Aloe barbadensis Miller (or Aloe vera) has widespread use in health products, and despite numerous reports on the whole plant, little work has been performed on the inner gel, which has been used extensively in these products. This report describes the in vitro susceptibilities of two bacteria to this component.

Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis Miller) has been suggested for a wide variety of ailments but its use in dentistry is limited. This article reviews the uses of the plant and describes an in vitro investigation that compared the antimicrobial effectiveness of aloe vera tooth gel with two popular, commercially available dentifrices. The preliminary results showed that aloe vera tooth gel and the toot...

INTRODUCTION The main objective of adhesive dentistry is to create an effective, durable union between the tooth structure and restorative material. However, degradation of adhesive dentine interface remains largely responsible for the relatively short lifetime of tooth colored resin restoration. AIM The aim of the study is to compare the dentin collagen stabilization property of Chlorhexidin...

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease of the endocrine system, characterized by chronic hyperglycemia, resulting either from insulin resistance or defective production due to dysfunction pancreatic ?-cells. Approximately 80% diabetic patients live in developing and underdeveloped countries. Pakistan ranked on 7th position regarding prevalence DM. In developed nations, DM 4th...

an adsorbent was developed from matured leaves of the aloe barbadensis miller plant for removing pb(ii) from aqueous solutions. adsorption was carried out in a batch process with several different concentrations of pb(ii) by varying amount of adsorbent, ph, agitation time and temperature. the uptake of the metal was initially very fast, but gradually slowed down indicating penetration into the ...