Antioxidant phytochemicals of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. cladodes with potential anti-spasmodic activity
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Effect of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. Cladodes in the Wound-Healing Process
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. cladodes contain a polysaccharide fraction that can retain water. The cladodes are used in Sicilian folk medicine as cicatrizant. We studied the healing activity of a base cream containing 15% lyophilized cladodes and of a commercial ointment on the wound produced on the backs of rats. The treatment was carried out for 3 and 5 days. After three days of treatment,...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pharmacognosy Magazine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0973-1296
DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_495_16