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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-C-GLUCOSYL-7-O-METHYL-ALOEDIOL | 0 | Juice | not available | 71.6 | 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. |
| 8-C-GLUCOSYLCHROMONE-ALOERESIN-B | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| 8-METHYL-TOCOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| 8-[C-BETA-D-[2-O-(TRANS)-CINNAMOYL]-GLUCOPYRANOSYL]-2-[(R)-2-HYDROXYPROPYL]-7-METHOXY-5-METHYL-CHROMONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 13.1 | not available | Hutter, J. A., Salman, M., Svinoha, W. B., Satsangi, N., Williams, R. F., Streeper, R. T., Weintraub, S. T. 1996. Antiinflammatory C-Glucosyl Chromone from Aloe barbadensis. J. Nat. Prod., 59(5): 541-543. |
| 9-PROPANOYL-METHOXY-METHYL-PHENANTHRENE | 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. |
| ACEMANNAN | 14 | Juice | not available | not available | not available | Lee, S. Y., Ryu, I. W., Shim, C. S. 1997. Purification and Characterization of Bioactivity Compound Acemannan from Aloe vera. Korean J. Pharmacog., 28(2): 65-71. |
| ACEMANNAN | 14 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Leaf | not available | 15769.0 | 0.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALBUMIN | 0 | Leaf | 1.0 | 5.0 | not available | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| ALDOPENTOSE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ALEOSONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| ALIINASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| ALOCUTIN-A | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| ALOE-BARBENDON | 0 | Root | not available | 9.0 | not available | Saleem, R., Faizi, S., Deeba, F., Siddiqui, B. S., Qazi, M. H. 1997. Anthrones from Aloe barbadensis. Phytochemistry, 45(6): 1279-1282. |
| ALOE-CHRYSONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Saleem, R., Faizi, S., Deeba, F., Siddiqui, B. S., Qazi, M. H. 1997. Anthrones from Aloe barbadensis. Phytochemistry, 45(6): 1279-1282. |
| ALOE-EMODIN | 24 | Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALOE-EMODIN | 24 | Leaf | not available | 45.4 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALOE-EMODIN | 24 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALOE-EMODIN-ANTHRANOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| ALOE-GLYCOPROTEIN | 0 | Juice | not available | not available | not available | Yagi, A., Egusa, T., Arase, M., Tanabe, M., Tsuji, H. 1997. Isolation and Characterization of the Glycoprotein Fraction with Proliferation-Promoting Activity on Human and Hamster Cells in Vitro from Aloe vera Gel. Planta Medica, 63(1):18-21. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Collagenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Colorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Comedolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Complementary-Activator | 1 | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| Copper-Antagonist | 1 | 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 |
| Corrosive | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Cosmetic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Counterirritant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytotoxic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Demulcent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Depressant | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Dermatitigenic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Detoxicant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diagnostic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |