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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Opuntia ficus-indica (Cactaceae)

Common Names
Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito
How this plant is used
Food
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
5-DEHYDRO-AVENASTEROL 0 Seed Oil 30000.0 *
7-DEHYDRO-AVENASTEROL 0 Seed Oil 26000.0 *
ALANINE 3 Bud 7180.0 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
ALANINE 3 Seed 8480.0 -0.36 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
ARABINOSE 0 Fruit *
ARABINOSE 0 Gum List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ARGININE 14 Bud 4955.0 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
ARGININE 14 Seed 27100.0 0.10 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Flower 940.0 -0.55 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 65.0 1690.0 -0.18 *
ASH 0 Bud 235000.0 1.00 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
ASH 0 Fruit 3000.0 27000.0 -0.77 *
ASH 0 Seed 31700.0 241000.0 5.81 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Bud 8315.0 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Seed 15900.0 -0.59 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Bud 0.3 -1.00 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 0.1 0.1 -0.15 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.
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Flower 400.0 -0.98 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Seed Oil 680000.0 -1.00 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Stem *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
MMP-9-Inhibitor 1 *
Monoamine-Precursor 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucogenic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic 1 Martindale's 28th
Mutagenic 3 *
Mycobactericide 2 *
Myoprotective 1 *
Myorelaxant 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Myostimulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Natriuretic 1 *
Nematicide 3 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Neoplastic 1 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
NEP-Inhibitor 1 *
Neuroexcitant 1 Martindale's 28th
Neuroinhibitor 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Neuroprotective 2 *
Neurotoxic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Neurotransmitter 1 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 2 *
NO-Genic 1 *