HEALTH BENEFITS

I took an interest in Aloe Vera Gel because of it’s anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, and anti-fungal properties, as well as it’s tissue healing abilities. These properties come from the bioactive compounds contained in the Aloe Vera Gel, specifically the anthraquinone Aloe-emodin, compound c-glucosyl chromone, and polysaccharides, Acemannan and Glucomannan.

HOW I USE ALOE VERA GEL

As a woman with Multiple Sclerosis (MS),I use Aloe Vera Gel to help manage my MS. When I discovered that inflammation causes MS relapses, with relapses being the worsening of current or creation of new MS symptoms, I incorporated Aloe Vera Gel into my medical care and beneficial diet to do the following:

• Use It’s anti-inflammatory properties to help manage inflammation.
• Use It’s antioxidant properties to protect the cells of the body from oxidative stress, which causes disease, a major source of inflammation.
• Use It’s anti-bacterial, -viral, and -fungal properties to help fight infection, another major sources of inflammation.
• Use it’s tissue healing abilities to protect/heal my dysfunctional bladder, which can become damaged creating inflammation.

So, Aloe Vera Gel helps manage inflammation and sources of inflammation.

And managing inflammation, helps manage my MS.

PREFERENCES

I ingest Aloe Vera juice derived from Aloe Vera Gel, inner fillet. It’s not as bitter.

Once a day, I drink a mixture of Matcha and Aloe Vera Juice from a 32 oz. water bottle. It contains one packet of Matcha Powder, 2 shots worth of Aloe Vera Juice, and enough water to fill the bottle.

HAS ALOE VERA GEL HELPED ME?

Yes. I believe Aloe Vera Gel has contributed to the anti-inflammatory nature of my beneficial diet, as a extra special food. It’s also been helpful topically when treating rashes and burns as a natural remedy.

I have not witnessed or identified any other benefits, but i look forward to seeing what the future brings.

CAUTION

Due to the ever possible occurrence of product contamination, I always double check my sources and check ingredient lists before trying a new item.

I only buy Aloe Vera Juice that is labelled, ‘Inner Fillet”, to make sure I’m getting the bioactive compounds located in the Gel. I do not harvest Gel from actual Aloe Vera leaves, due to the limitations posed by my disabilities. If I did, I’d make sure to avoid the yellow substance in the leaves called “latex”, because it’s a laxative.

Allergic reactions can happen to anyone, so I do my research and keep my eyes open to any potentially dangerous reactions, especially drug interactions, when I try anything new.

Ingesting large amounts of anything can be harmful, so I always consume in moderation.

-Jen, aka. Power Chair Dorothy

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Chithra, P., Sajithlal, G. B., & Chandrakasan, G. (1998). Influence of Aloe vera on the glycosaminoglycans in the matrix of healing dermal wounds in rats. Journal of ethnopharmacology, 59(3), 179–186.

Matei, C. E., Visan, A. I., & Cristescu, R. (2025). Aloe Vera Polysaccharides as Therapeutic Agents: Benefits Versus Side Effects in Biomedical Applications. Polysaccharides, 6(2), 36.

Hęś, M., Dziedzic, K., Górecka, D., Jędrusek-Golińska, A., & Gujska, E. (2019). Aloe vera (L.) Webb.: Natural Sources of Antioxidants – A Review. Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands), 74(3), 255–265.

Rahnama’i, M. S., Javan, A., Vyas, N., Lovasz, S., Singh, N., Cervigni, M., Pandey, S., Wyndaele, J. J., & Taneja, R. (2020). Bladder Pain Syndrome and Interstitial Cystitis Beyond Horizon: Reports from the Global Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Society (GIBS) Meeting 2019 Mumbai – India. Anesthesiology and pain medicine, 10(3), e101848.

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Zhang, D., Zhou, X., Zhang, K., Yu, Y., Cui, S. W., & Nie, S. (2023). Glucomannan from Aloe vera gel maintains intestinal barrier integrity via mitigating anoikis mediated by Nrf2-mitochondria axis. International journal of biological macromolecules, 235, 123803.

Science Direct: Aloe Vera

Encyclopedia Britannica Aloe Vera

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