An evidence-based systematic review of aloe vera by the natural standard research collaboration

Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 279-323

  Ulbricht, Catherine ^a   Armstrong, Jennifer ^b   Basch, Ethan ^c   Basch, Samuel ^d   Bent, Steve ^e   Dacey, Cynthia ^c   Dalton, Sean ^f   Foppa, Ivo ^g   Giese, Nicole ^c   Hammerness, Paul ^f   Kirkwood, Catherine ^h   Sollars, David ⁱ   Tanguay Colucci, Shaina ^c   Weissner, Wendy ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c Natural Standard   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ New England School of Acupuncture   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Aloe; Aloe vera; Dosing; Evidence based; Interactions; Pharmacodynamics; Pharmacokinetics; Pharmacology; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACEMANNAN; ALOE EMODIN; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ALOE VERA GEL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTHRAQUINONE; ARGININE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; ASCORBIC ACID; CHELIDONIUM EXTRACT; CORTICOSTEROID; COSMETIC; DEGLYCYRRHIZINATED LIQUORICE; DIGITOXIN; DIGOXIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; ISPAGULA; LAXATIVE; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PLACEBO; SEVOFLURANE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; THYROID HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZIDOVUDINE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ALOE VERA; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIANGIOGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; APHTHOUS STOMATITIS; BLEEDING; BURN; CANCER PREVENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD INJURY; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONSTIPATION; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CYTOTOXICITY; DECUBITUS; DIARRHEA; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ECZEMA; ERYTHEMA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEVER; FOOD; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; GENITAL HERPES; HEALTH BELIEF; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INOTROPISM; LACTATION; LOTION; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PHOTODERMATOSIS; POTASSIUM DEFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; RADIATION DERMATITIS; REVIEW; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SKIN TINGLING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THYROID DISEASE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; URTICARIA; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION; ALOE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INTERACTION; METHODOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ALOE; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 58149171455     PISSN: 15228940     EISSN: 15229106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15228940802153339     Document Type: Review

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