Aloe vera

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Distribution

This plant exhibits a varied geographical presence across several regions of Europe. In Middle Europe, it can be found specifically in Austria. Its distribution extends into Southwestern Europe, where it grows in the Baleares, Portugal, and Spain. Additionally, the species is present in Southeastern Europe, specifically in Greece. Together, these locations highlight its ability to inhabit diverse European climates.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Aloe vera has 3 reported plant parts identified across 13 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include leaf, root, stem.

Leaf

1. Indian journal of pharmaceutical sciences
2. Applied biochemistry and biotechnology
3. Life sciences
4. Journal of ethnopharmacology
5. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Root

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Stem

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Chemicals

Aloe vera has 53 reported phytochemicals identified across 13 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Aloe emodin, Anthraquinones, Peroxidase, aloin, 1-((3-((4-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-beta-D-xylopyranosyloxymethyl)-1-hydroxy-8-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyloxy)naphthalene-2-y])-ethanone.

Aloe emodin

1. Indian journal of pharmaceutical sciences
2. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

Anthraquinones

1. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
2. Dose-response : a publication of International Hormesis Society

Peroxidase

1. Planta medica
2. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

aloin

1. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
2. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

1-((3-((4-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-beta-D-xylopyranosyloxymethyl)-1-hydroxy-8-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyloxy)naphthalene-2-y])-ethanone

1. Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica

10-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl aloenin

1. Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica

8-C-Glucosyl-(R)-aloesol

1. Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica

8-C-glucosyl-7-O-methyl-(S)-aloesol

1. Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica

ANTHRAQUINONE

1. Cells

Al

1. Biological trace element research

Activities

Aloe vera has 10 reported activities identified across 13 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Antifungal, Antiinflammatory.

Antioxidant

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
2. Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Free radical biology & medicine
4. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
5. PloS one

Antibacterial

1. Drug design, development and therapy
2. International journal of molecular sciences

Antidiabetic

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Antifungal

1. International journal of molecular sciences

Antiinflammatory

1. Journal of natural products

Antimicrobial

1. Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)

Aphrodisiac

1. BMC complementary and alternative medicine

Cosmetic

1. Scientific reports

Cytotoxic

1. Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)

Laxative

1. Drug design, development and therapy

Conditions

Aloe vera has 158 reported investigations on conditions identified across 13 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include wound healing, cancer, wounds, constipation, diabetes mellitus.

Wound healing

1. Journal of wound care
2. Frontiers in nutrition
3. Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
4. Journal of medicinal food
5. Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry

Cancer

1. Natural product communications
2. Current drug targets
3. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
4. Current pharmaceutical design
5. Journal of Asian natural products research

Wounds

1. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
2. Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences
3. Adverse drug reactions and toxicological reviews
4. Recent patents on food, nutrition & agriculture
5. International journal of sciences, basic and applied research

Constipation

1. Digestion
2. Urologie (Heidelberg, Germany)
3. The American journal of Chinese medicine
4. Journal of traditional and complementary medicine
5. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Diabetes mellitus

1. Revista brasileira de farmacognosia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia
2. Biological trace element research
3. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology
4. Phytotherapy research : PTR
5. Expert review of clinical pharmacology

Inflammation

1. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
2. Current medicinal chemistry
3. Pharmaceutics
4. Materials horizons
5. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Burns

1. Recent patents on food, nutrition & agriculture
2. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology
4. Brazilian journal of biology = Revista brasleira de biologia
5. Veterinary medicine and science

Gingivitis

1. Iranian journal of basic medical sciences
2. Ayu
3. Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
4. Oral health and dental management
5. Journal of periodontology

Malaria

1. BMC complementary medicine and therapies
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology
3. Scientifica
4. International journal of sciences, basic and applied research
5. Tropical medicine and health

Psoriasis

1. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH
2. The British journal of dermatology
3. Protoplasma
4. Iranian journal of medical sciences
5. BMC complementary and alternative medicine

Preparations

Aloe vera has 29 reported preparations identified across 13 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include extracts, leaves, APS-1, Air-dried powder, Aloe barbadensis polysaccharide.

Extracts

1. Ethiopian journal of health sciences
2. The Journal of investigative dermatology

Leaves

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Fitoterapia

Aps-1

1. Life sciences

Air-dried powder

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Aloe barbadensis polysaccharide

1. Planta medica

Ethanolic extract

1. Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

Aqueous extract

1. Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica

Aqueous extract of aloe barbadensis

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Aqueous extracts

1. Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

Aqueous leaf extracts

1. Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)