Prakash Dabadi*, Krupanidhi A.M., Sushruta K.H., Jayamma Kulkarni, Geetha A.M., Srigiri Hiremath
Department of Pharmacology, Bapuji Pharmacy College, Davangere- 577 004. Karnataka, India
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Prakash Dabadi
Department of Pharmacology, Bapuji Pharmacy College, Davangere- 577 004. Karnataka, India
Abstract
The present review is an attempt to highlight the various ethnobotanical and traditional uses as well as phytochemical and pharmacological reports on Opuntia humifusa. Raf a typical prickly pear type of plant belongs to the family Cactaceae. The plant is widely distributed throughout the tropical and arid regions of India. It has nutritional as well dense medicinal values it was proved for its edible and therapeutic Opuntia humifusa. Raf applications. The presence of potent phytochemicals like flavonoids, polyphenol- kaempferol, rutin, ascorbic acid, Vanillic acid, p-coumaric acid, ferulic acid, syringic acid, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, protocatechuic acid, salicylic acid, caffeic acid, gallic acid, etc., compelled the plant to use to its maximum utility. The isolated phytoconstituents of plants such as flavonoids, polyphenol, and ascorbic acid proved for its antioxidant property and also, the plant possesses other components particularly calcium, minerals, amino acids, etc. The different parts of plants were preclinically tried and conformed to the potency of the therapeutic strategy of a plant. The important pharmacological properties especially anticancer, antifungal, antihypertensive, antiulcer, antimicrobial, antiatherosclerosis, hepatoprotective, type-2 diabetes, and coronary heart diseases have been proved the plant as traditionally and medicinally important. hence the present review was focused to collect and summaries the overall brief information on various parts of the plant Opuntia humifusa.raf based on chemical constituents, ayurvedic, modern usage, and its biological activities.
Keywords: Therapeutically, Opuntia humifusa, antioxidant, phytoconstituents, flavonoids
