Tuesday, 7 May 2013

About Aloe - 關於蘆薈


The Best Aloe for the Best Products

Aloe Barbadensis Miller. It’s a mouthful, but it’s a name worth knowing. 

There are around 400 species of aloe plants. They are all succulents found in arid regions throughout the world. They’re each beneficial in their own ways, but there is only one species that has been recognized for millenia for its magically soothing abilities—Aloe Barbadensis Miller. 

Records of this plant exist on Sumerian clay tablets from as early as 2200 BC. Aloe’s cosmetic and medical benefits were prized the by ancient civilizations of Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, India, and Arabia. Just like these ancient civilizations, Forever Living reveres aloe for its soothing, nurturing properties. 

We rely on the most valuable, most exclusive aloe vera to enhance our health and beauty products. We own all the aloe plantations used to make our products, so we can guarantee the purity and potency of all our products. 

Our aloe vera products were the first to be awarded The International Aloe Science Council’s Seal of Approval. Look for their seal of approval on all of our aloe products.  

We insist on the best—and that’s exactly what you get.


關於蘆薈

蘆薈「Aloe」源自於阿拉伯文中「Alloeh」,意是指「一種閃亮的苦味物質」,原產於地中海、非洲,為獨尾草科多年生草本植物。

蘆薈的品種

雖 然蘆薈種類可細分為200多種,經衛生署核定可去皮食用的只有六種,包括非洲蘆薈(Aloe africana)、木立蘆薈(Aloe arborescens)、芒蘆薈(Aloe ferox Mill)、好望角蘆薈(Aloe perri)、女王錦蘆薈(Aloe spicata) 及翠葉蘆薈(Aloe barbadensis),其中又以翠葉蘆薈葉片最為碩大,含有豐富膠質。
翠葉蘆薈也稱為純種蘆薈(Aloe Vera)或洋蘆薈,大多生產在美國德州和佛州里達州等溫暖地帶,它的葉子有長矛型、尖點型、以及鋸齒型三種,葉片中所含的特殊泥膠質,是天然滋潤劑之一。


蘆薈葉


蘆薈葉可分為內層及皮層兩部分,蘆薈內層組織是透明、有黏性和植物性香味的凝膠,包含有超過200種以上的營養成分,其中包括20種礦物質、18種胺基酸與12種維生素。
成熟蘆薈葉片可重達1.5-3磅,葉片最寬處達4-5吋,若是生長環境的土壤、氣候不佳,將直接影響蘆薈葉片,不但葉片變小,凝膠亦較少。
蘆薈的厚皮層的外皮導管中則含有蘆薈素及大黃素,易導致過敏,因此外皮不能使用,為中醫所謂大寒大苦之物質,在過去被當作瀉藥,因此許多人誤認蘆薈是一種有毒物質。所幸這種黃色汁液在蘆薈的透明凝膠中幾乎不存在,蘆薈對人體最大的益處就存在於此透明凝膠中。

蘆薈花


蘆薈的底部成薔薇花型底座,每年初春、蘆薈中央部份會長出花狀莖,頂端則會長出一叢叢黃色或微紅的管狀花苞,此花苞會綻放出一朵朵藍紫色的美麗花朵,這就是蘆薈花。
一般蘆薈生長兩年以上才會開花,且需在充足水分、光照、較高溫度、及良好的健康生長要件才能開花。

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