Articles about Aloe Vera
A great deal has been written about Aloe Vera and often published in obscure places. Here are some of them
Medical articles on Aloe Vera
The efficacy of aloe vera used for burn wound healing: a systematic review. Burns 2007; 33(6): 713-718 - By Dr. Maenthaisong R, Chaiyakunapruk N, Niruntraporn S, Kongkaew C
A recent review of the current research when using Aloe Vera for the treatment of first and second degree burns
Prevention of atheromatous heart disease - Angiology 36:485-492 (1985)
Aloe Vera: Its Potential Use in Wound Healing and Disease Control in Oral Conditions - By Dr. Timothy E. Moore, D.D.S/M.S.,P.C.
A look at how Aloe Vera is used in dentistry and dental surgery.
The Use of Aloe Vera in Dentistry - Richard Sudworth (1997)
An introductory article on Aloe Vera dentistry including one case study.
Aloe Vera Myth or Medicine? - Dr Peter Atherton (1997)
UK GP Dr Atherton's article on how he first came across Aloe Vera and used it in the treatment of eczema
Internal uses of Aloe Vera - Ivan Danhof Ph.D., M.D.
An early paper summarising some of the medical research using Aloe Vera up until the late eighties
Super-strength, freeze-dried Aloe vera capsules for interstitial cystitis, painful bladder syndrome, chronic pelvic pain, and nonbacterial prostatitis, Proceedings of the Niddk Scientific Symposium. October 1995, Czarapata, B. J.
Articles about the production of Aloe Vera
Aloe and its Quality Control Checking Upon the Genuineness of Products - Dr Lawrence G. Plaskett (1997)
A highly detailed article on the problems of producing good quality Aloe Vera and how many companies do it on the cheap.
Quality Control of Aloe Vera Beverages - Katrin Lachenmeier, Uta Kuepper, Frank Musshoff, Burkhard Madea1, Helmut Reusch and Dirk W. Lachenmeier (1998)
Research into the varying quality of Aloe Vera when it is powdered and offered for sale as a commercial product (pdf format)
General press coverage of Aloe Vera
Aloe vera thriving despite lack of science - Shane Starling (2008)
An article looking at why Aloe Vera is becoming more and more popular despite a lack of medical research.
It works for me: aloa vera - The Times (2005)
An article looking at one individual's recovery from IBS which he put down to Aloe Vera and looks at the evidence as it was in 2005.
Could Plant Medecine be the Cure you are looking for? - Oxford Mail (1998)
An article covering two individuals, one who used Aloe Vera for hayfever and the other for the treatment of a horse. The reporter herself then started using Aloe Vera for her Irritable Bowel Syndrome and recorded the results her.
Nature's cure-all - Country Living (1997)
A collection of individual stories from various people suffering various ailments who claim Aloe Vera has benefited them.
Articles on the use of Aloe Vera with Animals
Aloe vera extracts in equine clinical practice, Peter Green BVSc, CertEO, MRCVS Veterinary Times, Vol 26, Number 9, Sept 1996