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VOL. 6, ISSUE 5 (2021)
Aloe vera– botanical variants, pharmacological constituents, mode of working and commercial preparations
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D K Sarkar, N Sathi Babu
Abstract
There is increasing awareness for medicinal plants and herbal products as safe alternatives to synthetic chemicals. A medicinal plant that has been in use in folk medicine for centuries as cure for various health disorders is Aloe vera. The plant boosts immune system too and does have both nutraceutical and cosmeceutical values. Consequent to the proven health benefits of the plant, aloe industry is booming up with products like hand sanitizers, hair creams and health drinks. Pharmacologically active constituents of the plant include unusual polysaccharides, glycoproteins, enzymes, lipids and hundreds of phenolic compounds such as anthraquinones, flavonoids, chromones and coumarins. This paper describes the plant’s botanical variants, medicinal, nutraceutical and cosmeceutical values, phytochemical constituents and their working at molecular level.
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Pages:1344-1348
How to cite this article:
D K Sarkar, N Sathi Babu "<em>Aloe vera</em>– botanical variants, pharmacological constituents, mode of working and commercial preparations ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 5, 2021, Pages 1344-1348
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