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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIBER | 15 | Bud | not available | 89400.0 | -1.00 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | 11000.0 | 59000.0 | -0.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 111000.0 | 524000.0 | 3.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Fruit | 4500.0 | 44100.0 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALACTOSE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALACTOSE | 1 | Gum | not available | not available | 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. |
| GALACTURONIC-ACID | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Fruit | 50.0 | 480.0 | -0.89 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Bud | not available | 16000.0 | not available | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | not available | 37500.0 | -0.18 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Bud | not available | 4745.0 | not available | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Seed | not available | 14200.0 | 0.47 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| HISTAMINE | 18 | Bud | not available | 2555.0 | not available | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| HISTAMINE | 18 | Seed | not available | 4550.0 | 1.00 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| INDICAXANTHIN | 1 | Fruit | not available | 22.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | 12.0 | 65.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | not available | 100.0 | -0.24 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| ISOBETANIN | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Bud | not available | 4140.0 | not available | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Trichomonicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Triglycerigenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Tumor-Promoter | 1 | J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079. |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ubiquiot | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uricogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Uricosuric | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Urine-Acidifier | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Urine-Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Uterotrophic | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999. |
| Varroacide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasoconstrictor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 13 | Martindale's 29th |
| Vasopressor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772. |