Aloe Vera Drink

[Bazile]

What does the science say , with respect to drinks made form Aloe Vera gel and powder ?

Is it safe to drink ?


Eg

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=grace+aloe+vera+drink&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&;sa=X&ei=s3uTUu_ZH6fE7AbUtYCwDQ&ved=0CEQQsAQ&;biw=1280&bih=822

[Connemmara]

I drank it in juice form - they said there was no taste - it tasted like yeuck to me. Threw it out.

[jomifl]

That bad eh? must be good for you then :-)

[piggynose]

aldi sells it, about £5 a litre, but just like connemara, i also chucked it, vile comes to mind.

[jomifl]

I don't think 'science' has anything to say about it. If is for sale in shops it it is probably safe though may not necessarily be benificial.

[boxtops]

It's been for sale for years - friend of mine's been drinking it for the same length of time, she's still alive.

[jomifl]

This from Wiki;
/Toxicity[edit]

In 2011, the NTP carried out a series of short- and long-term carcinogenicity studies of a nondecolorized whole leaf extract of Aloe barbadensis miller (Aloe vera) in rats and mice, in which the extracts were fed to the rodents in drinking water.[4] The studies found "clear evidence of carcinogenic activity" in the rats, but "no evidence of carcinogenic activity" in the mice. Both the mice and rats had increased amounts of noncancerous lesions in various tissues. The NTP believes further studies of oral preparations of aloe are important, as are studies of the oral exposure of humans to aloe; topical preparations are still considered safe.[4]

Oral ingestion of Aloe vera may also cause diarrhea, which in turn can lead to electrolyte imbalance, kidney dysfunction, dry mouth, headache, and nausea, while topical application may induce contact dermatitis, erythema, or phototoxicity.[4][53]

[Bazile]

jomifl - it was as a consequence of reading the entry in wiki , which prompted me to ask .

I did not know if there had been any subsequent 'studies' into it being used as a drink

[jomifl]

Baz, It looks dodgy to me, what are the supposed advantages I wonder.