Park E H, Kahng J H, Lee S H, Shin K H
College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women's University, 140-742, Seoul, South Korea.
Fitoterapia. 2001 Mar;72(3):288-90. doi: 10.1016/s0367-326x(00)00287-2.
In previous studies, the ethanol extract of cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) showed potent anti-inflammatory action. In the present study, following fractionation of the methanol extract of cactus stems guided by adjuvant-induced chronic inflammation model in mice, an active anti-inflammatory principle has been isolated and identified as beta-sitosterol.