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Medicinal Mascarene Aloe s: An audit of their phytotherapeutic potential (2017)
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Lobine, D., Cummins, I., Govinden-Soulange, J., Ranghoo-Sanmukhiya, M., Lindsey, K., Chazot, P., …Howes, M. (2018). Medicinal Mascarene Aloe s: An audit of their phytotherapeutic potential. Fitoterapia, 124, 120-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fitote.2017.10.010

A phytochemical and biological investigation of the endemic Mascarene Aloes (Aloe spp.), including A. tormentorii (Marais) L.E.Newton & G.D.Rowley, A. purpurea Lam, A. macra Haw., A. lomatophylloides Balf.f and A. vera (synonym A. barbadensis Mill.),... Read More about Medicinal Mascarene Aloe s: An audit of their phytotherapeutic potential.

Bio-prospecting endemic Mascarene Aloes for potential neuroprotectants (2017)
Journal Article
Lobine, D., Howes, M., Cummins, I., Govinden-Soulange, J., Ranghoo-Sanmukhiya, M., Lindsey, K., & Chazot, P. (2017). Bio-prospecting endemic Mascarene Aloes for potential neuroprotectants. Phytotherapy Research, 31(12), 1926-1934. https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.5941

The Mascarene Aloes are used in the traditional pharmacopoeia against various ailments including cutaneous diseases and as antispasmodics. Scientific evidence to support these claims is non-existent and mainly based on the scientific repute of A. ver... Read More about Bio-prospecting endemic Mascarene Aloes for potential neuroprotectants.