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Could we make a purple spray ointment using an aloe vera for our investidatory project in science? --202.81.175.205 11:16, 18 July 2006 (UTC)chicka
The other story
Yes, it is too often hyped into something aloe isn't. There are companies that make health claims that are both illegal and irresponsible. But aloe vera gel IS an excellent nutritional drink when the outer rind and Aloin (which resides just under the rind) are removed. <-- Link removed. Seriously, the site is a commercial parking lot for product sales. The fact that is a .ORG domain does not validate it as a reliable source - unfortunately.
According to some Aloe is a hyped, marketing tool. It's use to treat the grapes for example is simply because the plant is succulent (like cactusses). This means that the plant holds water in a gel-like substance. The grapes that are treated with Aloe are shielded from air and thus better protected. For the same reason a shaving cut treated with the gel heals more rapidly, with it functioning as a natural band-aid.
The Aloin in the gel are proven to have negative(!) effects on the colon, some people develop a black stain on their colon due to irritation. Also, Aloin is a laxative. In other words; shouldn't the negative side of this plant be exposed?--Cruzlee 20:15, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
Hey Cruzlee , do you (or anyone) have any proof of what you say? because I use it daily as a drink, you scared me! I mean a link to a site about this claim would be not bad. --212.24.224.18 16:10, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
aloe vera is good for burns i have a small one at my house( blackberry57)
The anthraquinones is indeed a laxative, but comes from the extract at the base of the leaf itself. --bburrell
The second use comes from the yellow sap at the base of the leaf. The leaves are cut transversally at their base and the liquid that exudes from this cut is dried. It is called bitter aloes and contains anthraquinones which are a useful digestive stimulant and a strong laxative. When plants are grown in pots the anthraquinone content is greatly reduced.
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Comment on Jojoba
Jojoba helps on burns also. MeekMark 20:05, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
Under medicinal uses, it states that experimental results have been contradictory. It states that Aloe vera is reputedly an "anti-inflammatory substance", but that, and the article takes this as a contradiction, in another study it has shown to slow the healing process.
It is not contradictory, but in fact definitive, for a subs tance to be "anti-inflammatory" AND to slow the wound healing process. Anti-inflammatory substances prevent platelet aggregation - hence scabbing, etc.
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Am I in Japan
In Japan aloe vera is commonly used as an ingredient in commercially available yoghurt in the same way as for example strawberries are mixed in yoghurt in western countries. from the article. I probably live in japan and I didn't notice it yet, i also buy it here, but I believe I live in Portugal. It is commercialized in pieces with yoghurt, and some times also with Pomegranate.--85.244.34.191 22:54, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
Yoghurt...
The article states: "Use in foods In Japan aloe vera is commonly used as an ingredient in commercially available yoghurt in the same way as for example strawberries are mixed in yoghurt in western countries. There are also several Korean companies which produce aloe vera beverages." I disagree with the statement 'in the same way as strawberries...' Strawberries are used as a flavoring agent in yogurt (or yoghurt, depending on style of English) whereas, if used, aloe in yogurt in Japan would be used as mainly a preservative or nutrient. As aloe is tasteless, (or slightly unpleasant-tasting before stabilization) I will be wp:bold and remove this. Samir Patel 02:17, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
Refs
The section about 'use in food' is mostly unreferenced. If i cannot find refs, I will have to delete it.
aloe vera juice should be it's own aricle.
Needs more info, but could have enough for a stub. I think aloe vera juice has enough info and relevance with laxative properties and anatacid properties to be it's own article, starting as a stub.
is it a cactus?
or what?
It is not a cactus, but a member of the lily family (Liliopsida) ]
PSHT!
Aloe Vera is fantastic for burns, this entire article is a mess! Aloe Vera soothes burns and especially sun burns. All this "effect unknown" business is highly misleading. I have a bunch of Aloe plants and they work wonders for sunburns.
Aloe is also made into a fantastic sweet drink with floaty aloe bits. I have a bottle on my table right now, from Woolworths (Australia). Apparentyly made by "Yakult Co." and called simply "Aloe"
June 2008 Major article revamp
I've rewritten and referenced large chunks of the article. I've also removed spurious references and references that were not cited in the text. MidgleyDJ (talk) 00:01, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
Comments from Casliber
OK, This could be a really fantastic article but has a ways to go yet...starting from the top down...
guidelines have it that the lead is a summary of salient points which are covered in greater detail later in the article.
Thus - to satisfy this - the description info needs to be replicated and exapnded upon in a description section. I would also place all the alternate names in the taxonomy section, and maybe mention onyl the most important in the lead. taxo section should have who first described it and where (Linnaeus in the plantae thing i think?), as well as listing subspecies.
Mycorrhiza section soundes interesting. More on ecology, what eats it in the wild? Any organisms? The gallery should be removed to wikipeida commons, and images placed next to relevant text as the article grows. This is just something to start on. The medicine bit will be tricky and I will have to think on it. useing peer reviewed medical journals is a good place to start. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:25, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
Comment
Those one-sentence sections/subsections look dreadful, one reason I decided against reviewing this. jimfbleak (talk) 14:22, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
GA Review
This review is transcluded from Talk:Aloe vera/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
I am reviewing this article for GA and will post comments shortly. Brianboulton (talk) 15:58, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
GA initial review
I have done some minor copyediting throughout the article, mainly punctuation, the odd typo, MoS violation and some very slight re-phrasings. I have prepared below a list of further points of detail which will require attention. In addition to these, there are three main areas of concern that I have.
- 1. At times, the language is pretty inaccessible to anyone who is not a botanist, or has not received a scientific training. This is not so all the way through, but it occurs in some of the sections. I have indicated some specific examples of this in my list of points. This article has the potential to be of interest to readers outside the natural scientist community, but it needs to be made more comprehensible to them.
- 2. The structure of the article is inappropriate, with far too many very short sections and subsections. These need to combined together in a smaller number of generic sections. Single-sentence paragraphs should also be avoided.
- 3. The references list lacks consistency and clarity. Book sources need to show author, title, publisher, year and place of publication, and ISBN where appropriate. R
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