Keyword

nopal

Description: Nopal is the edible pad of the prickly pear cactus, Opuntia ficus-indica, used as food and studied in nutrition and agriculture.

Primary topic: Botanical Research and Applications (23%)

Wikidata ID: wiki/Q3367716

OpenAlex ID: keywords/nopal

Systematic Review of Herbs and Dietary Supplements for Glycemic Control in Diabetes

2003 · Gloria Y. Yeh, David M. Eisenberg, et al. · Diabetes Care · 861

Review of natural products with hepatoprotective effects

2014 · Eduardo Madrigal-Santillán · World Journal of Gastroenterology · 388

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Risks and benefits of commonly used herbal medicines in Mexico

2007 · Lourdes Rodriguez-Fragoso, Jorge Reyes-Esparza, et al. · Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology · 203

Natural Products Used for Diabetes

2002 · Karen Shapiro, William C. Gong · Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association (1996) · 195

Proximate composition, phenolic acids, and flavonoids characterization of commercial and wild nopal (Opuntia spp.)

2010 · Teresita Guevara-Figueroa, Hugo Jiménez-Islas, et al. · Journal of Food Composition and Analysis · 174

A membrane-based process for the clarification and the concentration of the cactus pear juice

2006 · A. Cassano, C. Conidi, et al. · Journal of Food Engineering · 157

Adverse interactions between herbal and dietary substances and prescription medications: a clinical survey.

2007 · Thomas M Bush, Keith S Rayburn, et al. · PubMed · 147

On the gelling behaviour of ‘nopal’ (Opuntia ficus indica) low methoxyl pectin

2007 · Adriana Cárdenas, Francisco M. Goycoolea, et al. · Carbohydrate Polymers · 146

Development and Characterization of Edible Films Based on Mucilage of Opuntia ficus‐indica (L.)

2010 · Miguel Espino‐Díaz, J. De Jesús Ornelas‐Paz, et al. · Journal of Food Science · 142

A Dietary Pattern Including Nopal, Chia Seed, Soy Protein, and Oat Reduces Serum Triglycerides and Glucose Intolerance in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome

2011 · Martha Guevara-Cruz, Armando R. Tovar, et al. · Journal of Nutrition · 132

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The Effect of Nopal (Opuntia Ficus Indica) on Postprandial Blood Glucose, Incretins, and Antioxidant Activity in Mexican Patients with Type 2 Diabetes after Consumption of Two Different Composition Breakfasts

2014 · Patricia López-Romero, Edgar Pichardo-Ontiveros, et al. · Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 125

Hypoglycemic Effect of Opuntia streptacantha Lemaire in NIDDM

1988 · Alberto C Frati-Munari, Blanca E Gordillo, et al. · Diabetes Care · 113

Physicochemical Characterization of Nopal Pads (Opuntia ficus indica) and Dry Vacuum Nopal Powders as a Function of the Maturation

2007 · M. E. Rodríguez-Garcia, C. de Lira, et al. · Plant Foods for Human Nutrition · 106

Nopal (Opuntia ficus indica) protects from metabolic endotoxemia by modifying gut microbiota in obese rats fed high fat/sucrose diet

2017 · Mónica Sánchez-Tapia, Miriam Aguilar-López, et al. · Scientific Reports · 96

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Formulation and Characterization of Edible Films Based on Organic Mucilage from Mexican Opuntia ficus-indica

2019 · Dulce C. González Sandoval, Brenda Luna Sosa, et al. · Coatings · 95

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Biological Complementary Therapies: A Focus on Botanical Products in Diabetes

2001 · Laura Shane-McWhorter · Diabetes Spectrum · 95

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Life cycle assessment of biogas production through anaerobic co-digestion of nopal cladodes and dairy cow manure

2017 · Félix Rafael Ramírez-Arpide, Göksel N. Demirer, et al. · Journal of Cleaner Production · 92

Polysaccharides from prickly pear peel and nopals of Opuntia ficus‐indica: extraction, characterization and polyelectrolyte behaviour

2001 · Hatem Majdoub, Sadok Roudesli, et al. · Polymer International · 88

Experimental binding of lead to a low cost on biosorbent: Nopal (Opuntia streptacantha)

2007 · Patricia Miretzky, Carolina Muñoz, et al. · Bioresource Technology · 79

Opuntia ficus indica (Nopal) Attenuates Hepatic Steatosis and Oxidative Stress in Obese Zucker (fa/fa) Rats3

2012 · Sofía Morán-Ramos, Azalia Avila-Nava, et al. · Journal of Nutrition · 75

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Ethnic differences in complementary and alternative medicine use among patients with diabetes

2010 · Leonel Villa-Caballero, Candis M. Morello, et al. · Complementary Therapies in Medicine · 72

Study of Nutritional Composition of Nopal (Opuntia ficus indica cv. Redonda) at Different Maturity Stages

2010 · M.I. Hernández-Urbiola, M. Contreras-Padilla, et al. · The Open Nutrition Journal · 71

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Extract of cactus (Opuntia ficus indica) cladodes scavenges reactive oxygen species in vitro and enhances plasma antioxidant capacity in humans

2014 · Azalia Avila-Nava, Mariel Calderón-Oliver, et al. · Journal of Functional Foods · 70

Functional and Hypoglycemic Properties of Nopal Cladodes (O. ficus-indica) at Different Maturity Stages Using in Vitro and in Vivo Tests

2013 · María A. Nuñez-López, Octavio Paredes-López, et al. · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry · 69

Prickly Pear Cacti Pests and Their Control in Mexico

2001 · Mohammad H. Badii, Adriana E. Flores · Florida Entomologist · 69

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