Talk:Aloe vera

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This article has been tagged with a {{dispute}} tag. It was tagged with this edit along with this explanation on the talk page. I am not exactly sure what is being disputed here. Since this is a good article and the tag is stale, unless there are any outstanding issues I will remove it. AIRcorn (talk) 04:43, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The problem with this article (like others on plants which can be used in "popular medicine") is that it constantly gets "information" added which is not linked to a reliable source, largely in the "Medicine" section. Right now it's not too bad, so I agree the tag could be removed.

On the other hand, the "Medicine" section is very bitty, often seeming like an unconnected series of sentences, so I find it hard to see that it really is a good article now. Peter coxhead (talk) 08:44, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I had a go at changing the structure of the medicine section and trimmed it slightly. I think it might be a good idea to trim it back a little bit more and work on the flow. This is close to being at Good article standard and I would like to save it if possible. AIRcorn (talk) 17:41, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Looks better to me. Carry on the good work! Peter coxhead (talk) 09:47, 26 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I hacked on the medicine section, trying to organize into subsections, although there is still an uncomfortable amount of overlap. I found an exciting article in Medscape News Dermatology that cites research on anti-nonmelanoma protective properties, so wrote a section about that from the article and used their references. Hope this fits in with where you all were going! Jim Tonti (User talk:jtonti|talk]]) 10:25PM, 21 July 2012 (EDT) —Preceding undated comment added 02:29, 22 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've made a few copy-edits to other sections. One issue I'm not sure about is "Aloe vera" vs. "aloe vera". In the 'medical'/cosmetic literature, "aloe vera" seems to be used as a common name, rather than as a scientific name. The "Uses" section is currently inconsistent. One possibility might be to explain the two uses and then stick to "aloe vera" in this section. But I'm not sure about this. Peter coxhead (talk) 10:05, 26 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This article is a mess - there is plenty of experiential evidence that aloe vera gel works. The fallacy of many people who say "there is no scientific evidence" is that we do things all the time that we BELIEVE works without fully KNOWING how it works. Many people don't know how their computer works, but indeed they know how to plug it in and use it. Same is true of the aloe vera - we may not know exact mechanisms, but can taste the difference. I would just call for more balance - the sun can burn you but it can also stimulate vitamin D and endorphin release. Maybe we'll find something toxic about aloe vera in the future, and may have have to get more specific, but for now the kind of skepticism in the article is tyrannically unjustified. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.166.166.75 (talk) 21:35, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Articles are based on reliable sources, not personal opinion or anecdote which constitutes original research. Hyperbole like "tyranny" doesn't really help your case. WLU (t) (c) Wikipedia's rules:^simple/_complex 23:05, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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This article is really very very bad in language and needs to be redone by someone who actually knows something. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.103.227.159 (talk) 02:35, 17 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Can you point out specific issues?
⋙–Berean–Hunter—► 02:45, 17 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Dietary Supplement - Additional Info

Adding floating bits of aloe vera to juice drinks has become quite popular in Asia these days. Minute Maid has a whole series of these drinks for peach, grape, etc. I think it might be worth adding here, but the only links and pictures I can find so far are either in Malay, Japanese or Chinese. MarcoPolo419 (talk) 06:51, 17 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Vitamin B12

Am I right in thinking that aloe vera is one of the few plant sources of Vitamin B12? If so, this information should be added to the article. ACEOREVIVED (talk) 10:41, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Well, AFAIK, it's the ONLY natural source of B12 in any appreciably quantity or at least from a plant. Others require conversion of one chemical into another in a lab setting. I'm not sure what sources of B-vitamins come from seaweed/algae, as well. I'll try to find some references. Also, the laxative properties of the juice are for the yellowish juice between the inner gel and the skin, but most people use the gel in the center. An analysis of the plant's fluids in various portions of the fronds would be very interesting for this article. 71.196.246.113 (talk) 02:54, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Doctor's advice vs Aloe Vera

I suffered for some weeks with a skin disorder causing unusual lesions, and then my hands were splashed with a particularly corrosive chemical. A friend, a surgeon current in the field, immediately brought me the latest ointment for treatment. It did very little for either condition. Having an aloe vera plant at home, and having used it for sunburns, and to increasing the healing and lack of scaring in wounds, I at switched to what I knew a few hours later. Within a few minutes the symptoms from both problems started to go away. After applying daily for three weeks, it's almost as if neither condition was ever there.

I realize that one person's experience is not a clinical trial, but I am not one of those people who follows fads and tries out alternative medicine. It's peculiar that studies can't find a medical use for aloe vera, when I can see with my own eyes that it works in minutes, when the medicine prescribed by the surgeon did not.

There's absolutely something missing, here. Could it be that aloe vera is cheap, legal, readily available, easy-to-apply and non-toxic? And that's not what vested interests want to hear about? 76.102.1.193 (talk) 14:29, 8 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]