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Plant Aloe spp. (Aloeaceae)

Common Names
Aloe
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
Antiulcer 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic 1 Rafatullah, S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, M.A., Mossa, J.S., and Ageel, A.M. 1989. Evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) for Gastric and Duodenal Antiulcer Activity in Rats. J. of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 25-34, 1990.
Antivaginitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antivertigo 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic 5 Duke, 1992 *
AP-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Asthma-preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Astringent 1 Martindale's 28th
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist 2 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 5 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 1 Martindale's 28th
Cardiomyopathogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.