Table 1.
Summary of the Aloe vera barbadensis Miller juice-induced changes in the biochemical thyroid profile of one author of the present paper and that prompted the study described herein.a
| Follow-up |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before use of Aloe juice |
During use of Aloe juice |
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| Range (min - max) | Last value | First value | Last value | ||
| TSH, mU/L [0.2–4.0] | 4.3–5.5 | 5.14 | 3.22 | 1.83 | |
| FT4, pmol/L [7–19] | 7.9–8.3 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 11.44 | |
| FT3, pmol/L [2.7–6.4] | 5.0–5.25 | 5.22 | 5.0 | 4.78 | |
| TPOAb, U/ml [0–35] | 1,256–1875 | 1875 | 778 | 246 | |
a
Follow-up prior to use of the aloe juice (50 ml twice a day) spans 14 months, respectively. The first value of each thyroid index under the juice regimen was recorded 3 months after having started taking the juice; the last value was recorded 9 months after having started taking the juice. Numbers in brackets are the reference ranges.