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aloin

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al·o·in  (l-n)
n.
A bitter, yellow crystalline compound obtained from the aloe and used as a laxative.

[alo(e) + -in.]

aloin [ˈæləʊɪn]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a bitter crystalline compound derived from various species of aloe: used as a laxative and flavouring agent
[from aloe + -in]


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This produces a very watery product with absolutely no aloin in it.
The only possible problems which may arise relate to aloe products whose manufacture allows the inclusion of anthraquinone chemicals such as aloin.
In this experiment, phenol low molecular weight components of aloin and aloin A that were anti-oxidants and derived from the leaf skin or pulp extract, an aloe carboxypeptidase fraction that is a inhibitor of enhanced vascular permeability and a glycoprotein component that decreases blood glucose were tested with mice precedently administered with Sz which is known as a cytotoxin specific to B cells.
 
 
 
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