Aloe Vera is considered to have many medicinal benefits and has the ability to cure many ailments, right from small burns & cuts to detoxifying the body and building immunity. Though some say it is beneficial even in cancer treatments there is yet no scientific evidence on it. Aloe Vera can be added to smoothies, drinks or fruit juices. But before we proceed on how to extract the gel or make the juice, we would like to share with you this
- Aloe Vera has the ability to detoxify our body, but it does not mean it is not toxic. Aloe Vera leaf has a toxic part which has to be removed safely, properly & discarded, before you use the gel.
- Do not exceed 1 to 2 tsp of gel a day when taken internally. Typically, none of the herbal plants other than categorized as vegetables and fruits must be consumed for more than 5 to 7 days as they will result in unknown side effects.
Aloe Vera Guava Juice
If you like to make your own gel and preserve it, remember that the extracted gel gets oxidized and medicinal benefits will be diminished within a short time, even though you refrigerate it. However if you think this is better than the bottled one that is sold in the stores, proceed with the steps below to make your homemade aloe vera juice or gel.
- Wash Aloe Vera leaf under running water to remove mud and dirt.
- Dry it with an absorbent cloth and let the rind dry completely.
- Take a kitchen scissor and cut down the edges to remove the thorny parts and to open up the leaf.
- With a sharp knife, you can remove the rind on one side, along with the inner yellowish part. The inner gel must look clear free from any yellow or green parts, if you see just scrape them off.
- Fillet the gel with a knife or take a spoon and extract the gel. Make sure you don’t scrape the rind at the bottom.
Your gel is ready. Need ideas on how to use this? You can blend 2 tsps of this gel with plain water / dates / orange juice / coconut water / barley water or just lemon juice and add your desired sweetener. Refreshing, soothing and cooling!
Note: Some people could be allergic to aloe Verahow to make aloe vera juice – aloe vera juice recipe
- Prep time 15 mins
- Cook time 1 min
- Total time 16 mins
- Recipe type: Drinks
Ingredients (240 ml cup used)
To extract
- 1 aloe vera leaf to make juice
- 2 tsp aloe vera gel
- 1 cup of water or any vegetable or fruit juice
- sweetener as desired
- lemon juice as needed (optional)
Instructions
- Wash aloe vera leaf. Pat dry with a cloth
- Slit one of the edges with a scissor and open up the outer layer.
- Scoop off the gel, discard any greenish gel.
- Store it in a dry jar and refregerate for further use. (read the complete post for details)
- Add 2 tsp gel to any fruit juice and blend.
- Serve immediately.
