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Common Names
Bitter Aloes; Aloe
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUPEOL | 21 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Leaf | not available | 7748.0 | -1.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSOPHOSPHATIDYL-INOSITOL | 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. |
| M-PROTOCATECHUIC-ALDEHYDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Leaf | not available | 930.0 | -1.23 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| MAGNESIUM-LACTATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Leaf | not available | 0.6 | -0.46 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| MANNAN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| MANNOSE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANNOSE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| MARGARIC-ACID | 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. |
| MARGARIC-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. |
| MONOOCTYLPHTHALATE | 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. |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Segal, A., Taylor, J. A., Eoff III, J. C. 1968. A Re-Investigation of the Polysaccharide Material from Aloe vera mucilage. LLoydia 31(4): 423E. |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDES | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | 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. |
| MYRISTIC-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. |
| N-DOCOSANE | 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. |
| N-EICOSANE | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| AntiSpina-Bifida | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antisprout | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistaphylococcic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisteatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistomatitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antistress | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antistroke | 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 |
| Antisyncopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisyndrome-X | 6 | 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 |
| Antitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitinnitic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antitoxoplasmotic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antitracheitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitriglyceride | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antitubercular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (brain) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (CNS) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |