Aloe vera

[Bagadash]

Has anyone tried taking aloe vera liquid to help reduce Pred dose and if so what was the result?

[PMRpro Ambassador]

I think Kate Gilbert said in her book she found it useful - but she is about the only person I know who did!

[Arflane97G]

I tried it, maybe got through 2 bottles but it was so disgusting I had to stop! Hard to say if it made a difference as I was trying just about everything at the time

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Arflane97G]

It isn;t cheap either is it? I tried it once when we were in Lanzarote. Disgusting ...

[piglette]

I grow aloe vera in my kitchen for burns. I did find a video on making it into a liquid for medicinal purposes, but decided there were better things to do with my life, but would be interested if anyone else had tried.

[TheMoaningViolet]

I have been taking it for over a year now. A small amount diluted in water first thing in the morning. One 1l bottle last me about 2 weeks. I have no idea whether it made a significant difference, but it is not likely to hurt and I like the flavour well enough.

[Lookingforideas]

I grow aloes and use the gel - for moisturising or burns - I was toying with the idea of. Drinking it but when I googled it I learned that there are many different yypes of aloes and that only certain ones are suitable for ingesting- as I got the patent plant from a friend many years ago and she has no idea what type it is - I decided not too. Particularly as the site I read said most varieties sold by garden centres are ornamental only. Sorry that’s not much help. I have a neighbour who sells Herbalife and she says their aloe juice actually tastes nice 😊