Natural Cactus Extract powder

Basic Info

Model No.: ST-Cactus extract

Brand: sentian

Types Of: Herbal Extract

Traits: Powder

Location: Leaf, Seed

Package: Bottle, Can, Drum, Plastic Container

Place Of Origin: China

MOQ: 1kg

Shelf Life: 2 Years

Sample: Free Sample

Application: Food, Health Care Products, Medicine

Extract Source: Cactus

Delivery: Within 1 Week

Production Capacity: 5000kg/Year

Test Method: HPLC-Ms, HPLC, UV

Certificate: BRC, ISO, HACCP

Specification: 10: 1/20: 1/50: 1

Additional Info

Transportation: Ocean,Express,Air

Place of Origin: China

Supply Ability: 5000

Port: shanghai,tianjin,qingdao

Product Description

Opuntia ficus-indica, commonly referred to as prickly pear or nopal cactus, is a dicotyledonous angiosperm plant. It belongs to the Cactaceae family and is characterized by its remarkable adaptation to arid and semi-arid climates in tropical and subtropical regions of the globe. In the last decade, compelling evidence for the nutritional and health benefit potential of this cactus has been provided by academic scientists and private companies. Notably, its rich composition in polyphenols, vitamins, polyunsaturated fatty acids and amino acids has been highlighted through the use of a large panel of extraction methods. The identified natural cactus compounds and derivatives were shown to be endowed with biologically relevant activities including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, hypoglycemic, antimicrobial and neuroprotective properties. The present review is aimed at stressing the major classes of cactus components and their medical interest through emphasis on some of their biological effects, particularly those having the most promising expected health benefit and therapeutic impacts.

Nopal cactus is employed in health, nutrition and cosmetics in the forms of tea, jam, juice and oil extracted from prickly pear seeds. It is used as a herbal remedy for diverse health problems in different countries. For instance, in the sub-Saharan traditional medicine pharmacopeia, cactus flowers and fruits are given as anti-ulcerogenic or antidiarrheal agents; flowers being also administered as an oral anti-hemorrhoid medication and cladode sap as a treatment for whooping cough. On the other hand, indigenous populations consume substantial amounts of either fresh or dry fruits as food. In these populations, cactus cladodes, fruits and flowers are featured for their interesting contents of antioxidants, pectin polysaccharides and fibers.