The Claim

In vitro fermentation of human fecal samples with Aloe gel polysaccharide (AGP) is associated with increased abundance of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Parabacteroides distasonis, and Bacteroides uniformis.

Source: Gut microbiota modulation by polysaccharide from Aloe gel: Potential prebiotic and targeted regulatory effects.

What the research says

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Correlation
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In plain English

When human fecal samples are fermented with Aloe gel polysaccharide in a laboratory setting, the levels of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Parabacteroides distasonis, and Bacteroides uniformis increase.

See the scientific wording

In vitro fermentation of human fecal samples with Aloe gel polysaccharide (AGP) is associated with increased abundance of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Parabacteroides distasonis, and Bacteroides uniformis, suggesting a potential selective enrichment of specific bacterial taxa.

Why this might work

A special sugar from aloe vera reaches the gut and gets broken down by one type of good bacteria, which then produces acids that change the gut environment. These acids kill off harmful bacteria and let three other good bacteria grow more because they thrive in this new environment.

Verified mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Gut microbiota modulation by polysaccharide from Aloe gel: Potential prebiotic and targeted regulatory effects.

    Scientists added a substance from aloe vera to gut bacteria from healthy people in a lab, and found that three good bacteria grew more — exactly what the claim says.

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