How to Use the Aloe Vera as a Pain Reliever

The aloe vera plant has large green and fleshy leaves with prickly edges. The aloe plant is admired for both its medicinal properties and as a house or garden plant. Aloe is also one ingredient in a variety of gels and lotions. Many people like to grow them as much for their looks as for their medicinal properties. This article addresses the use of this popular plant for relieving pain.

Instructions

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  The leaves of the Aloe Vera plant get thicker as the plant itself grows larger. The inside of the leaves are fleshy. In order to use the leaf as an external pain reliever, just break off a small section of a leaf. The sap that oozes out of the broken edge is thick and clear. Rub the sap over the affected area of skin.

• 2

  To treat a very bad sunburn, break off a large piece of an aloe vera leaf and rub it all over the affected area. The juice from the leaf acts as a pain reliever and eased the heat from the sunburn. You can use a liberal amount of aloe sap as needed.

• 3

  The aloe vera leaves are processed and the juices removed for use in a variety of lotions and gels. The gels are very cool and soothing and help numb the burning associated with sunburns, scrapes, scratches, abrasions and minor burns. You can use the gels and lotions liberally and as often as needed.

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  Aloe vera plant sap also usually helps relieve the itching associated with chiggers, mosquito bites, and even poison ivy. However, aloe sap should not be used to make poison ivy clear up as it will not work.

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  There are also gels and lotions with aloe added for scrapes and abrasions, skin conditioning, suntan lotions and even in shampoos. They are sold over the counter and vary in size, price and for different uses.