Aloe vera-honey combination may reduce tumor progression

Both honey and aloe vera are known to have immunomodulatory, anticancer, and antioxidant properties. A study published in the Journal of Medicinal Food found that both of these ingredients can inhibit the growth of cancerous tumors, albeit through different mechanisms.

• The study used Walker 256 carcinoma-bearing rats.
• The animals were divided into six groups:
  • Control-untreated (C)
  • Tumor-untreated (W)
  • Treated after tumor induction (WA)
  • Control-treated (A)
  • Treated before tumor induction (AW)
  • Treated before and after tumor induction (AWA)
• The researchers measured proteolysis and the level of oxidative stress in the animals’ liver, muscle, and myocardial tissues, as well as in the tumor itself.
• The results suggest that the treatment with aloe and honey affected the tumor in different ways. It promoted oxidative stress in the tumor tissues in a therapeutic context.

The researchers concluded that aloe vera and honey could inhibit the growth of cancer cells by promoting oxidative stress, resulting in damage to the tumor.

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Journal Reference:

Tomasin R, Andrade RSD, Gomes-Marcondes MCC. ORAL ADMINISTRATION OF ALOE VERA (L.) BURM. F. (XANTHORRHOEACEAE) AND HONEY IMPROVES THE HOST BODY COMPOSITION AND MODULATES PROTEOLYSIS THROUGH REDUCTION OF TUMOR PROGRESSION AND OXIDATIVE STRESS IN RATS. Journal of Medicinal Food. 1 October 2015;18(10):1128–1135. DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2014.0129