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What are the Risks of Aloe Vera and Testosterone?

Where I used to live in Los Angeles, aloe vera grew almost everywhere.

The spiky leaves could be picked almost at will.

And humans have known for centuries the benefits of the aloe vera plant and health.

If you cut away the spines in the outside part, what’s left is the “filet.”

This part can be applied to wounds, or even converted into juice and taken internally.

A lot of people think there are plenty of benefits of drinking aloe vera juice.

It does seem to lower blood pressure dramatically when you drink aloe vera juice over time.

And many people swear by the aloe juice to fix gut problem.

Plus, aloe vera on a wound or burn seems truly to help it heal faster.

So I wanted to review the uses of aloe vera here.

After I noticed it available in the supermarket, I wanted to see what all the hype is about.

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At the supermarket, you can get it as cut fresh leaves that you find in the produce section.

You can also get it as “filet” juice in the drug section here in the USA.

So, our first study is one out of India.

It shows one of the mechanisms for aloe vera to work whether applied directly to a wound or burn or taken internally.

Researchers gave rats wounds, which is kind of bad and kind of sad, but it’s done.

And then they evaluated how the rats healed if they got aloe vera, and how they healed if they didn’t.

When a wound is healing, there is what process where the body lays down what’s called a matrix.

This matrix is the framework where the cells will then line up and become either new tissue or scar tissue.

The matrix kind of holds all the cells together.

So it has to be the first thing that forms.

It’s like a building where they put scaffolding up first.

So the researchers found that aloe vera rapidly speeds up the formation of this matrix.

Therefore it speeds up the healing process — and by up to 50%.

Both topical and oral treatments with Aloe vera were found to have a positive influence on the synthesis of the matrix and thereby beneficially modulate wound healing.

Another clue as to how aloe vera works shows up in this study.

Aloe vera caused a decrease in nitric oxide production. And yet, it was speeding up the healing process.

ALOE VERA possesses acute and chronic anti-inflammatory activity, which is partly mediated by reduced production of NO, which in turn prevents the release of inflammatory mediators.

However, the aloe vera situation is not simple.

In some cases, aloe vera actually increases nitric oxide.

This is why I do not recommend drinking aloe vera.

It’s pretty clear that aloe vera increases nitric oxide over the longer run in the body.

And aloe vera may lower blood pressure, but it causes a host of other problems.

They gave male rats aloe vera and then tested their male hormones and testicle weight.

The testes weight, serum testosterone, as well as sperm count and fertility of the aloe vera treated groups were significantly reduced when compared to the control.

This definitely agrees with what I have found in my research.

In some cases, aloe vera may temporarily lower nitric oxide levels.

But in general, aloe vera over time increases nitric oxide levels which is very harmful.

Aloe vera increases what is called inducible nitric oxide synthase.

These are a family of enzymes that cause lower sperm counts and lower androgen levels.

And it probably causes many other negative effects of high nitric oxide.

The data confirm sever deleterious effects of aloe vera on fertility of male rat through overexpression of iNOs gene signaling pathway.

So should you use aloe vera?

Is aloe water good for you? How does it work between Aloe Vera testosterone?

I would suggest using aloe vera externally, but not consuming it internally at all.

If it helps you heal your sunburn or your wound, as it seems to, it is very useful.

But don’t start drinking the stuff.

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Matt Cook is editor-in-chief of Daily Medical Discoveries. Matt has been a full time health researcher for 26 years. ABC News interviewed Matt on sexual health issues not long ago. Matt is widely quoted on over 1,000,000 websites. He has over 300,000 daily newsletter readers. Daily Medical Discoveries finds hidden, buried or ignored medical studies through the lens of 100 years of proven science. Matt heads up the editorial team of scientists and health researchers. Each discovery is based upon primary studies from peer reviewed science sources following the Daily Medical Discoveries 7 Step Process to ensure accuracy.