UNLABELLED Aloe barbadensis Miller (Aloe vera) is a herbal remedy widely used for a variety of illnesses; A. vera leaf extracts have been promoted for detoxification, cure constipation, help flush out toxins and wastes from the body, promote digestion and are used in the treatment of peptic ulcer for cytoprotective action. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity of A. v...

Little work is done to develop Aloe vera (AV) using probiotics. To explore the potential benefits, the antioxidant effects and the antibacterial effects on foodborne pathogens of Aloe fermentation supernatant were evaluated in vitro. Our results indicated that the Aloe fermentation supernatant fermented by Lactobacillus plantarum HM218749.1 had very strong scavenging capacities of the DPPH (86%...

The practice of using Aloe vera extract as a herbal medicine basically depend on folklore and by experiences of people over a long period of time. Extensive research, especially in the area of basic biochemical characterization and elucidation of bioactivities has been conducted in a systematic manner. This has resulted in the characterization of many biochemical compounds from Aloe vera, predo...

for centuries, aloe vera has been used by many different cultures. the ancient greeks, the romans, the babylonians, indians and the chinese have all used aloe vera as a medicinal plant. one of the common experimental cancer models is sarcoma-180. when aloe was administered to mice bearing s-180 tumors, the tumor growth was inhibited. aloe vera is a dietary supplement and not a regulated drug. t...

The genus Aloe in the family Liliaceae is a group of plants including Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis MILLER) and Aloe arborescens (Aloe arborescens MILLER var. natalensis BERGER) that are empirically known to have various medical efficacies. In the present study, we evaluated the antihyperglycemic effect of Aloe vera gel and isolated a number of compounds from the gel. On the basis of spectroscopi...

Research that uses a combination of two plants is still very rarely done here, researchers are interested in conducting tests to see how the inhibitory ability ointment Kalanchoe pinnata leaf extract (Kalanchoe pinnata) and aloe vera (Aloe vera) grown cultivated yard Department Pharmacy, Poltekkes, Ministry Health. Jambi. The research design used Quasy Experimental research, is, this has contro...

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE The polysaccharide-rich composition of Aloe vera extracts (Aloe barbadensis Miller), often used in cosmetic formulations, may impart moisturizing properties to the product. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of cosmetic formulations containing different concentrations of freeze-dried Aloe vera extract on skin hydration, after a single and a 1- and 2-week period ...

Diabetes UK has recently listed a number of herbs and spices that have been clinically shown to improve blood glucose control in type-2 diabetes patients and the diabetes high-risk group. With Aloe vera being top in this list, its health benefit along with health and beauty/food retailers supplying it was illustrated in detail. Previous article from this laboratory scrutinised the merit of usin...