Compound or practice · Nutrition
Aloe Vera
Topical aloe helps minor burns; oral aloe has modest glucose and IBS signals but a laxative/safety caveat.
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 2
- graded outcomes
- 0
- references listed
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2 at grade C — 2 graded rows
What is known
Each outcome with its grade (how strong the evidence is, A to D), the size of the effect where the entry records one, and how often studies agree.
- Minor burn/wound healing (topical)Evidence grade C
Modest
Smallmixed
- Glycemic control (oral)Evidence grade C
Inner-leaf gel
Smallmixed
What is uncertain
Read off the same rows as above. Nothing here is added that the entry does not itself record.
- Thin evidence: Minor burn/wound healing (topical) (grade C); Glycemic control (oral) (grade C).
The evidence in words
What it is
Aloe vera gel is used topically for skin/burns and orally (inner-leaf gel) for glucose and gut symptoms.
How it works
Polysaccharides and other compounds support wound healing topically and may modestly affect glucose and gut inflammation orally.
What the evidence shows
Topical aloe modestly speeds minor-burn/wound healing. Oral inner-leaf gel shows small glucose and IBS/constipation signals; whole-leaf aloe latex is a harsh laxative with safety concerns (and a cancer signal in rodents). Use decolorized inner-leaf products orally.
How to use it
Topical gel for minor burns; decolorized inner-leaf gel orally if used.
Safety & interactions
Topical is safe; oral aloe latex is a stimulant laxative with real risks — avoid it.
Bottom line
Great on a minor burn; oral use is modest and only the purified inner-leaf gel is appropriate — avoid aloe latex.
How it is used
As the entry records it, from the studies it summarises. Not a recommendation for you — doses that suit a trial population may not suit you.
- Topical
- Gel for minor burns.
- Oral
- Decolorized inner-leaf gel only.
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- Aloe Vera for Glycemic control (oral)Evidence grade C — Inner-leaf gelEvidence grade C
- Aloe Vera for Minor burn/wound healing (topical)Evidence grade C — ModestEvidence grade C
- Aloe Vera: dosage and how to take itGel for minor burns.Evidence grade C
- Aloe Vera: side effects, safety & interactionsTopical is safe; oral aloe latex is a stimulant laxative with real risks — avoid it.Evidence grade C
Sources
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Last revised . A grade is this entry's reading of the evidence, not medical advice.