Aloe in History
The term "Aloe" is the Latin version of the Arabic word alloeh, syria alwai bean halal means "shining bitter substance" and refers to the presence of the sap that is found in the pulp beneath the tough skin on your page .
The virtues of this plant have been recorded by many great civilizations of Persia from the Middle East and Egypt to Greece and Italy in Europe, India, Africa ... The plant is known in Asia and the Pacific and is in the folklore of Japanese, Filipino and Hawaiian.
The first written about the medicinal value of Aloe has been found in the "Ebers Papyrus" a document that dates back to 1500 BC It describes 12 to mix the sap with other ingredients for the cure of various disorders.
The ancient Egyptians regarded as the Aloe plant of immortality and the gifts included a funeral of the pharaoh as a symbol of eternal life. Was also used in the embalsamación. Queen Nefertiti used to take baths in goat milk mixed with pulp of Aloe.
The plant to the Greeks symbolized beauty, patience, luck and good health.
Christopher Columbus made a comment about the health of their crews, "are four foods that are essential to the welfare of man: Wheat, the grape, the olive and aloe.
Likewise, the Romans also knew her and used the gel for wounds.