Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Opuntia ficus-indica (Cactaceae)

Common Names
Indian Fig, Prickly Pear, Nopal, Nopalito
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
5-DEHYDRO-AVENASTEROL 0 Seed Oil 30000.0 *
7-DEHYDRO-AVENASTEROL 0 Seed Oil 26000.0 *
ALANINE 3 Bud 7180.0 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
ALANINE 3 Seed 8480.0 -0.36 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
ARABINOSE 0 Fruit *
ARABINOSE 0 Gum List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ARGININE 14 Bud 4955.0 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
ARGININE 14 Seed 27100.0 0.10 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Flower 940.0 -0.55 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 65.0 1690.0 -0.18 *
ASH 0 Bud 235000.0 1.00 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
ASH 0 Fruit 3000.0 27000.0 -0.77 *
ASH 0 Seed 31700.0 241000.0 5.81 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Bud 8315.0 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Seed 15900.0 -0.59 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Bud 0.3 -1.00 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 0.1 0.1 -0.15 Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Flower 400.0 -0.98 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Seed Oil 680000.0 -1.00 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Stem *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
5-HETE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acaricide 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Acetylcholinergic 1 (View) *
Acidifier 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Additive 2 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adrenergic 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Aggregant 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 (View) Shin*, K.H., Chung, M.S., Chae, Y.J., Yoon, K.Y., Cho, T.S. 1992. A survey for aldose reductase inhibition of herbal medicines. Fitoterapia 64(2): 130, 1993.
Allelochemic 1 (View) *
Allergenic 6 (View) *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 6 (View) *