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Over the years, it has been used as a means of superficial wound healing, for clearing various skin conditions, and as a laxative.

Today, aloe vera is used on the skin for such conditions as:

• sunburn and other superficial burns,
• abrasions,
• and osteoarthritis.

It is in all sorts of skin care products such as hand lotions, facial creams, body washes and sunblockers.

It has been approved by the FDA as a natural food flavoring.

These natural dietary sugars add even more to the benefits of Aloe Vera. They are known to help in the promotion of healthy cellular communication and support defense mechanisms in the body.

Aloe Vera Research

The following is a brief summary of some of the resource materials I used in my benefits of aloe vera research.

If you are a person that wants more details, then this information will be helpful to you.

The first is created by Natural Standard and the faculty of Harvard Medical School. It details evidence for supported uses of aloe vera and unproven uses. It also includes potential dangers, interactions, dosing and a summary with resources and research listings.

Aloe Vera Research: Harvard Medical School

The next is from the National Center for Complementary Medicine at the National Institute of Health.

It gives facts about aloe vera including uses, the science behind it, side effects and resource materials.

If you want more details, click on this link.

Aloe Vera information-NCCAM/NIH

A third resource you may want to look at is from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Here is a small excerpt from this source.

"Clinical Summary

Derived from the leaves of the plant. Topical administration of aloe vera gel is generally safe. It may help reduce radiation-induced skin changes, but clinical trial results are inconsistent (7) (8) (9). Some of the components extracted from aloe vera have been shown to have anticancer effects in vitro (11) (13) (14) (17) (16) and in animals (12) (15). However, there is not enough evidence to support the use of aloe vera as an anticancer drug in humans. Limited studies have demonstrated possible efficacy in reducing ulcerative colitis (20) and in glycemic control in diabetic patients (21)."

For the complete article, including the numbered references, use the following link.

Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Article

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