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Aloe vera as a biologically active vehicle for hydrocortisone acetate
R H Davis1, W L Parker, D P Murdoch
1Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia 19107.
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
Aloe vera, as a biological vehicle for hydrocortisone 21-acetate, was tested topically and systemically against acute inflammation. Systemically, the combination of A. vera and hydrocortisone produced a maximum 88.1% inhibition of edema. Polymorphonuclear leukocyte infiltration was reduced 91.1%. The topical inhibition of edema peaked at 97%. The possibility that A. vera has significant potential as a biologically active vehicle for steroids is discussed.