Topical and oral applications of <i>Aloe vera</i> improve healing of deep second-degree burns in rats via modulation of growth factors

Abstract

Both oral and topical applications of <i>A. vera</i> have beneficial effects in deep second-degree burn wound healing by boosting the growth factors and antioxidant status of skin tissue. The topical treatment was more efficient in accelerating wound healing and hence could be used efficiently to treat second-degree burns.