Aragona M, Lauriano E R, Pergolizzi S, Faggio C
a Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences , University of Messina , Messina , Italy.
Nat Prod Res. 2018 Sep;32(17):2037-2049. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2017.1365073. Epub 2017 Aug 14.
Plants with beneficial properties are known in traditional medicine. Nowadays, in spite of widespread availability of synthetic compounds, the search goes towards natural compounds to lower cost and few side effects. The increasing interest in preventive medicine encourages use of nutraceuticals, bioactive compounds of vegetable origin with important nutritional values. Among the medicinal plants, Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller (Family Cactaceae, subfamily Opuntiodeae, Genus Opuntia, subgenus Platyopuntia, species Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller) is widely known for its beneficial properties. The aim of the present review is to stress the major classes of Opuntia components and their medical interest through emphasis on some of their biological effects, particularly those having the most promising expected health benefits and therapeutic impacts on fish and mammals.
具有有益特性的植物在传统医学中为人所知。如今，尽管合成化合物广泛可得，但人们仍在寻找天然化合物以降低成本并减少副作用。对预防医学的兴趣日益浓厚，这促使人们使用营养保健品，即具有重要营养价值的植物源生物活性化合物。在药用植物中，仙人掌（仙人掌科，仙人掌亚科，仙人掌属，扁仙人掌亚属，仙人掌种）因其有益特性而广为人知。本综述的目的是通过强调其一些生物学效应，特别是那些对鱼类和哺乳动物具有最有前景的预期健康益处和治疗影响的效应，来突出仙人掌的主要成分类别及其医学价值。
