Aloe vera has been traditionally used for burn healing but clinical evidence remains unclear. We conducted a systematic review to determine the efficacy of topical aloe vera for the treatment of burn wounds. We electronically searched relevant studies in MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, HealthSTAR, DARE, South-East Asia Database, Chinese Databases, and several Thai local Databases (1918-June ...

Aloe vera gel of 50% and 96.4% were tested for its wound healing activity by topical application in experimental rats. The effect of Aloe vera gel on wound healing was evaluated by wound excision model and histopathology was used to study the effect on wound healing. The effect produced by Aloe vera gel with reference to wound contraction, wound closure, decrease in surface area of wound, tissu...

Scientific investigations on Aloe vera have gained more attention over the last several decades due to its reputable medicinal properties. Aloe vera has a long history as a medicinal plant with diverse therapeutic applications. An experiment was conducted to evaluate the amount of dietary inclusion of Aloe vera leaves. Many of the health benefits associated with Aloe vera have been attributed d...

OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy of aloe vera gel and placebo in the topical management of vulval lichen planus. STUDY DESIGN Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Dermatology, Isra University Hospital, Hyderabad, from January 2007 to January 2008. METHODOLOGY Thirty-four female patients were randomized into two groups to receive al...

conclusions based on the results of the current study, it was concluded that aloe vera, licorice and mint extracts had synergistic effects on the viability of dermal fibroblasts; in addition, the combination of aloe vera and licorice with either henna or myrtle, and aloe vera and mint with either cedar or ginger resulted in synergistic effects on viability of dermal fibroblasts. the third categ...

Many of the products recommended by the herbalistas in this sample are not commonly available in US grocery stores. Other studies of herbal remedies used by Latinos reported more commonly available products in the United States, such as chamomile, ginseng, ginkgo biloba, aloe vera, mint, garlic, lavender, and ginger. There are several limitations to this study. Although the themes identified by...

AIM This study was conducted with an aim of studying the efficacy of water supplements of Aloe vera and Azadirachta indica (neem) during pre-starter age (0-2 weeks) on gut health and histomorphometry in Vanaraja chicks. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 192 day old Vanaraja chicks were randomly assigned to one of four herbal water treatments throughout the experimental pre-starter stage (0-2 w...

conclusions this study showed that aloe vera has antibacterial effects against e. coli, and can result in structural and physiological changes in this bacterium. objectives the aim of this research was to evaluate the effects of an aloe vera extract on the morphological and physiological properties of escherichia coli. patients and methods a clinical isolate of e. coli was obtained from a patie...