Meet the Herb: Aloe Vera 🌱⁠ ⁠ A tale as old as time. The herb revered for being an all-rounder in the department of skin-and-gut health, this two-in-one gift from mother nature promotes a healthy inflammatory response both internally and externally, a healthy digestion, and elimination.⁠ ⁠ We all have those moments where we feel like the flame is a little too close for comfort. Hot and angry skin complaints, slow-moving, dry bowel movements (think heat of the desert = drought), and the overall manifestation of physical flare ups. This is where Aloe Vera is in its element. It counteracts these symptoms as a cooling, moistening, and tonifying herb; balancing stomach acid, and stepping in to regulate periods (especially excess Pitta energy, and the irritable “heat” of PMS). We want all the sass that is our inner fire, just without the bite.⁠ ⁠ And there’s more. Have a skin situation? Aloe Vera is a friend to many a skin irritation, sunburn, or wound, and...here’s the kicker - scalp health people! Yes, a hot and bothered scalp is prime real estate for some Aloe Vera gel action and promotes healthy hair. It’s also widely available in more comprehensive skincare formulas, like a lotion or oil.⁠ ⁠ Now, we’re big believers in being able to ingest what we put on our body. Drink your Aloe (juice or water) to support a healthy inflammatory response, and support your digestive system; stimulating the secretion of digestive enzymes, balancing the gut flora, and addressing potential gut stagnation (dry, dehydrated, occasionally constipated, and those prone to stress!) for stellar bowel movements.⁠ ⁠ Having said this, there’s not a single active ingredient in this plant that can take the credit for all of the above - but rather, it’s the synergy between the vitamins, enzymes, minerals, sugars, amino acids, etc..that culminates in this plant’s healing potency.