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Anti-inflammatory and wound healing activity of a growth substance in Aloe vera
R H Davis1, J J Donato, G M Hartman
1Department of Biomedical Sciences, Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia.
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
|February 1, 1994
Abstract:
Aloe vera improves wound healing and inhibits inflammation. Since mannose-6-phosphate is the major sugar in the Aloe gel, the authors examined the possibility of its being an active growth substance. Mice receiving 300 mg/kg of mannose-6-phosphate had improved wound healing over saline controls. This dose also had anti-inflammatory activity. The function of mannose-6-phosphate in A. vera is discussed.