Ethnobotanical Plant Opuntia ficus-indica (Cactaceae)
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Common name(s)
Hsien Jen Chang; Nopal; Figuier D'Inde; Raquette; Tuna; Penca; Pricklypear
Data Views
Total Uses: 24
Uses | Country/Region | Reference |
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Burn(Radiation) | Elsewhere | * |
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 | * |
Diabetes | Elsewhere | * |
Diarrhea | China | Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco. |
Diuretic | Elsewhere | * |
Emollient | Elsewhere | * |
Emollient | Elsewhere | * |
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 | * |
Kidney | Sicily | * |
Leprosy | Ethiopia | * |
Measles | Sicily | * |
Piles | China | Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco. |
Scald | Elsewhere | * |
Sore | Elsewhere | * |
Sunburn | Elsewhere | * |
Tumor | Mauritius | Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34. |
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.