A review on antiplasmodial potential and quantification of aloin and aloe-emodin in aloe vera.

Abstract

Aloe Vera is widely bused locally in communities in Uganda as a medicinal plant. It is said to contain various nutrient substances and vitamins that have curative properties. It is said to heal a variety of diseases in various communities. However, the extent of use this potential medicinal plant in Uganda and the various ailment for which it is used and the treatment outcome is not clearly established and documented. in this cross-sectional study, carried out in August 2021 in Nagongera sub-county in Tororo District in Eastern Uganda, data was collected from 131 randomly selected adult’s respondents using an interviewer administered semi-structured questionnaire. key informant’s interviews and focused group discussions were also carried out with purposively selected participants. Data were collected on social demographic characteristics, practices and beliefs about aloe Vera. the data were analyzed using Excel version 2007 and Epi-Info software. To get the proportion of the community that use aloe Vera, the number of the respondents that use aloe Vera, was expressed as a percentage of the total number of respondents. It was found out that all the respondents (100%) know aloe Vera plant,96.1%think that it can cure and 84.7% have ever used it.