Talk:Aloe vera

Could we make a spray ointment using an aloe vera for our investidatory project in science?

--202.81.175.205 11:16, 18 July 2006 (UTC)chicka[reply]

The other story

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

Negative effects determined in appropriately rigourous studies should be included in the article - but we need to ensure we cite the relevant sources for WP:V. MidgleyDJ 20:03, 23 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

aloe vera is good for burns i have a small one at my house( blackberry57)

Aloe has many benefits both internally and externally. You can't overdose on the stuff. Visit Aloe2Go.com [1] for more information.

Cultivation

Could someone with more wiki formatting experience than me fix the 'cultivation' box? For me it just holds it all in one line, meaning most of the information is off to the right of the screen. 81.110.14.145 10:37, 11 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]