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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Keratitigenic | 1 | Mitchell, J. and Rook, A.J. 1923. Botanical Dermatology: plants and plant products injurious to the skin. Vancouver: Greengrass, 1979. xiii, 787 p.: ill. |
| Larvistat | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Laxative | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leptingenic | 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 |
| Leucocytogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lithogenic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Lubricant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lymphocytogenic | 2 | Gawron, A., Gorski*, G., Glowniak**, K. 1989. Increased proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human leucocytes after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 194-195, 1990. |
| Lymphogenic | 1 | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| Lymphokinetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memory-Enhancer | 1 | Science News, 138: 189, 1990. |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| MMP-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MMP-7-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |