Research · Meta-analysis
Effects of Aloe vera on Burn Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
What it found
Topical aloe vera shortened mean burn-healing time by ~3.8 days versus comparators, with no significant difference in infection risk and an uncertain effect on pain.
- Design
- Meta-analysis
- Year
- 2024
- Population
- burn patients, mostly second-degree (9 RCTs)
- Intervention
- topical aloe vera vs other topical agents (e.g. silver sulfadiazine)
- Outcome
- wound-healing time, infection risk, pain
- Journal
- Journal of Burn Care & Research
Citation last checked 2026-06-21.