| Aloe vera has been used for years for | | | | rats were divided into four groups: |
| its health benefits. Aloe helps to make | | | | Group 1 was fed a diet without aloe; the |
| the skin smoother, which is why it is | | | | other three groups were fed different |
| being added to various lotions and skin | | | | forms of aloe. The results of the study |
| care products. Aloe vera has been known | | | | found that aloe ingestion was shown to |
| to help heal wounds. By applying aloe | | | | extend (~10%) average life span and slow |
| vera to a wound, you decrease healing | | | | the aging process. This is significant |
| time and reduce the the appearance of | | | | because in human years that's about 7 |
| scars. More benefits are being | | | | years. Additionally, the groups that |
| discovered from the ingestion of pure | | | | were fed a diet of aloe showed a lower |
| aloe vera. It has a negative affect on | | | | incidence of heart problems than Group |
| cancerous cells preventing them from | | | | 1. One group showed a significantly |
| growing scientifically proven by a test | | | | lower incidence of kidney disease and |
| performed by Dr. Lee in Korea. He | | | | occurrence of multiple causes of death |
| injected lab rats with cancerous cells. | | | | compared to the group that was not given |
| The aloe was found to stop those cancer | | | | aloe. All of the groups that ingested |
| cells from growing. Aloe is being found | | | | aloe showed a slightly lower incidence |
| that it has an affect on the aging | | | | of fatal cancer. Studies like this one |
| process of cells within the body. A | | | | and more have been done to help prove |
| study was conducted by Byung Pal Yu, | | | | the health benefits of the ingestion of |
| Jeremiah Herlihy and Yuji Ikeno from the | | | | aloe. Aloe juice has been documented to |
| Department of Physiology at the | | | | modulate the immune system, soothe the |
| University of Texas Health Science | | | | digestive tract, and help to ease the |
| Center in San Antonio. The objective of | | | | inflammation associated with advancing |
| the study was to test the effects of | | | | age. Topically used or ingested, aloe |
| long-term aloe ingestion on laboratory | | | | vera has been to proven to have many |
| rats. All of the rats were kept in the | | | | positive affects on the human body. |
| same environment. A total of 360 male | | | | |