Cactus: a medicinal food

AA Shetty, MK Rana, SP Preetham - Journal of food science and …, 2012 - Springer
With excellent quality and flavour of fresh fruits, young leaves of cactus serve as nutritious
vegetable and salad dish and the immature fruits for making mock-gherkins. Cactus, with …

Overview of Cactus (Opuntia Ficus-Indica (L): A Myriad of Alternatives

AA Isaac - Studies on Ethno-Medicine, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The paper reviewed in detail the following for Opuntia ficus-indica including the origin and
varieties, the morphology, the success and the potential limitations, nutritional qualities of …

Cactus roles and impacts of cochineal insect on cactus performance in Southern Tigray, Ethiopia

T Lijalem Mesele, H Kebede Berhe - Environment, Development and …, 2024 - Springer
Globally, cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) is typically produced in low rainfall areas; in
Ethiopia, Tigray Region, it was imported and cultivated since 1848s. To conduct the study …

Cactus and lupin extracts as prospective anticancer agents compared with utoral drug

SB Ahmed, MS Hamed, GM Khiralla… - Journal of Food …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The ethanolic extracts of many plants have been used in alternative medicine. The present
study aimed at evaluating the antioxidant, cytotoxicity, and anticancer potential of cactus and …

Opuntia ficus-indica (prickly pear)

P Bakewell-Stone - Forest, 2012 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Opuntia ficus-indica is the most widespread and most commercially important cactus, and
has been, and continues to be, widely introduced as a commercial fruit and fodder crop and …