Re:Fw: Aloe, Pharmaceutical Grade/

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In a variety of chronic disease entities, the cytokine, TNF-alpha, is a

major pro-inflammatory agent responsible for various symptoms of the

disease. For example, in Crohn's disease, the TNF-alpha levels are very

much elevated, and the levels correlate very well with the symptoms and

severity of the disease; similarly the levels of another cytokine,

transforming growth factor (TFG), which is anti-inflammatory, are very low.

The administration of aloe to Crohn's disease patients has a rapid and

profoundly beneficial effect in these patients owing to the " immune

modulation " action of the aloe, i.e., it substantially lowers the level

of TNF-alpha, and simultaneously increases the level of TGF, restoring

the balance between the pro-inflammatory and the anti-inflammatory

cytokines which is associated with the onset of remission of the disease.

The restorative modulation by aloe of competing cytokine levels in such

diseases as chronic fatigue syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosis,

chronic ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis, etc., reduces the

abnormal elevation and increases abnormally low cytokine values thereby

inducing the remarkable and salubrious modulatory actions of aloe

polysaccharides on the immune system.

Allied Pharmacy and Aloe Vera Jaumave: www.aloejaumave.

com

This is the product information on the Aloe Vera used by Allied Pharmacy

----------------------------so is the above article saying that if we

get the RIGHT KIND of aloe vera then it in fact mediates the TNF cells

so that they work properly unlike any aloe vera brand which may just

increase their action - not such a good thing in active RA?

thanks

monique

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