ABSTRACTS 235 aloe yellow latex tested caused total kill of the cul- tured cells, whereas exposure to aloe gel fractions promoted cell growth (determined by number and tSN-thymidine uptake) exceeding 800% in relation to the control, and showed a dose-response curve. The healing rate and closure of decubiti were sub- stantially hastened in nonambulatory affected pa- tients using the aloe-derived growth-promoting fractions. Botanical extracts--folkloric claims and modern •vl ses ichael A. Bishop, Active Organics, Inc., 7715 Densmore Avenue, Van Nuys, CA 91406 Folkloric claims of therapeutic activity of botanical extracts will be reviewed and their relevance to the formulation of contemporary cosmetics will be dis- cussed.

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