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Metas de Enfermería

Metas de Enfermería

FEBRERO 2005 N° 1 Volumen 8

Aloe Vera. Does scientific-evidence support the qualities that natural medicine attributes to this plant?

Section: Medicinal herbs

How to quote

Serrano A. Aloe Vera. ¿Respalda la evidencia científica las cualidades que le atribuye la medicina natural? Metas de Enferm feb 2005; 8(1): 21-22

Authors

Alfredo Serrano Ruiz

Position

Diplomado en Enfermería.

Contact address

C/San Martín de Porres, 4. 28035 Madrid

Contact email: aserrano.hpth@salud.madrid.org

Abstract

Aloe Vera is a medicinal plant known in our medium that is used in numerous applications. Popular belief attributes many qualities to this plant, amongst which we could highlight its beneficial effects on the skin that have made it a widely used cosmetic product. The outburst of alternative therapies has increased in these last few years the range of pathologies in which Aloe Vera is supposedly effective. Thus, Aloe Vera is used in natural medicine to treat burns, psoriasis, boldness, digestive problems, arthritis, asthma, or neoplasias.

Keywords:

Aloe Vera; skin; cosmetic products; digestive disorders; dermatological disorders

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Título:

Aloe Vera ¿Respalda la evidencia científica las cualidades que le atribuye la medicina natural?