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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Preliminary trial of aloe vera gruel on HIV infection
Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Volume 18, No. 9, Year 2012
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Background: Ten (10) young women diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the Wesley Guild Hospital Ilesa, a unit of Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria who did not meet the national criteria for the use of antiretroviral drugs were managed with 30-40 mL of aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis miller) gruel daily. Methods: Their CD4 counts, general improvement, and physical well-being (including weight gain) were monitored over a 1-year period. The findings were compared with those of 20 age- matched controls who were on antiretroviral drugs. One (1) patient who reacted badly to antiretroviral drug switched over to aloe vera. Results: The average weight gain among those on aloe vera was 4.7 kg compared to 4.8 kg by those on antiretroviral drug (p=0.916). The average rise in CD4 count among them was 153.7 cells/μL compared to 238.85 cells/μL among the controls (p=0.087). There was no significant side effect(s) in either group except in the 1 patient who switched over from antiretroviral drugs to aloe vera gruel. Conclusions: These preliminary data suggest that consumption of aloe vera may be of help to HIV-infected individuals in the tropics, given its availability and inexpensiveness. © Copyright 2012, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2012.
Authors & Co-Authors
Olatunya, Oladele Simeon
Nigeria, Ife
Obafemi Awolowo University
Olatunya, Ayomadewa Mercy
Nigeria, Ife
Obafemi Awolowo University
Anyabolu, Henry Chineme
Nigeria, Ife
Obafemi Awolowo University
Adejuyigbe, Ebunoluwa Aderonke
Nigeria, Ife
Obafemi Awolowo University
Oyelami, Oyeku Akibu
Nigeria, Ife
Obafemi Awolowo University
Statistics
Citations: 29
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1089/acm.2010.0735
ISSN:
10755535
e-ISSN:
15577708
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Locations
Nigeria
Participants Gender
Female