Opuntia humifusa sensu stricto (Cactaceae): New to Kentucky (U.S.A.) and confirmed in the Unglaciated Appalachian Plateaus

Adanick, Paul; Medley, Max E

doi:10.17348/jbrit.v14.i1.890

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“…OH species are cultivated primarily in Korea; thus, all of these studies were performed only in Korea, covering the period from 2005 to 2020. The OH materials used in these studies were processed from different parts of the OH, including the fruit (n = 6) [3,4,6,9,10,13], stem (n = 9) [5,7,9,11,13,21,22,24,25], and peel (n = 1) [21]. Subsequently, the raw OHs were extracted into a solution using various solvents (including methanol, ethanol, hexane, acetone, ethyl acetate, and water) for in vitro studies on human and animal cell lines.…”

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“…OH, known as Korean Cheonnyuncho, is cultured primarily in Korea, even in cold environments below −20 • C [2,9]. OH is a low prostrate succulent, forming clumps usually only one or two stem segments tall [10]. The green stem segments are fleshy and sparsely covered with barbed bristles.…”

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“…The green stem segments are fleshy and sparsely covered with barbed bristles. The flowers that appear in June are large and yellow and are found along the edges of mature segments [10]. The juicy red or pink fruits measure from 3-5 cm.…”

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“…The juicy red or pink fruits measure from 3-5 cm. At maturity, the fruit color changes from green to red or pink and usually remains on the cactus until the following spring [10]. The rich nutrients in OH (such as betalains, minerals, vitamins, flavonoid compounds, phenolic compounds, and polysaccharides) have been well-documented [11].…”

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Beneficial Effects of Opuntia humifusa (Korean Cheonnyuncho) on Human Health Based on Antioxidant Properties: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Ngoc

Moon²,

Lee³

2023

Antioxidants

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In this study, a systematic review and meta-analysis are conducted to evaluate the medical applications of Opuntia humifusa (OH). A total of 171 articles are peer-reviewed; however, only 15 individual studies were included after the manual screening to eliminate unnecessary studies. A comparative standardized means difference (SMD) between the OH and control groups is used as a parameter to demonstrate the beneficial effects of OH for skin aging, cancer, and diabetes treatments based on its antioxidant activities. The OH treatment exhibits positive results in improving collagen synthesis and demonstrates that it is nontoxic to normal human cells without analytical heterogeneity (SMD = 1.18 [0.11, 2.26] and I2 = 0%). Moreover, the results confirm the effectiveness of OH treatment on downregulatory cancers in terms of decreased cancer cell proliferation and tumor weight and increased numbers of cancer cells in the apoptosis phase (pooled SMD = −1.17 [−1.72, −0.62]). However, this comparison does not yield a statistically significant result (I2 = 69%). Additionally, the OH treatment is found to reduce the symptoms of diabetes in diabetic rats, particularly by lowering glucose and triglyceride levels and increasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. This study suggests that OH extracts are helpful for the prevention of human diseases and might be potential candidates for future medicines.

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