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Plant Aloe vera (Aloeaceae)

Common Names
Bitter Aloes; Aloe
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
DI-(2-ETHYLHEXYL)-PHTHALATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
DIBUTYL-PHTHALATE 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.
DIHEPTYL-PHTHALATE 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.
DIOCTYL-PHTHALATE? 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.
DODECYL-BENZENE 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.
DODECYL-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.
ELGONICA-DIMER-A 0 Leaf not available 7.2 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.
ELGONICA-DIMER-B 0 Leaf not available 2.7 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.
EMODIN 58 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.
EMODIN 58 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
FAT 0 Leaf not available 8000.0 -0.97 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
FERALOLIDE 0 Leaf not available 14.5 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.
FIBER 15 Leaf not available 177000.0 0.19 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
FOLACIN 15 Leaf 0.0 0.2 -1.02 Duke, 1992 *
FOLIC-ACID 23 Leaf 27.0 200.0 1.00 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
FORMIC-ACID 13 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
FRUCTOSE 8 Leaf not available not available not available Rowe, T. D., Parks, L. M. 1941. A Phytochemical Study of Aloe vera Leaf. J. Amer. Pharm. Ass. Sci. Ed., 30: 262-266.
FRUCTOSE 8 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
FRUCTOSE 8 Stem Essent. Oil not available not available not available Rowe, T. D., Parks, L. M. 1941. A Phytochemical Study of Aloe vera Leaf. J. Amer. Pharm. Ass. Sci. Ed., 30: 262-266.
GALACTAN 0 Leaf not available 100.0 not available Mandal, G., Das, A. 1980. Characterization of the Polysaccharides of Aloe barbadensis, Part I. Structure of the D-Galactan Isolated from Aloe barbadensis Miller. Carbohydr. Res. 86: 247-257.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Taenicide 1 Martindale's 28th
Termitifuge 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Testosteronigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Thymoprotective 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
TOPO-2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor 3 Muller, S. O., Eckert, I., Lutz, W. K., Stopper, H. 1996. Genotoxicity of the Laxative Drug Components Emodin, Aloe-emodin and Danthron in Mammalian Cells: Topoisomerase II Mediated? Mutat Res, 371: 165-173.
Toxic 2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Tranquilizer 2 Duke, 1992 *
Tremorigenic 1 Martindale's 28th
Trichomonicide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Tuberculostatic 1 Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
Tyrosinase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ubiquiot 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ulcerogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Uricosuric 5 Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Vasodilator 8 Duke, 1992 *
Vasorelaxant 1 Duke, 1992 *