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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETANIN | 5 | Fruit | not available | 7.9 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Bud | not available | 560.0 | -1.00 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Fruit | 180.0 | 3065.0 | -0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Be | not available | 560.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM-OXALATE | 4 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| CALCIUM-OXALATE | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Seed Oil | not available | 140000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Bud | not available | 118600.0 | -1.00 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | 56000.0 | 892000.0 | 0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 482000.0 | 558000.0 | 0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CELLULOSE | 1 | Fruit | not available | 13000.0 | -0.53 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CHOLESTEROL | 1 | Seed Oil | not available | 15000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Fruit | 475.0 | 4560.0 | -0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Leaf | not available | 310.0 | -0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Seed | not available | 3.4 | -1.04 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| CYSTEINE | 13 | Seed | not available | 5740.0 | 0.20 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| DEHYDROASCORBIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | 30.0 | not available | 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. |
| FAT | 0 | Bud | not available | 24800.0 | 1.00 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | 4000.0 | 29400.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 54000.0 | 182000.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antinephritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephrolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuralgic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuramidase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurasthenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuritic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuropathic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antineurotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antinitrosaminic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antinociceptive | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antinyctalopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiobesity | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiophidic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiophthalmic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiorchitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiosteoarthritic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiosteoporotic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | 23 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| Antioxidant Synergist | 3 | Merck 11th Edition |