


3 — Aloe in History
Aloe Vera remains one of history’s most visible mysteries. This chapter gives us glimpses of Aloe’s first recorded origins in Egypt 6000 years ago and leads us to some fascinating perceptions of its miraculous curative powers—even in the beginnings of Mediterranean civilizations. It takes us on Aloe’s journeys around the world as it was carried from civilization to civilization and across the centuries…until it mysteriously fell into disfavor in 17th Century Europe.