Table 3.
Phytoconstituents of Aloe species detected by high-performance liquid chromatography and thin-layer chromatography (TLC).
| Aloe Species | Phytochemicals | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Leaves | ||
| A. bakeri | Dihydroisorhamnetin | [46] |
| A. bellatula | Flavonoids | [46] |
| A. boylei | Isovitexin | [46] |
| A. chortolirioides var. chortolirioides | Aloesin, nataloin A and B, and 7-hydroxyaloin | [46] |
| A. chortolirioides var. wooliana | Isovitexin, aloesin, aloin A and B, and 7-hydroxyaloin | [46] |
| A. christianii | Homonataloin A and B, aloeresin A, and nataloin A and B (anthrones) | [46] |
| A. ciliaris | Isovitexin and aloeresin A | [46] |
| A. commixta | Isovitexin | [46] |
| A. ecklonis | Isovitexin | [46] |
| A. glauca | Isovitexin, trace of dihydroisorhamnetin, and aloesin (a type of chromone) | [46] |
| A. hlangapies | Isovitexin | [46] |
| A. humilis | Isovitexin, dihydroisorhamnetin | [46] |
| A. inconspicua | Isovitexin | [46] |
| A. inyangensis | Isovitexin | [46] |
| A. kraussii | Isovitexin | [46] |
| A. linearifolia | Isovitexin | [46] |
| A. lineate | Dihydroisorhamnetin | [46] |
| A. macra | Phenols, saponins, tannins, alkaloids, anthraquinones, terpenes, coumarins, and flavonoids in traces amount in comparison to A | [41] |
| A. minima | Isovitexin | [46] |
| A. nubigena | Isovitexin | [46] |
| A. parviflora | Isovitexin | [46] |
| A. polyphylla | Isovitexin and nataloin A and B | [46] |
| A. pratensis | Aloesin | [46] |
| A. pretoriensis | Isovitexin and dihydroisorhamnetin | [46] |
| A. purpurea | 3-O-caffeoylquinic acid, aloesin, 4-O-p-coumaroylquinic acid, isoorientin pentoside, vitexin/isovitexin hexoside, vitexin/isovitexin pentoside, vitexin/isovitexin, aloin, 2″-O-trans-p-coumaroylaloenin, aloin B, aloeresin A, malonylnataloin, and aloeemodin dianthrone di-O-hexoside | [47] |
| A. saundersiae | Isovitexin | [46] |
| A. soutpansbergensis | Isovitexin | [46] |
| A. striatula | Aloeresin A and homonataloin A and B (chromones) | [46] |
| A. suprafoliata | Isovitexin, aloin A and B, and nataloin A and B | [46] |
| A. suzannae | Isovitexin, apigenin, and naringenin | [46] |
| A. tenuior | Isovitexin and homonataloin A and B | [46] |
| A. thompsoniae | Isovitexin | [46] |
| A. thorncroftii | Isovitexin and dihydroisorhamnetin | [46] |
| A. tidmarshii | Isovitexin | [46] |
| A. vaotsanda | Naringenin, dihydroisorhamnetin, aloesin, aloin A and B | [46] |
| A. verecunda | Isovitexin | [46] |
| A. vossii | Isovitexin | [46] |