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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALCIUM-OXALATE | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | not available | 896000.0 | 2.26 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| CASANTHRANOL-I | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| CASANTHRANOL-II | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| CATALASE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| CHLORIDE | 0 | Leaf | 10.0 | 110.0 | not available | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| CHOLESTEROL | 1 | Leaf | 40.0 | 120.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLESTEROL | 1 | 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. |
| CHOLESTEROL | 1 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Afzal, M., Ali, M., Hassan, R. A. H., Sweedan, N., Dhami, M. S. I. 1991. Identification of Some Prostanoids in Aloe vera Extracts. Plant Medica, 57(1): 38-40. |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| CHOLINE-SALICYLATE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| CHRYSAMMINIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| CHRYSAZIN | 5 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Zwaving, J. H., Elema, E. T. 1976. A Comparative Investigation of Two Methods for the Determination of 1,8-dihydroxyanthracene Derivatives in Vegetable Drugs. Pharm. Weekbl. 111: 1315-. |
| CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID | 6 | Juice | 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-. |
| CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID | 6 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Mary, N. Y., Christensen, B. V., Beal, J. L. 1956. A Paper Chromatographic Study of Aloe, Aloin and Cascara sagrada. J. Amer. Pharm. Ass. Sci. Ed., 45: 229-232. |
| CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHRYSOPHANOL | 10 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| AntiHIV | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihomocysteine | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihomocystinuric | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihyperactivity | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antihyperammonemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihyperglycemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihyperkeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperkinetic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| AntiIBD | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiichythyotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiimpotence | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 12 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiinsomniac | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |