Re: Use Aloe internally for Eczema!
I would like to present another point of view on what properties of Aloe Vera are responsible it's ability to heal. The following is from an article titled, "The Story of A*****ose® Complex By Greg McKnight"
"During the early 1980's, Dr. Bill McAnalley, a research pharmacologist at a large pharmaceutical lab, was hired by a group of manufacturers to prove scientifically that their packaged Aloe products were beneficial. Unfortunately, Dr. McAnaIley's studies proved the opposite — the processed Aloe products did almost nothing!
Dr. McAnalley continued his research, first by himself and then with Dr. Reg McDaniel, a research pathologist and Chief of Staff at Southwest Medical Center in Ft. Worth, TX.
After 10 years of work and $20 million of research, they discovered:
The active component in Aloe Vera was a single phytochemical (plant chemical): a complex
Sugar molecule known as mannose or "beta-mannan".
This molecule is responsible for virtually all the healing properties traditionally attributed to Aloe Vera.
A natural enzyme in the Aloe Vera plant destroys the molecule, within 48 hrs., after it's harvested. That means that the "key" ingredient — mannose — is missing from every processed Aloe Vera product.
Dr. McAnalley and Dr. McDaniel then developed a method to deactivate the enzyme that destroys the betamannan molecule, and freeze dry the Aloe Vera gel. This created a natural white powder they trademarked as Manapol®, the only Aloe product that contains the essential betamannan molecule responsible for Aloe's legendary reputation.
Over 66 patents for Manapol® have been granted to Dr. McAnalley and Dr. McDaniel for their discoveries and processes, including a substance of matter patent on the betamannan molecule itself!
M****tech™, Inc. of Coppell, Texas holds 20-year exclusive use rights to Manapol®. This means that no other company's products can contain this molecule."
The complete article is located at http://www.hbnutras.com/A*****oseStory.html
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