416 Pages
by
CRC Press
408 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Aloes are a large genus of plants, about 450 species, from sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and parts of Arabia. Many species are widespread in warm or tropical semi-arid regions, yet the distribution of others is limited to a few living in desert or wet mountainous regions. While some species have been adopted as medicinal plants since ancient times and others are used locally in folk medicine,... Read more
PART 1: THE PLANTS
Aloes in Habitat, Leonard E. Newton
Taxonomy of Aloaceae, Gideon F. Smith and Elsie M.A. Steyn
PART 2: ALOE CONSTITUENTS
Aloe Chemistry, Tom Reynolds
Aloe Polysaccharides, Yawei Ni, Kenneth M. Yates, and Ian R. Tizard
Aloe Lectins and their Activities, Hiroshi Kuzuya, Kan Shimpo, and Hidehiko Beppu
Analytical Methodology: The Gel-Analysis of Aloe Pulp and its Derivatives, Yawei Ni and Ian R. Tizard
Analytical Methodology: The Exudate, Tom Reynolds
Industrial Processing and Qualtity Control of Aloe barbadensis (Aloe vera) Gel, Todd A. Waller, Ronald P. Pelley, and Faith M. Strickland
PART 3: THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF ALOES
Healing Powers of Aloes, Nicola Mascolo, Angelo A. Izzo, Francesca Borrelli, Raffaele Capasso, Giulia Di Carlo, Lidia Sautebin, and Francesco Capasso
Aloe vera in Wound Healing, Gary D. Motykie, Michael K. Obeng, and John P. Heggers
Aloe vera in Thermal and Frostbite Injuries, Michael K. Obeng, Gary D. Motykie, Amer Dastgir, Robert L. McCauley, and John P. Heggers
Plant Saccharides and the Prevention of Sun-induced Skin Cancer, Faith M. Strickland and Ronald P. Pelley
Aloes and the Immune System, Ian R. Tizard and Lalitha Ramamoorthy
Bioactivity of Aloe arborescens Preparations, Akira Yagi
PART 4: ALOE BIOLOGY.
The Chromosones of Aloe - Variation on a Theme, Peter Brandham
Aloe Leaf Anatomy, David F. Cutler
Pests of Aloes, Monique S. J. Simmonds
Aloes in Habitat, Leonard E. Newton
Taxonomy of Aloaceae, Gideon F. Smith and Elsie M.A. Steyn
PART 2: ALOE CONSTITUENTS
Aloe Chemistry, Tom Reynolds
Aloe Polysaccharides, Yawei Ni, Kenneth M. Yates, and Ian R. Tizard
Aloe Lectins and their Activities, Hiroshi Kuzuya, Kan Shimpo, and Hidehiko Beppu
Analytical Methodology: The Gel-Analysis of Aloe Pulp and its Derivatives, Yawei Ni and Ian R. Tizard
Analytical Methodology: The Exudate, Tom Reynolds
Industrial Processing and Qualtity Control of Aloe barbadensis (Aloe vera) Gel, Todd A. Waller, Ronald P. Pelley, and Faith M. Strickland
PART 3: THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF ALOES
Healing Powers of Aloes, Nicola Mascolo, Angelo A. Izzo, Francesca Borrelli, Raffaele Capasso, Giulia Di Carlo, Lidia Sautebin, and Francesco Capasso
Aloe vera in Wound Healing, Gary D. Motykie, Michael K. Obeng, and John P. Heggers
Aloe vera in Thermal and Frostbite Injuries, Michael K. Obeng, Gary D. Motykie, Amer Dastgir, Robert L. McCauley, and John P. Heggers
Plant Saccharides and the Prevention of Sun-induced Skin Cancer, Faith M. Strickland and Ronald P. Pelley
Aloes and the Immune System, Ian R. Tizard and Lalitha Ramamoorthy
Bioactivity of Aloe arborescens Preparations, Akira Yagi
PART 4: ALOE BIOLOGY.
The Chromosones of Aloe - Variation on a Theme, Peter Brandham
Aloe Leaf Anatomy, David F. Cutler
Pests of Aloes, Monique S. J. Simmonds
Biography
Reynolds\, Tom
"[T]he book presents a useful survey of the medicinal aspects of aloes and our scientific understanding of the efficacy of Aloe products and treatments."
- Bradleya 23
