Mr. Rodney M. Stockton “The Aloe Man” Mr. Stockton’s exceptional life experiences could provide the basis of a motion picture script. From his contribution to the development of cellophane, to the development and growth of a business centered on a certain unique species of Aloe vera, it would be easy to trace the path of [...]
By: Marian Campbell June 1973 The Aloe Vera plant is without a doubt one of the most precious gifts God has ever given to the world. As the quinine from the bark of the cinchona tree is used for malaria fever; digitalis from the purple foxglove is used for heart ailments; and penicillin from soil [...]
I remember Rodney Stockton… Thank you for the update on “Rodney’s” legacy. We lost a treasure and we are the less for his passing. My history with Mr. Stockton and Aloe #1 goes back to the early-mid nineteen seventies when I was living in Illinois. I worked part time at a ladies dress shop and [...]
ALOE VERA HISTORY Part I of II: Early History of Aloe Vera The aloe vera plant has been used to treat wounds and skin infections for thousands of years. The University of Maryland Medical Center’s website confirms that aloe vera is one of the most prescribed medicines in the 18th and 19th centuries. Though widely [...]
Get Part I Modern History of Aloe Vera: The gel from the leaves of the aloe vera plant has been used to treat wounds and skin infections by many cultures for thousands of years. The plant is grown in sub-tropical and tropical climates and is one of the most prescribed medicines throughout most of the 18th [...]