Forever Living Products, Aloe-Vera kosttillskott, någon som har info?

[Poxeman]

Tjo!
Jag sitter med i styrelsen på en idrottsförening och vi har blivit tillfrågade av Forever Living Products om de får sponsra vår tävling och ha ett "säljtält".

Jag är lite skeptisk då de verkar vara ett MLM-företag och deras hemsida hyllar såklart Aloe Vera till skyarna.

Någon som har koll på om det forskats på området eller är det bara "husmorskurer"?

[Ronn]

Vad påstår dom att det skulle ge för effekt?

[Eddie Vedder]

BACKGROUND:

The use of aloe vera is being promoted for a large variety of conditions. Often general practitioners seem to know less than their patients about its alleged benefits.
AIM:

To define the clinical effectiveness of aloe vera, a popular herbal remedy in the United Kingdom.
METHOD:

Four independent literature searches were conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, Biosis, and the Cochrane Library. Only controlled clinical trials (on any indication) were included. There were no restrictions on the language of publication. All trials were read by both authors and data were extracted in a standardized, pre-defined manner.
RESULTS:

Ten studies were located. They suggest that oral administration of aloe vera might be a useful adjunct for lowering blood glucose in diabetic patients as well as for reducing blood lipid levels in patients with hyperlipidaemia. Topical application of aloe vera is not an effective preventative for radiation-induced injuries. It might be effective for genital herpes and psoriasis. Whether it promotes wound healing is unclear. There are major caveats associated with all of these statements.
CONCLUSION:

Even though there are some promising results, clinical effectiveness of oral or topical aloe vera is not sufficiently defined at present.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1313538/?tool=pubmed

Vogler BK, Ernst E. Aloe vera: a systematic review of its clinical effectiveness. Br J Gen Pract. 1999 Oct;49(447):823-8.


Abstract

Aloe vera Linne or aloe barbadensis Miller is a succulent from the Aloe family (400 different species), a tropical plant which is easily grown in hot and dry climates and widely distributed in Asia, Africa and other tropical areas. The use of aloe vera is being promoted for a large variety of conditions. The aim of this systematic review was to summarize all dermatology-oriented in vitro and in vivo experiments and clinical trials on aloe vera preparations. Extensive literature search were carried out to identify all in vitro and in vivo studies as well as clinical trials on the subject. Data were extracted from these in a predefined standardized manner. Forty studies were located. The results suggest that oral administration of aloe vera in mice is effective on wound healing, can decrease the number and size of papillomas and reduce the incidence of tumors and leishmania parasitemia by >90% in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow. Topical application of aloe vera is not an effective prevention for radiation-induced injuries and has no sunburn or suntan protection. It can be effective for genital herpes, psoriasis, human papilloma virus, seborrheic dermatitis, aphthous stomatitis, xerosis, lichen planus, frostbite, burn, wound healing and inflammation. It can also be used as a biological vehicle and an anti-microbial and antifungal agent and also as a candidate for photodynamic therapy of some kinds of cancer. Even though there are some promising results with the use of aloe vera for diverse dermatologic conditions, clinical effectiveness of oral and topical aloe vera is not sufficiently and meticulously explored as yet.

Feily A, Namazi MR. Aloe vera in dermatology: a brief review. G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2009 Feb;144(1):85-91.

[Poxeman]

Tack Eddie! Du är grym!

[Eddie Vedder]

Tack Eddie! Du är grym!

Sen vet jag ju inte vad producenten påstår heller. Samt vilka priser det handlar om. Många produkter är ju bra men säljs till överpris. Nonijuice är säkert ganska nyttigt men knappast värt pengarna exempelvis. Eller att köpa gojibär jämfört med att plocka gratis blåbär. :)

[Jacobsson]

det är ett pyramidspel och aloeveran är dyr

[Määng]

"It might be effective for genital herpes". Woohoo! Ska beställa. Jag hör av mig med resultat. :D

[Nitrometan]

Aloe Vera är väl ganska bra. Du kan köpa den billigt på apotek.

Forever Living (hette de inte Golden Neo-Life förut?) är MLM och pyramidspel.