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The Aloes of South Africa
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The article was published on 1950-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 163 citations till now.read more
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Aloe vera: a valuable ingredient for the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries--a review.
Kojo Eshun,Qian He +1 more
TL;DR: Chemical analysis reveals that Aloe vera contains various carbohydrate polymers, notably glucomannans, along with a range of other organic and inorganic components.
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The Aloe vera phenomenon: a review of the properties and modern uses of the leaf parenchyma gel.
TL;DR: The mucilaginous gel from the parenchymatous cells in the leaf pulp of Aloe vera has been used since early times for a host of curative purposes and new experimental work has indicated the possibility of distinct physiological effects.
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A broad review of commercially important southern African medicinal plants
TL;DR: Basic biological information is needed to guide the rapidly accelerating commercialization process, especially the selection of superior clones, the development of new cultivars and the standardization of raw materials.
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The potential of South African plants in the development of new medicinal products
TL;DR: In this review, more than 90 of the best-known and most promising indigenous South African plants are listed and subjectively evaluated in the context of their potential for commercialisation as medicinal products for a variety of applications.
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Dark, bitter‐tasting nectar functions as a filter of flower visitors in a bird‐pollinated plant
TL;DR: The main effect of the phenolic compounds that impart a dark brown color to the nectar of the South African succulent shrub Aloe vryheidensis appears to be to repel "unwanted" nectarivores that find their bitter taste unpalatable.