Humans are indebted to Mother nature since the beginning of civilization. Nature provides foods, medicines, nutrients and many other useful things to humans forever. Aloe vera, a shrubby succulent plant belongs to the family Asphodelaceae and originated from the Arabian Peninsula, grows wildly in the tropical countries and cultivated worldwide for medicinal and nutritional uses. Historically Aloe vera gel is being used as traditional medicine to treat various skin ailments, minor burns, and as dietary supplement. After gel extraction the green exterior part (rind) is thrown away that might cause potential environmental pollution. As a part of our ongoing research of identifying precious compounds from agricultural and botanical waste, phytochemical investigation of Aloe vera rind has been carried out. Findings that are related to less polar (hexanes) fraction are summarized. Bioactivity-guided cold extraction in hexanes was performed and subsequent gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS) study of the extract has been accomplished. Identification of industrially and pharmacologically privileged compounds from the agricultural/botanical waste (Aloe vera rind) may open a new frontier for effective consumption of this waste.

Digging the waste: Phytochemical investigation of the non-polar extract of Aloe vera rind

Macromolecular Chemistry: The Second Century

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