anubala]

hi,
I live in Kuwait. ive just bought an aloe plant from the local nursery ( he didnt know the english name but he said it was a medicinal plant ) .. it looks like an aloe to me, ive seen one before. but this one in a liltle yellow and some what bitter. can aloe be bitter? I wanted to know if i can eat the gel raw.. its the first time i want to use it...thank you