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General Information
• Vitamins • Lignins
– Vitamin D, A, C, E and B12 – Inert except when in
• Enzymes topical treatments
– Lipases, proteases, • Saponins
kinases – 3% of Aloe Vera gel
• Minerals • Fatty Acids
– Ca, Na, K, Mg, Mn, Cu, Zn, – Cholesterol,
Cr, and Se Campesterol, Sisosterol,
• Sugars and Lupeol
– Mono and poly • Salicyclic acid
saccharides, gluco- – Aspirin-like
mannans • Amino Acids
• Anthraquinones – 20 amino acids
– Most important: Aloin, and
Emodin
Aloe and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
• Aloe emodin
• Regulation of cell cycle, cell proliferation and protein
kinase C (PKC)
• Inhibits S phase
• Suppresses PKC activity
Gastric and Colorectal Cancers
• Agarry, O.O., M.T. Olaleye, and C.O. Bella-Michael. 2005. Comparative antimicrobial activities of Aloe vera gel
and leaf. African Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 4 (12):1413-1414.
• Aloe vera and Digestion, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Arthritis.
http://www.positivehealth.com/Permit/Articles/Aloe%20Vera/aloinf20.htm 11 April 2006.
• Aloe vera: Myth or Medicine? http://www.positivehealth.com/Permit/Articles/Aloe%20Vera/atherton.htm 11 April
2006.
• Joeng, H.Y., J.H. Kim, S.J. Hwang, and D.K. Rhee. 1994. Anticancer effects of Aloe on sarcoma 180 in ICR
mouse and on human cancer cell lines. Coll. Pharmacology, Vol. 38 (3):311-321.
• Kuo, P.L., T.C. Lin, and C.C. Lin. 2002. The antiproliferative activity of aloe-emodin is through p53- dependent
and p21- dependent apoptopic pathway in hepatoma cell lines. Journal of Life Sciences, Vol. 71 (16):1879-1892.
• Pecere, T., M. Vittoria Gazzalo, C. Mucignat, C. Parolin, F. Dalla Vecchia, and A. Cavaggioni. 2000. Aloe-emodin
is a new type of anticancer agent with selective activity against neuroectodermal tumors. American Association
for Cancer Research, Vol. 60:2800-2804.
• Rajasekaran, Subbiah, Kasiappan Ravi, Karuran Sivagnanam, and Sorimuthu Subramanian. 2006. Beneficial
Effects of Aloe vera Leaf Gel Extract on Lipid Profile Status in Rats with Streptozotocin Diabetes. Clinical and
Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, Vol. 33:232-237.
• Roberts, D.B., and E.L. Travis. 1995. Acemannan- containing wound dressing gel reduces radiation-induces skin
reactions in C3H mice. Int. Journal Oncol. Biol. Phys., Vol. 32 (4):1047-1052.
• Tan B.H.K., and J. Vanitha. 2004. Immunomodulatory and antimicrobial effects of some traditional chinese
medicinal herbs: A review. Current Medicinal Chemistry, Vol. 11 (11):1423-1430.
• Visuthikosal, V., B. Chowchuen, Y. Sukwanarat, S. Sriurairatana, and V. Boonpucknavig. 1995. Effect of Aloe
vera gel to healing of burn wounds: A clinical and histologic study. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand.
Vol. 78 (8): 403-409.
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