Literature review of Aloe vera cytotoxicity

Abstract

Aloe vera juice enables the body to heal from cancer and from the damage caused by radio and chemotherapy that destroys healthy immune cells crucial for recovery. Aloe vera emodin, an anthraquinone, can suppress or inhibit the growth of cancer cells making it have antineoplastic properties. The role of Aloe in carcinogenicity has not been evaluated well. The chronic abuse of Anthracoid-containing laxatives has been hypothesized to play a role in colorectal cancer. Aloe vera tincture and melatonin administration were studied as standard therapy against metastatic solid tumors. (c, 2016 For thousands of years, plants are an important source of medicine in pharmaceutical biology. As per WHO, 80% of the population today relies on traditional medicine.