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Article: ALOE FLUID AIDS SURVIVAL FROM BLOOD LOSS
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- United Press International
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- July 27, 2004
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United Press International
07-27-2004
Aloe fluid aids survival from blood loss
PITTSBURGH, Jul 27, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- A resuscitation fluid from aloe vera might save the lives of patients suffering massive blood loss caused by trauma, U.S. researchers said Tuesday.
University of Pittsburgh researchers found giving rats a very small amount of the fluid prolonged their survival and increased body-wide oxygen consumption after blood loss, called hemorrhagic shock.
The fluid is a derivative of the plant aloe vera that reduces flow-resistance in the bloodstream and increases oxygen diffusion. Typically, …
