Aloe vera: A short review

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 163-166

  Surjushe, Amar ^a,b   Vasani, Resham ^a   Saple, D ^a  

^a SIR J J GROUP OF HOSPITALS   (India)

^b GRANT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Aloe vera; Health and beauty; Skin

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ANTHRAQUINONE; DIGITOXIN; DIGOXIN; ENZYME; FATTY ACID; FUROSEMIDE; HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LAXATIVE; MINERAL; SUGAR; VITAMIN;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ACNE VULGARIS; ALOE VERA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; APHTHOUS STOMATITIS; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; BURN; BURNING SENSATION; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER PREVENTION; COLD INJURY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONSTIPATION; DECUBITUS; DERMATITIS; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; GAMMA RADIATION; GENITAL HERPES; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LICHEN PLANUS; MOISTURE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PREGNANCY; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; RADIATION DERMATITIS; REVIEW; SARCOMA; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SIDE EFFECT; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 58149472002     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.44785     Document Type: Review

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