Immunomodulatory properties of aloe vera gel in mice

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Jyotsana Madan
Arun Kumar Sharma
Nazma Inamdar
Harwinder Singh Rao
Ramnik Singh

Abstract

Administration of Aloe vera extract to swiss albino mice (300 mg/kg i.p.) daily for fi ve days, signifi cantly (P < 0.01) increases the total
white blood cells count. Further, it increases humoral immune response, as demonstrated from the increase in plaque-forming cells in the spleen and circulating antibody titre.
Key words: Aloe vera, immunomodulatory activity, phagocytic activity

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