This is Alasdair Barcroft's third book on the subject of aloe vera and he believes the aloe vera topic will run and run as more and more people, both lay people and professional healthcare specialists and therapists alike, begin fully to understand the powerful healing and health-giving properties of this amazing plant. He believes that 'we are still scratching the surface' in terms of aloe vera's vast potential.This book provides the reader, whether lay or a health professional, with an in-depth introduction to one of nature's most potent healing plants. 'Myth, magic or medicine?' is a phrase or a question that has often been asked about aloe vera. This book firmly establishes the facts about aloe vera. This is a detailed and practical book, which gives the reader a unique insight into a healing plant that has stood the test of millennia and continues to surprise professional health specialists across the healing spectrum as they attempt to unlock more and more of its secrets.This book firmly establishes the facts about aloe vera, defining:its history through the millenniaits botanical pedigreeits track record over the years as a healing plantits use in studies and scientific trials since 1935the numerous case histories of people who have benefited from its use, both internally and externallythe many illnesses, ailments and conditions that aloe vera can help manageits properties, uses and benefits from internal conditions, illnesses and diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), arthritis, candida, colitis, ulcers and Crohn's disease, to external problems, ailments and disorders such as burns, sunburn, acne, eczema and psoriasisthe comments and reports by doctors, dentists, therapists, nutritionists, veterinary surgeons and others involved in healththe future as more people consider a more balanced and holistic approach to healthcare