You can eat. As early as 19 18, the US Food and Drug Administration confirmed that aloe vera is edible. Aloe gel products have been widely used in the production of beverages, jellies, yogurts, canned foods and so on. ? Aloe contains 75 kinds of elements, which are almost identical with the substances needed by human cells, and have obvious health care value, and are known as "magic plants" and "family medicine boxes".

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Mucin (protein) in aloe is mainly composed of polysaccharides, such as arboran A Baloe mannanaloetin. Mucin is an important component to prevent cell aging and treat chronic allergies. Mucin exists in muscles and gastrointestinal mucosa of human body, which makes tissues elastic. If mucin is insufficient, muscles and mucous membranes will lose their elasticity and become stiff and aging. In addition, mucin has the function of strengthening the body and strengthening the essence.

It can promote aloe healing in rats with artificial trauma and shorten the days of aloe healing in rabbits with artificial conjunctival edema. Aloe juice preparation has protective effect on skin trauma, burn and local X-ray irradiation.

Calcium isocitrate in aloe has the functions of strengthening heart, promoting blood circulation, softening and hardening arteries, reducing cholesterol content, dilating capillaries, making blood circulation smooth, reducing cholesterol value, reducing heart burden, keeping blood pressure normal, and removing "toxins" in blood.

Aloin A, trauma hormone and polysaccharide peptide mannan (Ke-2) have the functions of resisting virus infection, promoting wound healing and recovery, diminishing inflammation and sterilization, absorbing heat and reducing swelling, softening skin and maintaining cell vitality. The combination of gel polysaccharide and guaiacic acid also has wound healing activity.

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Baidu encyclopedia-aloe