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News & Research:
- Aloe Vera Reduces
Severity of Dermatitis After Radiotherapy - Medscape, 9/5/12
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Oral Aloe Vera
for Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus and Dyslipidemia (printer-friendly) -
Medscape, 11/16/10 - "Five out of the seven studies
that evaluated diabetes endpoints in humans showed significant reductions in
fasting blood glucose after treatment with oral aloe vera in patients with
diabetes or prediabetes;[21,22,24,25,28] the remaining two studies reported
a trend toward decreased blood or plasma glucose concentrations in the
aloe-treated groups.[26,27] Significant reductions in HbA1c—up to 22.6% of
baseline—were seen in all three studies that evaluated this
measure.[22,27,28] One of these studies reported improvements in
fructosamine levels,[27] suggesting an improvement in average blood glucose
levels over time"
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By The Skin of Its Leaves - Nutrition Science News, 5/01 -
"In test-tube studies, aloeride, a sugar extract
derived from the whole leaf, has shown potent immunity enhancing ability. In
addition, special processing of polysaccharides from aloe gel has revealed
another fraction with potent immune-stimulating effects. Aloe gel also
harbors a variety of phenolic and enzyme antioxidants, which may prevent UV
light-induced immune suppression, keeping skin cancer at bay"
Abstracts:
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Potential protective effects
of Aloe vera gel on cardiovascular diseases: A mini-review - Phytother Res
2021 Aug 5 - "Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) comprise
the most prevalent causes of morbidity and mortality in both men and women
worldwide. CVDs are associated with several risk factors such as hyperlipidemia,
diabetes mellitus, hypertension, obesity, tobacco smoking and an unhealthy diet.
Currently, in addition to the use of related pharmacological treatments in the
management of CVDs, the investigation of other suitable healthcare approaches
for these disorders such as the identification of herbal medicines has been
considered in the scientific communities. Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. is a perennial
medicinal plant. The innermost leaf layer of this plant contains transparent
gel, which is used as food. Pre-clinical studies have shown several biological
activities of A. vera gel (AVG), including antidiabetic, lipid-lowering,
antioxidant, antiinflammatory, hepatoprotective, and immunomodulatory effects.
Other pharmacological activities of AVG such as anti-fibrotic,
anti-hypertensive, and anti-atherosclerotic effects have been reported.
Moreover, several clinical studies have demonstrated the ameliorating effects of
AVG on some markers of CVDs risk factors" - See
aloe vera supplements at Amazon.com.
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Evaluation of Bioactive Potential of an Aloe vera Sterol Extract
- Phytother Res. 2012 Aug 16
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