An official website of the United States government.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Contraceptive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Copper-Antagonist | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Copper-Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cosmetic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyclooxygenase-Activator | 1 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Demulcent | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Dermatitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diagnostic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Diaphoretic? | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Differentiator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Disinfectant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |