Composition and Applications of Aloe vera Leaf Gel.docVIP

Molecules 2008, 13, 1599-1616; DOI: 10.3390/moleculeOPEN ACCESS molecules ISSN 1420-3049 /molecules Review Composition and Applications of Aloe vera Leaf Gel Josias H. Hamman Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa; E-mail: hammanjh@tut.ac.za; Tel.: +27 12 382 6397; Fax: + 27 12 382 6243 Received: 28 May 2008 / Accepted: 25 July 2008 / Published: 8 August 2008 Abstract: Many of the health benefits associated with Aloe vera have been attributed to the polysaccharides contained in the gel of the