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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 * |