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Common Names
Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERINE | 1 | Bud | not available | 3830.0 | not available | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| SERINE | 1 | Seed | not available | 7665.0 | -0.56 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| SHIKIMIC-ACID | 14 | Fruit | 25.0 | 220.0 | -1.00 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| SODIUM | 1 | Bud | not available | 90.0 | -1.00 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| SODIUM | 1 | Seed | not available | 714.0 | 0.42 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 3130.0 | 10555.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed Oil | not available | 58000.0 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMAST-7-EN-3-BETA-OL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | 70000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Seed Oil | not available | 65000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCCINIC-ACID | 7 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUGARS | 0 | Fruit | 56000.0 | 560000.0 | 1.43 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| TARTARIC-ACID | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Bud | not available | 0.1 | -1.00 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Fruit | 0.1 | 1.3 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THREONINE | 4 | Bud | not available | 3845.0 | not available | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| THREONINE | 4 | Seed | not available | 7330.0 | -0.18 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| TOCOPHEROL | 93 | Bud | not available | 2.5 | not available | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Seed | not available | 1665.0 | -0.57 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimaculitic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimalarial | 1 | Khalid, S.A., Farouk, A., Geary**, T.G., and Jensen, J.B. 1985. Potential Antimalarial Candidates From African Plants: An In Vitro Approach Using Plasmodium falciparum*. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 15: 201-209, 1986. |
| Antimanic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimastalgic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimastitic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiMD | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimeasles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antimelanomic | 3 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| AntiMeniere's | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antimenopausal | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antimenorrhagic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimetastatic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimigraine | 6 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimitral-valve-prolapse | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimorphinic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| AntiMS | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antimutagenic | 9 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antimyocarditic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimyoclonic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antinauseant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |