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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALOE-POLYSACCHARIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Ross, S. A., El Sohly, M. A., Wilkins, S. P. 1997. Quantitative Analysis of Aloe vera Mucilaginous Polysaccharide in Commercial Aloe vera Products. J. Aoac. Int. 80(2): 455-457. |
| ALOEFERON | 0 | Juice | not available | not available | not available | Madis, V. H., Omar, M. M., Madis, V. 1984. Aloefoeron Isolation Manufacture, and Plliciations. Patent-US-4,861,761: 8 pp. |
| ALOENIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| ALOERESIN-C | 0 | Juice | not available | not available | not available | Rauwald, H. W., Maucher, R., Niyonizima, D. D. 1997. Three 8-C-glucosyl-5-methyl-chromones from Aloe barbadensis (Ph. Eur. 1997). Pharmazie, 52(12): 962-964. |
| ALOERESIN-D | 0 | Juice | not available | not available | not available | Rauwald, H. W., Maucher, R., Niyonizima, D. D. 1997. Three 8-C-glucosyl-5-methyl-chromones from Aloe barbadensis (Ph. Eur. 1997). Pharmazie, 52(12): 962-964. |
| ALOERESIN-E | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Okamura, N., Asai, M., Hine, N., Yagi, A. 1996. High-Performance Liquid Chromatographic Determination of Phenolic Compounds in Aloe Species. J. Chromatogr. 746(2): 225-231. |
| ALOERESIN-F | 0 | Juice | not available | not available | not available | Rauwald, H. W., Maucher, R., Niyonizima, D. D. 1997. Three 8-C-glucosyl-5-methyl-chromones from Aloe barbadensis (Ph. Eur. 1997). Pharmazie, 52(12): 962-964. |
| ALOESIN | 2 | Juice | not available | not available | not available | Rauwald, H. W., Maucher, R., Niyonizima, D. D. 1997. Three 8-C-glucosyl-5-methyl-chromones from Aloe barbadensis (Ph. Eur. 1997). Pharmazie, 52(12): 962-964. |
| ALOESIN | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALOESIN | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALOESOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALOESONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALOETIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| ALOETIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| ALOETINIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| ALOIN | 12 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALOIN-A | 0 | Leaf | not available | 31.8 | not available | Choi, J. S., Lee, S. K., Sung, C. K., Jung, J. H. 1996. Phytochemical Study of Aloe vera. Arch. Pharm. Res., 19(2): 163-167. |
| ALOIN-B | 0 | Leaf | not available | 31.8 | not available | Choi, J. S., Lee, S. K., Sung, C. K., Jung, J. H. 1996. Phytochemical Study of Aloe vera. Arch. Pharm. Res., 19(2): 163-167. |
| ALOINOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| ALOINOSIDE-A | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| 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 |