because of the harmful effects of chemicals on human health and environment, use of these compounds in postharvest technology of agricultural crops is recently restricted and it is necessary to find safe compounds for use in postharvest technology of fruits and vegetables. in this study, effects of salicylic acid and aloe vera gel on quality attributes and postharvest life of table grape(cv. gi...

introduction and objectives: annually one million newborns die due to the umbilical cord infection. thus, in this study, we aimed toevaluate the effect of topical aloe vera gel on umbilical cord complications. methods: this randomized clinical trial was performed in maternity ward of ghaem hospital, mashhad, iran the samples were selected through convenience sampling and were randomly divided i...

BACKGROUND Failure in complete healing of the wound is one of the probable complications of cesarean. The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of dressing with aloe vera gel in healing of cesarean wound. METHODS This prospective randomized double-blind clinical trial was conducted on 90 women who had undergone cesarean operation in Amir-al-Momenin hospital (Gerash, Iran). The pa...

background wound healing is widely discussed in the medical literature. this study compared the healing effect of aloe vera extract and silver sulfadiazine in burn injuries in experimental rat model. methods sixteen rats were randomly assigned to one of two groups, each group 8 rats. a deep second-degree burn on the lower back and 3rd degree burn on upper back of each rat were created with a st...

Objective - to evaluate both in-vivo and in-vitro antibacterial property of Aloe vera.L fresh gel. Design - experimental study. Animals - five adult male mixed breed dogs aged 2-4 years. Procedures - for in-vivo experiment, under general anesthesia and sterile condition 8 symmetrical full-thickness wounds measured 2 cm×2 cm were surgically created on the back of each dogs o...

BACKGROUND A critical outcome of periodontal diseases is degradation of collagen in the periodontal tissues, by enzymes such as Matrix Metallo-Proteinases (MMPs). Doxycycline is known to down-regulate the activity of MMPs. Azadirachta indica (Neem) and Aloe vera are herbs known to have an anti-inflammatory effect. The present study was designed to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effect of Neem a...

BACKGROUND Aloe vera is a medicinal herb used as an anti-inflammatory and sedative agent. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to evaluate the effect of Aloe vera aqueous extract on morphine withdrawal symptoms in morphine-dependent female rats. PATIENTS AND METHODS The current research was performed on 40 female Wista-Albino rats which were made dependent on morphine using Houshyar protocol ...

INTRODUCTION Episiotomy is used for enlarging the perineum. Aloe vera and Calendula have been used for treating different diseases from ancient times, limited researches have been done regarding the healing of these plants. Since the effect of their ointment on episiotomy healing has not been studied, this study is being done for determining the impact of Aloe vera and Calendula on episiotomy h...

To evaluate an Aloe vera lotion for prevention of radiation-induced dermatitis, all patients with a prescription of radiotherapy to a minimum dose of 40 Gy were eligible provided that their treatment area could be divided into two symmetrical halves. Patients were given a lotion of Aloe vera to use on one half of the irradiated area, with no medication to be used on the other half. The grade of...

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM The maintenance of viable periodontal ligament cells is the most important issue in the long-term preservation of avulsed teeth. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to assess aloe vera as a new storage media in maintaining the cell viability of dry-stored teeth in comparison with soy milk, Hank`s balanced salt solution (HBSS), and milk. MATERIALS AND METHOD Twenty one...