Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Opuntia dillenii
Scientific Name and Description
Opuntia stricta (HAW.) HAW. var. dillenii (KER.GAWL)BENSON
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Cactus ficus-indica L.
Opuntia dillenii (KER-GAMIER) HAW.
Cactus dillenii Ker Gawl.
Opuntia dillenii var. orbiculata Salm-Dyck
Opuntia maritima Raf.
Opuntia melanosperma Svenson
Opuntia stricta var. dillenii (Ker Gawl.) L.D.Benson
Opuntia zebrina Small
Opuntia dillenii (KER-GAMIER) HAW.
Cactus dillenii Ker Gawl.
Opuntia dillenii var. orbiculata Salm-Dyck
Opuntia maritima Raf.
Opuntia melanosperma Svenson
Opuntia stricta var. dillenii (Ker Gawl.) L.D.Benson
Opuntia zebrina Small
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | haththathoira, nag phan, nag-phana, nagphana, nagphani, phani-manasa |
| Kannada | cappatigalli, chappate kalli, chappatigalli, dabaagalli, dabbagalli, dabbu galli, dabbugalli, dabgalli, kalli, machhagalli, mullkalli, mullu-galli, mullugalli, naagadele kalli, nagadali, papasakalli, papasikalli, papaskalli, papaskatalli, papaskattali, papasukalli, papasukattale, pappaskalli, sappattikalli, shivaram-kalli, sivaramakalli, sivaramukalli |
| Malayalam | kallimullu, naga-mulla, nagamullu, nagatali, nagtali, palakakalli, palakakkalli, palakalli, sapthapano |
| Marathi | chapal, naagaphana, naagathaali, nag-nival, nagaphana, paalakalli, padyaanivadunga, phaninishdunga, samar, vilaithi nevarung |
| Sanskrit | bahudugdhika, bahushala, dondavrikshaka, guda, gula, kandarohaka, kandashakha, krishnakhara, kubshadruma, mahavriksha, nagadru, nagaphana, netrari, nistrinshapatrika, samantadugdha, shakhakanta, shihunda, sihunda, sinhatunda, snuha, snuhi, snuka, snusha, sudha, vajra, vajradruma, vajrakantaka, vidara, vidara-vishvasaraka, visvasaraka |
| Tamil | cappatti, cappatti-k-kalli, cappattukkalli, kalli, manjarnagadali, mullukkalli, naga-dali, nagadali, nagakkalli, nagarkali, nagatalie kullie, nagathali, nakatali, palagaikkalli, palakai-kalli, pattanadugalli, sappathikkalli, sappattu |
| Telugu | naagadaali, naagajemmudu, naagamullu, naga-dali, nagadali, nagajamudu, nagajemadu, nagajemmadu, nagajemudu, nagamalli, nagamullu, papasalli |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw.
Habit - Shrub
Parts used - Whole plant
Application - Body sores; asthma; whooping cough; fever; constipation; conjulcers; liver complaints; gastrointestinal disorders
Treatment - General; women
References - Ayyanar and Ignacimuthu 2010
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Ayyanar and Ignacimuthu 2010
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Opuntia dillenii. (2022, March 9). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia_dillenii