Efficacy Aloe Vera in Treatment: A Literature Review

Abstract

Medical plants are the best source for getting treatment from various disease [1]. Using of natural substances with therapeutic properties has been used since ancient times [2]. At present, a number of prescribed drugs comes from plants [3]. Aloe vera has been used for medical purpose in several cultures for a thousand of years Egypt, India, Mexico, Japan and China [4]. This plant has triangular leaves. Fleshy with jagged edges, yellow tubular flowers and fruits which contain a lot of seeds. Every leaf consults of 3 clear get which of containing 99% water and the other are made of glucomannan, amino acid, lipids, sterols, vitamins, and middle lays of latex which of bitter yellow sap and contains anthraquinone, glycosides, and thick out layer of is 15-20 cells referred to as peel that has a protective function, synthesize carbohyidrates and proteins. Inside the skin is a collection of blood vessels responsible to transport substances such as water (xylem) and starch (phloem) [4]. Various aloe vera extracts are mate to be easy is used in medicine to humans like gel, oil, juice, and tablets. In several researches in-vitro indicate that aloe vera leaves showed contain more than 75 nutrients and 200 active compounds, including 20 minerals, 18 amino acids and 12 vitamins. Also contain the most important components which is needed by the human body [5] Aloe vera has vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C and E. Aloe vera has a high enzyme content (for about 92 enzyme), which makes it a rare source and valuable because of enzyme help the body absorb basic nutrients at the same time purifying it and used as an antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, can be used to accelerate the healing process of wounds [6-8]. By looking at kinds of treatment using aloe vera above, so that was done a deep literature to treatment using aloe vera in dealing with health problems.