Effects of Long-Term Consumption of Aloe Vera

Using 60 rats in four different groupings (including a control group that received no Aloe Vera, which was Group 1), it was found:

" Aloe ingestion, both crude and processed, was shown to extend (about 10%) average life span and slow the mortality rate doubling time. Also, several beneficial effects from aloe ingestion on age-related disease were found: Group 2 and 3 showed a lower incidence of atrial thrombosis than Group 1. Furthermore, Group 2 showed a significantly lower incidence of fatal chronic nephropathy and occurrence of multiple causes of death compared to the control group. All groups ingesting aloe showed a slightly lower incidence of fatal leukemia. Moreover, no adverse, toxic effects were found with the ingestion of aloe vera.
"Study conducted and reported by: Byung Pal Yu, Jeremiah Herlihy and Yuji IkenoDepartment of PhysiologyUniversity of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio