Aloe Vera belongs to a larger class of plants called xeroids which have a special chemical makeup which closes any wound almost immediately so the plant will not lose its precious water.  The wound then heals with almost miraculous rapidity and the plant begins to grow in another direction.  Ancient man observed this, reasoned that if it worked for the plant it would work for him, and thus, from the earliest written history, we find references to Aloe Vera.  One such in John, … [Read more...]