Health benefits of aloe:
The healing properties of aloe have been known for millennia. The use of aloe was discovered on a Mesopotamian clay tablet (ca. 2100 BC). Aloes were listed in the Ebers papyrus (ca. 1500 BC) as an established cathartic. Legend has it that aloe was an important part of the beauty regimen of the Egyptian queens, Nefertiti and Cleopatra. Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) was persuaded by Aristotle to capture the island of Socrota in the Indian Ocean to secure its Aloe perryi supplies to treat his wounded soldiers (Bruce 1975). Numerous Aloe species have been used medicinally but only Aloe ferox, Aloe perryi and Aloe vera have demonstrated any commercial importance. Scientific literature now documents various medical applications of this amazing herbal plant.

Aloe gel has demonstrated anti-inflammatory (Vázquez 1996, Bautista 2004), wound healing (Davis 1989, 1994, Heggers 1996), anti-tumor (Kim 1999, Pecere 2000), antiviral (McDaniels 1990a,b), anti-microbial (Wang 1998) and anti-diabetic (Reynolds 1999) activity. It has also shown immune stimulating (Zhang 1996, Strickland 2001) and cholesterol lowering activity (Tizard 1989). The active constituent in the aloe latex (bitter) is the anthrones. They are degraded in the colon by bacteria to aloe-emodin, which function as a stimulant laxative (Blumenthal, 1998). Studies have also demonstrated aloe-emodin to be antiviral (Sydiskis 1991), an antioxidant (Yen, 2000), effective for liver cancer prevention (Kuo 2002) and inhibits neuroectodermal (embryonic tissue that gives rise to nerve cells) tumor cell growth (Pecere 2000).

The preparation method used in processing the aloe raw material is very important in order to retain optimum nutrition. The best processing methods aim to minimize the loss of nutrients and medicinal agents. Heat has a damaging effect. The greatest concentration of Aloes active ingredients is where the rind interfaces with the inner gel of the leaf. Chemical tests have shown that nutrients and other healing agents are produced in the green peel and bitter sap (latex). Therefore the most effective products are made from the whole leaf. 

The Aloe Ferox factory, located in Albertinia in the South Eastern Cape region of South Africa is the only factory in the world that succeeded in using the whole Aloe ferox leaf (without bitter sap) to manufacture the most comprehensive aloe drink ever (Whole-leaf Aloe Juice). 

Whole-leaf Aloe Juice is ideal for diabetics, slimmers and sufferers of heart disease.