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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRYSOPHANOL-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMIC-ACID | 18 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| CONIFERYL-ALCOHOL | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| COUMARIN | 57 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| CREATININE | 0 | Leaf | 1.0 | 15.0 | not available | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| CYCLOEICOSANE | 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. |
| CYCLOOXYGENASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| CYSTEINE | 13 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Yagi, A., Shida, T., Nishimura, H. 1987. Effect of Amino Acids in Aloe Extract on Phagocytosis by Peripheral Neutrophil in Adult Bronchial Asthma. Jap. J. Allergol. 36(12): 1094-1101. |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Juice | 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-. |
| D-ARABINOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| D-GALACTAN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| D-GALACTOSE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Haq, Q. N., Hannan, A. 1981. Studies on Glucogalactomannan from the Leaves of Aloe vera Tourn. (Ex. Linn). Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 16 1/4: 68-72. |
| D-GALACTOURONIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-GALACTURONIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-GALACTURONIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-GLUCOSE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Haq, Q. N., Hannan, A. 1981. Studies on Glucogalactomannan from the Leaves of Aloe vera Tourn. (Ex. Linn). Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 16 1/4: 68-72. |
| D-MANNOSE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Haq, Q. N., Hannan, A. 1981. Studies on Glucogalactomannan from the Leaves of Aloe vera Tourn. (Ex. Linn). Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 16 1/4: 68-72. |
| DECYL-CYCLOHEXANE | 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. |
| DEHYDROABIETAL | 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. |
| 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 * |