Using Aloe Vera Everyday Does This To Your Body

Ancient Origins states that the Egyptians called Aloe Vera the ‘Plant of Immortality.’

Summary:
- An article that was published in the journal Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters explains that Aloe Vera contains powerful antioxidants which belong to a big family of a substance called polyphenols. That same article states that these polyphenols and other compounds found in Aloe Vera have the ability to prevent the growth of certain bacteria that cause infections in humans.
- When you’re out tanning in the sun and you get a burn, what is the first thing you turn to? It’s Aloe Vera! Aloe Vera was first approved by the FDA in 1959 as an over-the-counter medication to heal burns. An article found in the Journal Burns touched base on four studies that were conducted that included 371 patients. Based on meta-analysis using the measure of how long it took a burn to heal from Aloe Vera, researchers found that Aloe Vera took 8.79 fewer days to heal a burn compared to the controlled group. However, this is not to say that if you suffer from first and second-degree burns to only apply Aloe Vera, if this is the case, you should go see a doctor.
- A study published in the Ethiopian Journal of Health Science wanted to prove that Aloe Vera was a beneficial treatment to combat oral diseases. So researchers did a mouth rinse study of 300 healthy people, and 100% Aloe Vera juice was compared to the mouthwash ingredient chlorhexidine. The results of the study showed that Aloe Vera was equally as effective in reducing plaque as chlorhexidine was after four days.