In ayurveda, a tradional system of medicine, aloe vera (Aloe Barbadensis) is commonly used in sunburn, minor cuts, insect bites and used as wound healing, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antitumor, laxative and in the treatment of frostbite and psoriasis. The whole plant as well as its specific parts (leaves, roots), plant extracts and its active constituent mucopolysaccharides [MPS] (long chain ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the radioprotective and reparative effects of compounds based on aloe vera, zinc, and copper against salivary gland dysfunction in Wistar rats. A total of 150 Wistar rats were randomly divided into 12 groups, in which the animals received aloe vera and/or zinc and copper. In eight of these groups the animals were also subjected to irradiation before or afte...

Aloe vera is a perennial plant employed for medical, pharmaceutical and cosmetic purposes that is rich in amino acids, enzymes, vitamins and polysaccharides, which are responsible for its therapeutic properties. Incorporating these properties into a biopolymer film obtained from alginate and chitosan allowed the development of a novel wound dressing with antibacterial capacity and healing effec...

OBJECTIVE Aloe vera is an herbal medicine, which has wound healing effects in burn injury. This study assessed the effects of Aloe vera cream in reducing postoperative pain, postdefection pain, and its promotion of wound healing after open hemorrhoidectomy. DESIGN A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was conducted comparing the effects of a cream containing Aloe v...

Aloe vera, a common ingredient in cosmetics, is increasingly being consumed as a beverage supplement. Although consumer interest in aloe likely stems from its association with several health benefits, a concern has also been raised by a National Toxicology Program Report that a nondecolorized whole leaf aloe vera extract taken internally by rats was associated with intestinal mucosal hyperplasi...

Background The present study was undertaken to investigate the hepatoprotective effect of Aloe vera against side effect of antituberculosis drug. Material and methods Twenty-five rats will be divided into five groups, namely the control group (without any treatment), the group of rats treated with anti-tuberculosis drugs, and a group of rats were treated antituberculosis drugs and got Aloe ve...

BACKGROUND Ten (10) young women diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the Wesley Guild Hospital Ilesa, a unit of Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria who did not meet the national criteria for the use of antiretroviral drugs were managed with 30-40 mL of aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis miller) gruel daily. METHODS Their CD4 counts, ge...

The Aloe vera has been used as traditional medicine for past several years for the treatment of various ailments. Modulatory effects of Aloe vera leaf extract against radiation –induced changes in terms of histological alterations in testes, reduced Glutathione(GSH), Lipid per oxidation(LPO), Acid and Alkaline phosphatase levels in Swiss albino mice was studied at various post-irradiation inter...

INTRODUCTION Corticosteroids are the mainstay for treatment of oral lichen planus (OLP) and have their own side effects. The aim of this study was to compare the therapeutic effects of aloe vera (AV) mouthwash with triamcinolone acetonide 0.1% (TA) on OLP. METHODS A total of 46 patients with OLP were enrolled in this study. The patients were randomly divided into 2 groups. Each group was trea...

Ingredients in Aloe Vera Gel Mannose and glucose are the most significant sugars found in the Aloe vera gel, and they can be used to assay the activity of Aloe vera. The gel contains important sterols which can have anti-inflammatory activity. Amino acids such as tryptophane and phenylaianine reduce inflammation. Studies have shown that vitamin C & B complex can maintain adrenalectomized animal...