Could We Really Use Aloe vera Food Supplements to Treat Diabetes? Quality Control Issues
Author
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-12-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Diabetes UK has recently listed a number of herbs and spices that have been clinically shown to improve blood glucose control in type-2 diabetes patients and the diabetes high-risk group.
With Aloe vera being top in this list, its health benefit along with health and beauty/food retailers supplying it was illustrated in detail.
Previous article from this laboratory scrutinised the merit of using A.
vera as an alternative therapy to prescription antidiabetic drugs and the risk of using food supplements in the market which do not qualify as drug preparations.
In continuation of this discussion, the present study assesses three Aloe Pura brands and one Holland and Barret brand of A.
vera juice supplements in the UK market through chromatographic and spectroscopic analysis.
While the polysaccharide active ingredient, acemannan, appears to be within the recommended limit, it was found that Aloe Pura (one of the best-selling brands for A.
vera supplement) products have benzoate additive that does not appear in the supplement levels.
Moreover, two of the Aloe Pura brand juices contain methanol, suggesting that the International Aloe Science Council (IASC) certification does not guarantee the medicinal quality of these products.
The therapeutic fitness of such supplements is discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Habtemariam, Solomon. 2017. Could We Really Use Aloe vera Food Supplements to Treat Diabetes? Quality Control Issues. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153908
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Habtemariam, Solomon. Could We Really Use Aloe vera Food Supplements to Treat Diabetes? Quality Control Issues. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153908
American Medical Association (AMA)
Habtemariam, Solomon. Could We Really Use Aloe vera Food Supplements to Treat Diabetes? Quality Control Issues. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153908
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1153908