Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Opuntia ficus-indica
Scientific Name and Description
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) MILL.
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Cactus decumanus Willd.
Nopal Willd.
Cactus ficus-indica L.
Opuntia amyclaea Ten.
Opuntia cordobensis Speg.
Opuntia decumana (Willd.) Haw.
Opuntia ficus-barbarica A.Berger
Opuntia gymnocarpa F.A.C.Weber
Opuntia hispanica Griffiths
Opuntia maxima Mill.
Opuntia megacantha Salm-Dyck
Opuntia paraguayensis K.Schum.
Nopal Willd.
Cactus ficus-indica L.
Opuntia amyclaea Ten.
Opuntia cordobensis Speg.
Opuntia decumana (Willd.) Haw.
Opuntia ficus-barbarica A.Berger
Opuntia gymnocarpa F.A.C.Weber
Opuntia hispanica Griffiths
Opuntia maxima Mill.
Opuntia megacantha Salm-Dyck
Opuntia paraguayensis K.Schum.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | barbary fig, indian fig |
| Common Names | Indian fig opuntia, fig opuntia, prickly pear, |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Herb usable parts
Leaves
Fruits
Ethnopharmacology use
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. Shrub Fruit, leaves Asthma; whooping cough; heat; inflammation; ulcers General Ram et al. 2016
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Ram et al. 2016
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Opuntia ficus-indica. (2024, June 3). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia_ficus-indica