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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Monoamine-Precursor | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Mutagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myocontractant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Narcotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 3 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Neoplastic | 1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Neuroexcitant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Neuroinhibitor | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Neuroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotoxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Neurotransmitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Occuloirritant | 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. |
| Ophthalmic-Antialkali | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |