In traditional medicine, Aloe vera has been predominantly used for curative purposes in wound
healing. Numerous scientific researches had recently confirmed the efficiency of Aloe vera for healing
many kinds of wounds, such as burn wound, wound in diabetic mellitus, oral ulcer, gastric ulcer, surgical
wound, and radiation-induced wounds, etc. This review examines several scientific papers describing
pharmacological effects, molecular mechanisms, and pharmaceutical preparations of Aloe vera in
wound healing to serve as a scientific evidence for the potential of Aloe vera in wound healing. In the
future, it might be possible to safely use this plant with same standard as those used in conventional
medicine.