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Why"Morley's Whole Leaf Cold Processed Aloe Vera is the best available When processing the entire Aloe leaf one obtains all the active constituents in the leaf. A good whole leaf product should be cold processed with the aloin removed.
Aloin
makes the product taste bitter and is undesirable both for internal consumption and topical use. High amounts of aloin in a product can cause stomach cramps and Diarrhoea. The most important constituents in Aloe Vera are the Aloe
Polysaccharides. Other
Polysaccharides can be found in starch, such as in potatoes. The enzymes in our system can break down the starch Polysaccharides, but cannot break down the Aloe Polysaccharides, which means
they reach our lymphatic system and blood stream, where they have amazing affects. The small chains are anti-inflammatory, medium chains are
anti-oxidants and large chains have more potent anti-oxidant and anti-bacterial activity. The very large chains support and improve the function of the immune
system. It is interesting that the very large chain Polysaccharides are only found just beneath the rind of the leaf, so only whole leaf Aloe preparations will contain the
full spectrum of Polysaccharides. The higher the Polysaccharide content of the Aloe, the higher the anti-oxidant and anti-bacterial activity.
Filleted and machine extracted Aloe products using heat processing reduce the Polysaccharide and Gycoprotein content, eliminating the enzymes and making the
Aloe less effective. Heat is used in the process of many Aloe products, otherwise you have to ask yourself, how do they eliminate the bacteria?
The hand filleted method leaves the majority of the mucilage (which contains most of the active properties in Aloe) on the table top. Hand filleted Aloe limits itself and
does not contain the larger chain Polysaccharides. A whole leaf Aloe Vera product has more Polysaccharides, more solids, more mucilage, more Gycoproteins and more activity than a filleted product which utilises
only the clear inner fillet. Filleted Aloe normally contains l,000 to l,500 mg/L solids whereas a whole leaf Aloe normally contains 6,000 or more solids. See also Assay.
In the centre of the leaf is the fillet which is the water storage area of the plant. This contains 99.5% water and 0.5% solids. Around the fillet is the mucilage and the
outer rind, this contains 12.4% solids. Therefore the largest percentage of the active ingredients in Aloe lies between the rind and the fillet of the leaf.
Medicaid in America (which is similar to our National Health Service) will only buy whole leaf cold processed Aloe Vera products. Whole leaf cold processed Aloe Vera (with the Aloin removed) is extremely safe for
any age group, from babies to the elderly, wishing to maintain a healthier life. The only category of individual who must not take Aloe Vera juice is transplant patients. |
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