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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Leaf | 6.0 | 940.0 | -0.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| POLYPHENOLS | 30 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| POLYSACCHARIDE | 0 | Juice | not available | not available | not available | Gowda, D. C., Nellisiddaiah, B., Anjaneyalu, Y. V. 1979. Structural Studies of Polysaccharides from Aloe vera. Carbohydr. Res. 72: 201-205. |
| POLYSACCHARIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Haq, Q. N., Hannan, A. 1981. Studies on Glucogalactomannan from the Leaves of Aloe vera. Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 16: 68-72. |
| POLYSACCHARIDE | 0 | Plant | 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. |
| POLYURONIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Leaf | 100.0 | 850.0 | -1.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 3339.0 | -1.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Juice | not available | 25000.0 | not available | Waller, G. R., Mangiafico, S., Ritchey, C. R. 1978. A Chemical Investigation of Aloe barbadensis. Proc. Okla. Acad. Sci. 58: 69-. |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Leaf | 10000.0 | 57000.0 | -1.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEINASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| PTEROYLGLUTAMIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| PURINE | 0 | Leaf | 1.0 | 56.0 | not available | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| QUINONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| RESIN | 0 | 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. |
| RESITANNOLS | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RHAMNOSE | 0 | Leaf | 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-. |
| RHAMNOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RHEIN | 18 | Juice | not available | not available | not available | Vittori, N., Collins, M. 1996. Production of Rhein and Rhein Derivatives for Treatment of Mycobacterial Infections. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Candidicide | 6 | Martindale's 28th |
| Carcinogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiodepressant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiomyopathogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catabolic | 1 | Tramil |
| Cathartic | 5 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Cerebrotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chelator | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 1 | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| Choleretic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholinergic | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Circulotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Depressant | 2 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| Coagulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |