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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ARGININE 14 Leaf not available 78216.0 4.04 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf not available 6260.0 0.14 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
ASPARAGINE 2 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-.
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 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-.
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
BARBALOIN 6 Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BARBALOIN 6 Leaf not available 42400.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BARBALOIN 6 Plant not available not available not available Suga, T., Hirata, T. 1983. The Efficacy of the Aloe Plants Chemical Constituents and Biological Activities. Cosmet. Toiletries 98(6): 105-108.
BARBALOIN-A 0 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.
BEHENIC-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.
BENZYL-ACETONE 1 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
BETA-BARBALOIN 0 Juice not available not available not available Mukerji, B. 1953. The Indian Pharmaceutical Codex. Vol. I-Indigenous Drugs. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, India.
BETA-BARBALOIN 0 Plant not available not available not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf not available 3.0 -1.12 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Stem Essent. Oil not available 7.2 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.
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BRADYKININASE 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 190.0 4600.0 -0.95 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM-OXALATE 4 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.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
VEGF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).