What a fun little journey I just had!  I’ve been researching the aloe vera plant and aloe vera juice.  I’ve found that it’s not only one of the amazing plants on this planet, but it has some wonderfully colorful legends about it that have been passed on through the centuries.

Some say that Aristotle advised Alexander the Great to conquer the tiny island of Socotra, off the coast of Africa, for the fields and fields of Aloe Vera plants.  Alexander used the aloe plant and it’s juice and gel to help his soldiers heal their wounds.  Others say Cleopatra’s beautiful soft skin was due to her uses of aloe vera.  The ancient Egyptians called aloe vera “The Plant of Immortality”!  American Indians called aloe vera “The Wand of  Heaven”, believing anyone touched by the properties of aloe would be instantly healed.  I wonder if aloe’s where we get the phrase, “touched by an angel”?!

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