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Non-scientific name:

prickly pear

3 Accepted name(s) for "prickly pear":

9 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Drug form: Plant parts:
WHODrug Herbal Substances 2024 (WHO-UMC, 2024) Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. leaf, stem, flower
Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) Opuntia ficus-indica Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.
WHODrug Herbal Substances 2019 (WHO-UMC, 2019) Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. Leaf, Flower, Stem
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Opuntia ficus-indica Mill. Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. fruit, leaf
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) P. Mill. Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Opuntia ficus-indica Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.
Commonly Traded CITES-Listed Spp. in Primer (AHPA, 2013) Opuntia ficus-indica Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Opuntia vulgaris Mill. Opuntia vulgaris Mill. Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. flower, wood
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) Opuntia elatior Miller Opuntia elatior Mill. Opuntia elatior Mill.
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) Opuntia dillenii Ker Gawl. Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw. Opuntia tuna (L.) Mill.
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Opuntia dillenii (Ker-Gawl.) Haw. Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw. Opuntia tuna (L.) Mill. dried flower, fresh flower leaves, fruit, flower