Author:
Mitra Shreya Sikdar,Ghorai Mimosa,Nandy Samapika,Mukherjee Nobendu,Kumar Manoj,Radha ,Ghosh Arabinda,Jha Niraj Kumar,Proćków Jarosław,Dey Abhijit
Abstract
AbstractAloe vera (L.) Burm.f. is nicknamed the ‘Miracle plant’ or sometimes as the ‘Wonder plant’. It is a plant that has been used since ancient times for the innumerable health benefits associated with it. It is one of the important plants that has its use in conventional medicinal treatments. It is a perennial succulent, drought-tolerant member of the family Asphodelaceae. There are scores of properties associated with the plant that help in curing various forms of human ailments. Extracts and gels obtained from plants have been shown to be wonderful healers of different conditions, mainly various skin problems. Also, this plant is popular in the cosmetics industry. The underlying properties of the plant are now mainly associated with the natural phytochemicals present in the plant. Diverse groups of phytoingredients are found in the plant, including various phenolics, amino acids, sugars, vitamins, and different other organic compounds, too. One of the primary ingredients found in the plant is the aloin molecule. It is an anthraquinone derivative and exists as an isomer of Aloin A and Aloin B. Barbaloin belonging to the first group is a glucoside of the aloe-emodin anthrone molecule. Various types of pharmacological properties exhibited by the plant can be attributed to this chemical. Few significant ones are antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, anti-cancer, anti-microbial, and anti-viral, along with their different immunity-boosting actions. Recently, molecular coupling studies have also found the role of these molecules as a potential cure against the ongoing COVID-19 disease. This study comprehensively focuses on the numerous pharmacological actions of the primary compound barbaloin obtained from the Aloe vera plant along with the mechanism of action and the potent application of these natural molecules under various conditions.
Funder
The Article Publishing Charge is financed by Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Pharmacology,General Medicine
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