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| Collecting the baby plants. |
Likely you know it is good for mild burns like sunburns but did you know that the gel from the leaves of the Aloe plan also contains anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-viral properties.
The gel absorbs quickly through the skin, into the joints to help alleviate the pain of joint strains and arthritis.
For swollen eyes due to conjunctivitis placing a cut leave on the eye will help.
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| Potting the baby aloes. |
Drinking the gel can help regulate one's immune system. Although mostly consisting of water the gel also contains vitamin B12, other vitamins, minerals, amino acids, enzymes and more.
For folks with stomach problems like ulcers drinking the gel can help. While I cannot talk myself into drinking the slimy gel, by adding it to a banana smoothy I can enjoy the health benefits without any taste or texture.
Cory transplanted 5 plants near the house last fall, offspring from an original plant. Yesterday the Moringa Mountain Project 'branched' out into a new area learning how to care for the baby plants.
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| Ready to grow and multiple. |
Now Eli and Anna will be in charge of aloe care and transplantation.
A great family project: medical, agricultural and sustainable assistance for the Haitian people.
Cory showed the kids how to: gently pull up the baby plants, replant and taught them how to care for the plants in order to maximize growth and proliferation.
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| The original row, now thinned out. |
Our goal: to be able to provide Aloe plants to any delegate who wants one, attending this summer's conferences on campus. [At least for the women's conference which over 100 women will attend.]
A handout [part of the next Creole book] will be available sharing the many benefits of aloe, how to prepare and use the leaves, and plant care.
Plant people may note that our plants are Aloe barbadensis not the more commonly known Aloe vera.
Aloe plants we hope may someday grow next to every Haitian home.
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| A mother plant, replanted horizontally to encourage lots of baby plants. |
4 comments:
Aloe is an awesome plant! So many great uses and it s very easy to grow! I have pots running out my ears, if only Texas were a little closer to Haiti I'd be happy to share with folks. I have found that the plants seem to like to have friends and grow best in somewhat crowded conditions, does your variety act the same way?
Interesting - was just thinking that it looks different to mine which is the more common aloe vera.
Hope you get enough babies to share with everyone - what a great project.
A patient told me the other day she takes aloe and I wasn't sure if it was the same stuff...guess it is! That's a cool project that Anna and Eli are taking over. Good pictures!
Aleo tends to crowd its self because of making lots of babies. We hope by giving some space and treating them well that they will produce lots of offspring.
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