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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALACTOSE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALACTOSE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMOLENIC-ACID | 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. |
| GLOBULIN | 0 | Leaf | 0.0 | 2.0 | not available | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| GLUCOGALACTOMANNAN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOMANNAN | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Mandal, G., Das, A. 1980. Characterization of the Polysaccharides of Aloe barbadensis Miller, Part II. Structure of the Glucomannan Isolated from the Leaves of Aloe barbadensis Miller. Carbohydr. Res. 87: 249-256. |
| GLUCOMANNAN | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| GLUCOSAMINE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Leaf | 280.0 | 1030.0 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Leaf | not available | 43256.0 | 0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMINE | 5 | Leaf | not available | 20607.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCEROL | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Leaf | not available | 5030.0 | -1.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HECOGENIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| HENEICOSANOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 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. |
| HEPTADEC-1-ENE | 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. |
| HEXAURONIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Leaf | not available | 2327.0 | -1.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HOMONATALOIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| HYDROCINNAMIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protease-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Proteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Psychotropic | 1 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Purgative | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pyrogenic | 1 | Kandasamy, S. B. 1977. Central Effect of 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic Acid (Arachidonic Acid) on the Temperature in the Conscious Rabbit. Experientia, 33: 1626. |
| Respirodepressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Roborant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Rodenticide | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Sedative | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Serotoninergic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Soap | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Spermicide | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Spermigenic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Styptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sunscreen | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Suppository | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Sweetener | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |