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ANTI-MICROBIAL PROPERTIES

Armstrong, W. D., Spink, Wesley W., & Kahnee, Jeanne. (1943). Antibacterial effects of quinones. Proceedings of Society of Experimental Biology and Medicine, 230-234.

Abstract: The present report presents quantitative data with respect to the required bacteriostatic and lethal concentrations of several quinones against two species of gram-positive pathogenic cocci.

Farkas, Alexander. (1967). Aloe polysaccharide composition and its preparation. United States Patent Office, 3,360,511, patented December 26, 1967.

Abstract: A method of reducing depolymerization and/or deterioration of aqueous dispersions of aloe polysaccharide compositions by the effects of bacteria, fungi and enzymes, comprising mixing the aloe polysaccharide or its aqueous dispersion with a gum selected from a group consisting of guar gum and locust bean gum, either in dry form or in aqueous dispersions of the gum.

Gottshall, R. Y., Lucas, E. H., Lickfeldt, Ardeth, & Roberts, J. M. (1949). The occurrence of antibacterial substances active against mycobacterium tuberculosis in seed plants. Journal of Clinical Investigation,28, 920-923.

Abstract: The antibacterial activity against M. tuberculosis, strain H37, of 211 plant samples from 161 species belonging to 53 families of seed plants was determined by serial dilution tests.

Heggers, John P. (PhD), Pineless, Gary R. (BS), & Robson, Martin C. (MD). (1979, September/October). Dermaide Aloe / Aloe vera gel: Comparison of the antimicrobial effects. Journal of American Medical Technologists,41(5), 293-294.

Abstract: This article from the University of Chicago Burn Center records a comparison between two Aloe vera products as to their comparative antimicrobial activity which is important in the treatment of burns and many other injuries. Aloe inhibits the growth of some of the most dangerous microbes.

Khaing, T.A. (2011). Evaluation of the antifungal and antioxidant activities of the leaf extract of Aloe vera (Aloe barbbadenisis Miller). World Academy of Science: Engineering and Technology,75.

Abstract: Aloe vera has been used worldwide both for pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic industries due to the plethora of biological activities of some of its metabolites. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antifungal and antioxidant activities of the leaf extract. The antifungal activity was determined by the agar-well diffusion method against plant and human fungal pathogens. The methanol and ethanol portions of the extracts studies were more bioactive than ethyl acetate portion. It was also observed that the activity was more pronounced on plant pathogen than human pathogen except Candida albicans. This is an indication that the extract has the potential to treat plant fungal infections. The Aloe extract showed the significant antioxidant activity by the DPPH radical scavenging method. Therefore, the Aloe extract provided as natural antioxidant has been used in health foods for medical and preservative purposes.

Lorenzetti, Lorna J., Salisbury, Rupert, Beal, Jack L., & Baldwin, Jack N. (1964, October). Bacteriostatic property of Aloe vera. Journal of Pharmaceutical Science,53(10), 1287.

Abstract: Antibacterial property of Aloe vera. Freeze-dried juice obtained from Aloe vera and heated for 15 minutes at 80° inhibited several test microorganisms.

Plaskett, Lawrance G. (BA, PhD, CChem, FRIC). (1996, December). Aloe vera against infections. Aloe Vera Information Services (newsletter). Camelford, Cornwall, UK: Biomedical Information Services Ltd.

Abstract: Aloe vera has been tested against a variety of infections--viral, bacterial, and fungal. The exudate of Aloe has been confirmed again and again as having direct antimicrobial effects, killing invading pathological organisms. However, the principal benefits of Aloe with regard to infective agents comes from aloin-free or dealoinized extracts, which work by strengthening the body's own defenses. This newsletter closely examines these functions of Aloe.

Plaskett, Lawrance G. (BA, PhD, CChem, FRIC). (1996, April). Aloe vera and the human immune system. Aloe Vera Information Services (newsletter). Camelford, Cornwall, UK: Biomedical Information Services, Ltd.

Abstract: Specialized molecules in Aloe vera whole leaf extract interact with some special "receptor" substances that are embedded into the outer membrane of our immune system cells. The result is that the immune system cells are galvanized into action. In particular, the class of cells known as "phagocytes" increase the activities by which they attack and then engulf bacteria, waste products and debris. This increase in scavenging activities cleanses and protects the body, with knock-on benefits for a whole cascade of different medical conditions. The literature indicates that a common mechanism in this respect probably exists in both humans and animals and that both can benefit enormously from the use of Aloe vera.

Robson, Martin C., Heggers, John P., & Pineless, G. R. (1979). Myth, magic, witchcraft, or fact? Aloe vera revisited. American Burn Association Abstracts,31, 65-66.

Abstract: These experimental data clearly show that the effects elicited by the Aloe vera extract are truly beneficial in a burn wound.

Soeda, Momoe, Fujiwara, Mieko, Otomo, Michiko. (1964, December). Studies on the effect of Cape Aloe for irradiation leucopenia. Nippon Acta Radiologica.249, 1109-1112.

Abstract: One of the many studies made by the Japanese and Koreans. It is a positive report of another type of Aloe plant, known as Cape Aloe, which shows that it, too, has very fine medicinal qualities.

Soeda, Momoe, Otomo, Michiko, Ome, Micko, & Kawashima, Karuko. (1966). Studies on anti-bacterial and anti-fungal activity of Cape Aloe. Nippon Saikingaku Zasshi,21(10) , 609-614.

Abstract: Very short article on anti-bacterial and anti-fungal activity of Cape Aloe.

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