_1705327640 20240115140720000 Editor editor.jddt@gmail.com Universal Journal of Pharmaceutical Research Universal Journal of Pharmaceutical Research Univ J Pharm Res 2456-8058 2831-5235 01 15 2024 Fatma A Ahmed https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5219-5493 Taha AI El-Bassossy https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4180-5457 Ahmed AM Abdelgawad https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2081-2826 The history for the use of Aloe vera for medicinal purposes starts from about 3000 years. Medicinally, this plant may be able to treat skin cancer as well as sunburns, burns, and small wounds. More than 104 compounds from various parts of this plant, including minerals, vitamins, amino acids, enzymes, sterols, anthraquinone, flavonoids, terpenoids, coumarins, polysaccharides, sugars, and polyphenols, have been isolated thus far, according to scientific reports on phytochemical analysis of this plant. The biological activities of these compounds are diverse and include anthelmintic, hepatoprotective, antidiabetic, diuretic, antibacterial, antiviral, antioxidant, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and cosmetic effects for medical therapy. This article mainly emphasizes therapeutic, medicinal and food uses of A. vera.                   Peer Review History: Received:  26 October 2023; Revised: 9 November; Accepted: 25 December, Available online: 15 January 2024 Academic Editor: Dr. Tamer Elhabibi, Suez Canal University, Egypt, tamer_hassan@pharm.suez.edu.eg Received file:                             Reviewer's Comments: Average Peer review marks at initial stage: 5.5/10 Average Peer review marks at publication stage: 7.0/10 Reviewers: Ahmad Najib, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Makassar, Indonesia, ahmad.najib@umi.ac.id Prof. Ali Gamal Ahmed Al-kaf, Sana'a university, Yemen, alialkaf21@gmail.com 01 15 2024 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 10.22270/ujpr.v8i6.1045 https://www.ujpr.org/index.php/journal/article/view/1045 https://www.ujpr.org/index.php/journal/article/download/1045/1524 https://www.ujpr.org/index.php/journal/article/download/1045/1524 https://www.ujpr.org/index.php/journal/article/download/1045/1536 https://www.ujpr.org/index.php/journal/article/download/1045/1550