Immunomodulatory properties of aloe vera gel in mice

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

doi:10.22377/ijgp.v2i3.21

Immunomodulatory properties of aloe vera gel in mice

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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