Ethnobotanical Plant Opuntia ficus-indica | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Name

Hsien Jen Chang; Nopal; Figuier D'Inde; Raquette; Tuna; Penca; Pricklypear

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Country/Region	Reference
Burn(Radiation)	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Callus	South Africa	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Corn	Argentina	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Decongestant	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Diabetes	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Diarrhea	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diuretic	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Emollient	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Emollient	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Emollient	Spain	Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed.
Favus	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Internulcer	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Kidney	Sicily	Duke, 1992 *
Leprosy	Ethiopia	Duke, 1992 *
Measles	Sicily	Duke, 1992 *
Piles	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Scald	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Sore	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Sunburn	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Tumor	Mauritius	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.