June 20, 2007 | asthma
Here at Broom Huggers we’ve been doing a cleaning or health tip every Thursday. Starting this week, we’re switching our tips to Wednesdays to participate in Works for Me Wednesday at Rocks in my Dryer.
As it turns out, fresh gel from the aloe vera plant can help asthma sufferers. Clip a leaf, slice it lengthwise, and scoop the gel into some boiling water. It makes a great humidifier for asthma sufferers to breathe. But you do need the fresh stuff - so if you or someone in your house has asthma, get yourself a healthy aloe plant and learn how to take care of it.
You can also use it to relieve sunburns, eczema, and aid digestion. They say aloe is a pretty easy plant to keep - hardy and survives even the least green of thumbs. So I guess we can just call me a 3rd-degree plant murderer. I’ve killed numerous aloe plants, but thankfully kept each long enough to get good use out of it!
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<![CDATA[Ellen]]> says:
Nice tip and I was just at Trader Joe’s yesterday and they are selling aloe potted plants.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:10 pm<![CDATA[Pam]]> says:
Thanks for this tip! We are just starting down the path of life with asthma.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:43 pm<![CDATA[Andrea]]> says:
I never knew that one! I have asthma myself, so am always looking for new tips. Thanks!
BTW, how do you use it for eczema? My son has it off and on I hate using the meds too often.
June 20th, 2007 at 4:13 pm<![CDATA[mudlark]]> says:
Cool! I’ll have to head out to Trader Joe’s and pick up another. Maybe I can keep this one alive long enough to last us the summer!
Pam, no worries - asthma is totally manageable when you’re armed with knowledge!
Andrea, the best way I’ve found is to spread the pulp (gel stuff inside the leaf) on the infected areas. The annoyance is that it gets kind of sticky as it dries and it feels kind of ‘tight’ on the skin. I’d follow up with a good moisturizer, like one by Aveeno or Cetaphil to cut on that ‘tight’ feeling. My dermatologist has said that Cetaphil cleanser is one of the best for people with eczema, and I’ve found that it helps clear up my son’s.
June 21st, 2007 at 7:18 am