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Advantages and disadvantages of aloe gel.
Benefits of aloe gel:

1, antibacterial and antifungal effects

The antibacterial effect of aloe stems from the cytokine function of aloin, which has relatively aggressive biochemical characteristics, so that aloe can directly kill bacteria.

2, the role of immunostimulants

The function of aloe immunostimulant is the basic function of aloe on human body. Aloe vera improves the immunity of the body, which makes aloe vera have remarkable curative effect in treating some diseases caused by decreased immunity.

3, the wound healing effect

Another important function of aloe vera gel is to promote wound healing. Aloe vera has a remarkable effect on promoting the healing of wounds and ulcers. When any part or tissue on the body surface is injured, wound healing is the main problem, and aloe vera gel can participate in this healing process.

4. Anti-inflammation is an important function of aloe gel. Whether it is burn, physical injury, corrosive chemical injury or inflammation caused by ultraviolet rays and thermal radiation, aloe gel has analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects.

Disadvantages of aloe vera gel:

1. Aloe is bitter in taste and cold in nature, which is mainly suitable for empirical evidence but not for deficiency syndrome. Especially for people with yang deficiency, spleen and stomach weakness or deficiency-cold constitution, sometimes it will not only have no therapeutic effect, but also aggravate their illness and accelerate their death.

2. Patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, liver diseases and kidney diseases mostly belong to yang deficiency and qi deficiency type. Excessive use of aloe vera with the function of clearing liver and purging fire is tantamount to adding insult to injury. For critically ill patients, aloe products with bitter cold and heat clearing will make them die faster if they are discouraged.

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Matters needing attention in the use of aloe vera gel:

1, aloe vera gel is mostly made of high-purity aloe leaves. Aloe vera has a certain sensitization rate. Before using it, you must do an allergy test, that is, apply it to your ear 1 hour to see if there is any allergy. If there is no allergy, you can use it normally.

2. Different manufacturers are limited by technological conditions, and the extraction methods of aloe are different. Some manufacturers' aloe products do not eliminate irritating ingredients such as aloe emodin, so every time you change the brand of aloe gel, you must do an allergy test before you can use it.

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