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The application of Natural Organic Additives in Concrete: Opuntia ficus-indica.

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2018
The use of synthetic additives as setting retarders and plasticisers has over the past years become a standard practice in mortar mixtures, despite their potential adverse environmental effects. Since antiquity, man has used organic additives ranging from plant and animal-derived extracts, to improve the setting properties of mortars.
Aquilina, Anne, Borg, Ruben Paul, Buhagiar, Joseph A.   +2 more
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NOPAL (Opuntia ficus indica L.), DELICIOSO Y MEDICINAL [PDF]

La Calera, 2010
La  planta de nopal tiene su origen en México, pero tiene una distribución muy amplia ya que se encuentra de manera natural en toda América y presente en los demás continentes. Tiene muchos usos, destacando el alimenticio y el medicinal. Su mayor importancia es ser fuente de alimento a bajo costo.
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Extracción de mucílago, evaluación de la actividad antioxidante y el contenido total de fenoles de cuatro variedades de Opuntia ficus-indica

Tecnociencia Chihuahua
Los extractos de plantas son una rica fuente de compuestos naturales con propiedades antioxidantes, con potencial aplicación en la prevención o tratamiento de enfermedades crónico degenerativas de importancia en nuestro país.
Francisco del Anghel Valenzuela Zapata, Luisa Fernanda Treviño Martínez, Rigoberto Eustacio Vázquez Alvarado, David Paniagua Vega, Aurora de Jesús Garza Juárez, Perla Giovanna Silva Flores   +5 more
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Evaluation of the Efficiency of Opuntia ficus-indica Cladode Cuttings for Vegetative Multiplication

Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 2015
In Tunisia, Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill., occupying many hundreds of thousand hectares, constitutes a future plant as a fruit tree, mainly due to its edible fruit and vegetal mass used as food.
Sondes STAMBOULI-ESSASSI, Rania HARRABI, Sadok BOUZID, Fethia HARZALLAH-SKHIRI   +3 more
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Phytochemical profiles, chemical composition, molecular docking, and antibacterial activity of the Opuntia cladode from Al Zawia, Libya

Open Veterinary Journal
Background: Opuntia spp. are prickly pear cactus species that have long been used for medical purposes. Mature cladodes are also used to feed animals during droughts.
Abdalla A. Mohamed, Ines Dhouib, Taher Abdelhameed, Khaled Aburas, Fatim T. Gammoudi, Salah M. Azwai, Ibrahim M. Eldaghayes, Aboubaker M. Garbaj, Lazhar Zourgui, Bassem Khemakhem   +9 more
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A combination of carbonates and Opuntia ficus-indica extract protects esophageal cells against simulated acidic and non-acidic reflux in vitro

Scientific Reports
Buffering of stomach acid by antacids is a well-established symptomatic therapy for heartburn. In addition, preparations from prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) have been shown to reduce tissue damage in experimental gastritis models and to attenuate ...
Martin D. Lehner, Ulrike Scheyhing, Jens Elsässer   +2 more
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Titratable Acids in Opuntia ficus-indica L. [PDF]

Journal of Range Management, 1975
Yochai B. Samish, Sigmund J. Ellern
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Phytochemical profiling and in vitro biological activities of Opuntia ficus-indica oil extracted by different methods. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Thamer FH, Alshargabi A.
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Comparative environmental and economic assessment of greenhouse cucumber and opuntia ficus-indica cultivation in arid regions. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Abyar H, Pakzad-Toochaei S, Einollahipeer F.   +2 more
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The Prickly Solution to Metabolic Syndrome: A Multitarget View on the <i>Opuntia ficus-indica</i> Fruit Phytocomplex. [PDF]

Nutrients
Russo C, Surdo S, Valle MS, Malaguarnera L.   +3 more
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