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Plant Aloe vera (Aloeaceae)

Common Names
Bitter Aloes; Aloe
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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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
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 *
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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
Antitumor (Colon) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (GI) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Kidney) 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antitumor (Lung) 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 3 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitussive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 12 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.
Antiuremic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiurethrotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiUTI 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaginitic 2 Martindale's 28th
Antivaricose 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antivertigo 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 12 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antivitiligic 1 Martindale's 29th