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Common Names
Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Fruit | 180.0 | 1700.0 | -0.84 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Leaf | not available | 950.0 | -1.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALONIC-ACID | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALONIC-ACID | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MESCALINE | 10 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Bud | not available | 1890.0 | not available | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Seed | not available | 4830.0 | 0.13 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-METHYL-TYRAMINE | 1 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOBETANIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOBETANIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOBETANIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Bud | not available | 4.6 | -1.00 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Fruit | 3.0 | 27.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 4750.0 | 16015.0 | -0.85 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed Oil | not available | 88000.0 | -1.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OPUNTIAXANTHIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HETE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidifier | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Additive | 2 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Adrenergic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 5 | 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |