It is widely claimed that Aloe Vera composes of more than
200 chemicals that could be benefial to the human body. I sought to find out if
this is true and I found an article in a scientific journal called Mollecules, Volume 13(8) published
in 2008. The author; Josias
H. Hamman gives a summary of
the chemical Constitution of Aloe Vera leaf pulp below. He mentions
that the active constitutes of Aloe Vera can differ depending on the
origin of the leaf but are on average as below. This strengthens the
concept of Aloe Vera’s drinking Aloe Vera Gel for health and beauty benefits.
Summary of the chemical composition of A. vera leaf
pulp and exudates
Anthraquinones/anthrones:
Aloe-emodin, aloetic-acid, anthranol, aloin A
and B (or collectively known as barbaloin),
isobarbaloin, emodin, ester of cinnamic acid
Carbohydrates:
Carbohydrates:
Pure mannan, acetylated mannan,
acetylated glucomannan, glucogalactomannan, galactan,
galactogalacturan, arabinogalactan, galactoglucoarabinomannan,
pectic substance, xylan, cellulose
Chromones:
8-C-glucosyl-(2’-O-cinnamoyl)-7-O-methylaloediol
A, 8-C-glucosyl-(S)- aloesol, 8-C-glucosyl-7-O-methyl-(S)-aloesol,
8-C-glucosyl-7-O-methylaloediol, 8-C-glucosyl-noreugenin,
isoaloeresin D, isorabaichromone, neoaloesin A
Enzymes:
Alkaline phosphatase, amylase,
carboxypeptidase, catalase, cyclooxidase, cyclooxygenase, lipase, oxidase,
phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase, superoxide dismutase
Inorganic compounds:
Calcium, chlorine, chromium, copper, iron,
magnesium, manganese, potassium,
phosphorous, sodium, zinc
Miscellaneous including organic compounds,and lipids:
Arachidonic acid, γ-linolenic
acid, steroids (campestrol, cholesterol, β-sitosterol), triglicerides,
triterpenoid, gibberillin, lignins, potassium sorbate, salicylic
acid, uric acid
Non-essential and essential amino acids:
Alanine, arginine, aspartic acid,
glutamic acid, glycine, histidine, hydroxyproline, isoleucine, leucine,
lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, threonine,
tyrosine, valine
Proteins:
Lectins, lectin-like substance
Saccharides:
Mannose, glucose, L-rhamnose,
aldopentose
Vitamins:
B1, B2, B6, C, β-carotene, choline, folic
acid, α-tocopherol
No comments:
Post a Comment