Does aloe really heal burns?

The aloe vera known as Aloe Vera has long been considered a healing remedy used by medicinal manufacturers in ancient Greece in the early years of the BC century. And that until now remains its value.

Aloe.(Photo: aloevera-blog.com)

But in recent years, many scientists have begun to study to verify the accuracy of this. Several studies have found that aloe plants contain many anti-inflammatory compounds and can perform well as a good antimicrobial agent. But there are also studies that suggest that the effects on small and medium burns are relative.

An example was in 2002, a study published in Burns magazine analyzed data from four medical studies out of a total of 371 patients, some of whom were treated with tropical aloe vera, number the rest use sedative analgesics. The patients in the aloe vera group noticed that the burns had slowly healed but it seemed that it was not enough to convince, so the author of the study established a further study.

In another study, scientists applied aloe vera to burns at level 2 and compared with other treatments. They found that 'there was an obstacle in the healing process' when compared to other antibacterial creams on the market.

Later in 2008, there was another study searching for aloe vera's ability to cure burns for the first 6 weeks and found it reduced the internal temperature of the skin, ie making I feel cool but don't reduce the number of bacteria or make the skin heal as I thought.

In short, it is not feasible to use aloe vera to heal burns.