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Common Names
Bitter Aloes; Aloe
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYDROXYMETHYLANTHRAQUINONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| HYDROXYPROLINE | 1 | Juice | not available | not available | not available | Waller, G. R., Mangiafico, S., Ritchey, C. R. 1978. A Chemical Investigation of Aloe barbadensis. Proc. Okla. Acad. Sci. 58: 69-. |
| IRON | 6 | Leaf | 30.0 | 300.0 | -0.16 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| ISOALOERESIN-D | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOALOESOL-D | 0 | Juice | not available | not available | not available | Okamura, N., Hine, N., Tateyama, Y., Nakazawa, M., Fujioka, T., Mihashi, K., Yagi, A. 1997. Three Chromones of Aloe vera Leaves. Phytochemistry, 45(7): 1511-1513. |
| ISOBARBALOIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOBARBALOIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp |
| ISOCITRIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Kringstad, R., Nordal, A. 1975. Lactone-Forming Acids in Succulent Plants. Phytochemistry, 14: 1868-1870. |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Leaf | not available | 8526.0 | -0.91 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISORABAICHROMONE | 0 | Juice | not available | 1457.0 | not available | Okamura, N., Hine, N., Tateyama, Y., Nakazawa, M., Fujioka, T., Mihashi, K., Yagi, A. 1997. Three Chromones of Aloe vera Leaves. Phytochemistry, 45(7): 1511-1513. |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Leaf | not available | 2800.0 | -0.35 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| L-ASPARAGINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | 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. |
| LAURIC-ACID-METHYL-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. |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Leaf | not available | 6952.0 | -1.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIGNIN | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | 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. |
| LINOLEIC-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. |
| LIPASE | 0 | Leaf | 0.0 | 16.0 | not available | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| LUPEOL | 21 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antinauseant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antineoplastic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephritic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antinephrolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuralgic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antineuramidase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurasthenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuropathic | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antineurotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| AntiNF-kB | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosaminic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antinociceptive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinyctalopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiobesity | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antionychyotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiophidic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiophthalmic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiorchitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |