Talk:Aloe vera

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Could we make a spray ointment using an aloe vera for our investidatory project in science?


--202.81.175.205 11:16, 18 July 2006 (UTC)chicka

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[edit] The other story

Yes, it is too often hyped (which is why we started a website on it) into something aloe isn't. There are companies that make health claims that are both illegal and irresponsible. But aloe vera gel IS an excellent nutritional drink when the outer rind and Aloin (which resides just under the rind) are removed. [Aloe Vera Studies Organization]<-- Link removed. Seriously, the site is a commercial parking lot for product sales. The fact that is a .ORG domain does not validate it as a reliable source - unfortunately. [User: Palmyra]

According to some Aloe is a hyped, marketing tool. It's use to treat the grapes for example is simply because the plant is succulent (like cactusses). This means that the plant holds water in a gel-like substance. The grapes that are treated with Aloe are shielded from air and thus better protected. For the same reason a shaving cut treated with the gel heals more rapidly, with it functioning as a natural band-aid.

The Aloin in the gel are proven to have negative(!) effects on the colon, some people develop a black stain on their colon due to irritation. Also, Aloin is a laxative. In other words; shouldn't the negative side of this plant be exposed?--Cruzlee 20:15, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Hey Cruzlee , do you (or anyone) have any proof of what you say? because I use it daily as a drink, you scared me! I mean a link to a site about this claim would be not bad. --212.24.224.18 16:10, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Negative effects determined in appropriately rigourous studies should be included in the article - but we need to ensure we cite the relevant sources for WP:V. MidgleyDJ 20:03, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

aloe vera is good for burns i have a small one at my house( blackberry57)

Aloe has many benefits both internally and externally. You can't overdose on the stuff.

The anthraquinones [1] is indeed a laxative, but comes from the extract at the base of the leaf itself. --bburrell

The second use comes from the yellow sap at the base of the leaf. The leaves are cut transversally at their base and the liquid that exudes from this cut is dried[4]. It is called bitter aloes and contains anthraquinones which are a useful digestive stimulant and a strong laxative[254]. When plants are grown in pots the anthraquinone content is greatly reduced[254].

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Selecting the "printable version" link of the article http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aloe_vera&printable=yes, then doing a print preview, locks up Firefox 2.0.0.1 and SeaMonkey 1.1a. Works OK with IE 7.0.5730.11. Print preview on other articles' printable version works fine.

I can't reproduce the problem, but a lockup is always a browser bug. If it isn't fixed yet, you should enter a report in Bugzilla. Shinobu (talk) 23:13, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

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Jojoba helps on burns also.

MeekMark 20:05, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Under medicinal uses, it states that experimental results have been contradictory. It states that Aloe vera is reputedly an "anti-inflammatory substance", but that, and the article takes this as a contradiction, in another study it has shown to slow the healing process.

It is not contradictory, but in fact definitive, for a substance to be "anti-inflammatory" AND to slow the wound healing process. Anti-inflammatory substances prevent platelet aggregation - hence scabbing, etc.

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[edit] Am I in Japan

In Japan aloe vera is commonly used as an ingredient in commercially available yoghurt in the same way as for example strawberries are mixed in yoghurt in western countries. from the article.

I probably live in japan and I didn't notice it yet, i also buy it here, but I believe I live in Portugal. It is commercialized in pieces with yoghurt, and some times also with Pomegranate.--85.244.34.191 22:54, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

What on earth are you talking about? - Zepheus <ゼィフィアス> 20:16, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
He's pretty obviously saying that aloe vera yogurt is also consumed in Portugal. Casey J. Morris (talk) 15:47, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
He doesn't seem to know where he lives. That's what Aloin does to you, or so I heard.--Cruzlee (talk) 15:36, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Yoghurt...

The article states: "Use in foods In Japan aloe vera is commonly used as an ingredient in commercially available yoghurt in the same way as for example strawberries are mixed in yoghurt in western countries. There are also several Korean companies which produce aloe vera beverages." I disagree with the statement 'in the same way as strawberries...' Strawberries are used as a flavoring agent in yogurt (or yoghurt, depending on style of English) whereas, if used, aloe in yogurt in Japan would be used as mainly a preservative or nutrient. As aloe is tasteless, (or slightly unpleasant-tasting before stabilization) I will be wp:bold and remove this. Samir Patel 02:17, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Refs

The section about 'use in food' is mostly unreferenced. If i cannot find refs, I will have to delete it.

[edit] aloe vera juice should be it's own aricle. Needs more info, but could have enough for a stub

I think aloe vera juice has enough info and relevance with laxative properties and anatacid properties to be it's own article, starting as a stub.

[edit] is it a cactus?

or what? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.167.28.103 (talk) 04:44, August 21, 2007 (UTC)

It is not a cactus, but a member of the lily family (Liliopsida) [[2]] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Daemonic (talk • contribs) 19:45, August 24, 2007 (UTC)