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the current content seems to be a lot of advertisements, a lot of unscientific comments and little encyclopedic facts.. We should delete all that and try to translate some contents from the english.. The statement about liver right at the introduction while might not be outrageously wrong but does not fit as an introductory statement.. See http://livertox.nih.gov/AloeVera.htm "Aloe vera (“true, shining bitter substance”) is derived from a cactus-like plant, a member of the Lily family that grows best in arid climates. Aloe vera has been used for centuries for its purported healing properties. The product is derived from the leaf (gel or latex) and contains over 75 identified substances including anthraquinones (phenolic compounds with laxative actions), vitamins (A, C, E), enzymes (aliiase, alkaline phosphatase, amylase, bradykinase, carboxypeptidase, catalase, cellulose, lipase, and peroxidase), minerals, sugars, fatty acids, amino acids, salicylic acid and hormones (auxins and gibberellins suspected to have antiinflammatory activity). Aloe creams are found in hundreds of skin products used for cosmetic purposes and wound healing. Extracts and powdered aloe vera are used in small amounts as a food flavoring and in larger amounts as a laxative. In addition, aloe vera is claimed to have beneficial effects on arthritis, asthma, chronic fatigue, dyspepsia, constipation and various skin ailments. The bases of these claims have not been substantiated, but in vitro and animal studies suggest that components of aloe vera have antiproliferative, antiinflammatory, and hepato-protective properties.

Hepatotoxicity Liver injury attributable to aloe vera was first reported in 2005 and at least a dozen cases of clinically apparent liver injury attributed to aloe vera have been published or mentioned in the literature. ...." --সপ্তর্ষি^{(আলাপ | অবদান)} ১৮:৫২, ২২ মার্চ ২০১৩ (ইউটিসি)