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Plant Aloe vera (Aloeaceae)

Common Names
Bitter Aloes; Aloe
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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
RHEIN 18 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf not available not available not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
SAPOGENIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
SAPONINS 5 Plant not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
SELENIUM 60 Leaf not available 2.3 -0.21 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
SERINE 1 Leaf not available 23540.0 2.90 Duke, 1992 *
SILICON 4 Leaf not available 2.2 -0.41 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
SODIUM 1 Leaf 40.0 510.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
SPHINGOMYELIN 0 Shoot not available not available not available Afzal, M., Ali, M., Hassan, R. A. H., Sweedan, N., Dhami, M. S. I. 1991. Identification of Some Prostanoids in Aloe vera Extracts. Plant Medica, 57(1): 38-40.
STEARIC-ACID 8 Juice not available not available not available Yamaguchi, I., Mega, N., Sanada, H. 1993. Components of the Gel of Aloe vera (L.) Burm. F. Biosci Biotech Biochem 57(8): 1350-1352.
STEARIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER 0 Juice not available not available not available Yamaguchi, I., Mega, N., Sanada, H. 1993. Components of the Gel of Aloe vera (L.) Burm. F. Biosci Biotech Biochem 57(8): 1350-1352.
STEROIDS 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTEROL 12 Shoot not available not available not available Afzal, M., Ali, M., Hassan, R. A. H., Sweedan, N., Dhami, M. S. I. 1991. Identification of Some Prostanoids in Aloe vera Extracts. Plant Medica, 57(1): 38-40.
SULFOQUINOVOSYL-DIGLYCERIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Afzal, M., Ali, M., Hassan, R. A. H., Sweedan, N., Dhami, M. S. I. 1991. Identification of Some Prostanoids in Aloe vera Extracts. Plant Medica, 57(1): 38-40.
TANNINS 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TETRADECYLBENZENE 0 Juice not available not available not available Yamaguchi, I., Mega, N., Sanada, H. 1993. Components of the Gel of Aloe vera (L.) Burm. F. Biosci Biotech Biochem 57(8): 1350-1352.
THIAMIN 31 Leaf not available 0.8 -1.56 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
THREITOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
THREONINE 4 Leaf not available 14652.0 1.63 Duke, 1992 *
TIN 4 Leaf not available 11.0 -0.55 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
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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
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anorectic? 1 Martindale's 29th
Anorexic 2 Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacid 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 6 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 *
AntiADD 1 Martindale's 29th
AntiAddisonian 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiadhesive 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 7 Laekeman, G.M., Van Hoof, L., Haemers, A., Vanden Berghe, D.A., Herman, A.G., and Vlietinck, A.J. Eugenol a Valuable Compound for In Vitro Experimental Research and Worthwhile for Further In Vivo Investigation. Phytotherapy Research 4(3): 93, 1990.
Antiaging 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 6 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antialdosteronic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialkali? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialkalotic 1 Martindale's 29th