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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antifuruncular | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antigallstone | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigastritic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antigastrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigingivitic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglaucomic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiglossitic | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiglycosuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antigout | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigranular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihangover | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiheartburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemorrhagic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihepatitic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihepatomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatotoxic | 5 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiherpetic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |