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What is Aloe ferox about?

This iconic succulent, indigenous to South Africa, probably boasts the longest recorded history of medicinal plant use in the country and was the first phytomedicine to be exported from South Africa dating back to the 1600s. Aloe ferox Mill. is widely distributed in South Africa where it is traditionally used topically to treat various skin conditions (e.g. dermatitis), but the predominant modern-day use is as a laxative and for maintaining digestive health. The leaf contains two distinct parts, which are of commercial importance; the inner leaf gel contains polysaccharides and the exudate which contains chromones and anthrones. This fingerprinting profile acutely focused on the leaf exudate, from which the commercial product 'aloe bitters' is produced. Using a semi-automated high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) system, six exudate samples from distinct regions were profiled to clearly separate and identify the chromones (aloesin and aloeresin A) and the anthrone-C-glycosides (aloin). High-resolution separation was achieved using ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry and photodiode array detection (UPLC-MS-PDA) in under 3 min. The variou

Author

Alvaro Viljoen; Weiyang Chen; Nduvho Mulaudzi; Guy Kamatou; Maxleene Sandasi

Publisher

Elsevier

Published

2022

Language

EN