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KMID : 1200820040040040219
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Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine
2004 Volume.4 No. 4 p.219 ~ p.226
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Functional bioactivity of Opuntia species
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Shin Tae-Kyun
Wie Myung-Bok
Lee Nam-Ho
Lee Du-Sik
Son Won-Geun
Park Dal-Soo
Ahn Mee-Jung
Go Gyung-Min
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Abstract
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Cacti of the genus Opuntia, which are widely distributed throughout Latin America, South Africa, the Mediterranean, and Korea, have been used not only as ornamental plants but also for their medicinal value. For example, Opuntia spp. have traditionally been used as hypoglycemic plants for treating diabetes mellitus. In this article, we review published papers dealing with the biological and medicinal properties of Opuntia spp.
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KEYWORD
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Cactus, Opuntia spp. Hypoglycemia, Anti-inflammation, Flavonoids
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