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Plant Aloe spp. (Aloeaceae)

Common Names
Aloe
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALUMINUM 5 Leaf 0.1 22.0 -0.76 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 31.0 6260.0 0.14 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 0.2 31.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 23.0 4600.0 -0.95 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 4480.0 896000.0 2.26 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf 40.0 8000.0 -0.97 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER(CRUDE) 0 Leaf not available 177000.0 1.29 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER(DIETARY) 0 Leaf not available 660000.0 3.43 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Leaf not available 4.1 -0.91 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Leaf 5.0 930.0 -1.23 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Leaf not available 0.6 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Leaf 0.3 64.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 5.0 940.0 -0.74 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Leaf 4.0 850.0 -1.30 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 285.0 57000.0 -1.54 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Leaf not available 2.3 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Allergenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
Antiacne 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 2 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.