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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |