1Meta-Analysis2022
A meta-analysis found topical aloe vera improved healing of second-degree burns.
Sharma S et al. · Advances in skin & wound care (2022)
- Faster burn wound healing vs control
- Most consistent evidence is topical
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6 peer-reviewed studies
What the evidence says
Most Aloe Vera studies are mechanism or observational rather than RCTs that measure a clinical effect — keep findings provisional.
Most evidence is from high-quality meta-analyses and randomised trials published 2015–2024.
Based on 6 studies · 1 meta-analysis · 3 RCTs
Confidence
ModerateBy outcome
4 studies in the last 5 years · Latest meta-analysis: 2022
A meta-analysis found topical aloe vera improved healing of second-degree burns.
Sharma S et al. · Advances in skin & wound care (2022)
A randomized trial found aloe vera syrup reduced gastro-oesophageal reflux symptoms.
Panahi Y et al. · Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan (2015)
A randomized trial reported aloe vera improved healing of diabetic foot ulcers.
Irani PS et al. · Current drug discovery technologies (2024)
A systematic review found topical aloe vera among effective, low-cost options for oral lichen planus.
Sandhu S et al. · BMC oral health (2022)
A randomized trial compared aloe vera with other agents for an oral/mucosal condition.
Boyapati R et al. · Dental and medical problems (2024)
A pharmacological review summarized aloe vera's wound-healing, anti-inflammatory, and metabolic actions.
Sánchez M et al. · Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (2020)