Description

Introduction of Prickly Pear Extract

Cactus extract powder (especially extract from Opuntia dillenii or Opuntia ficus indica) is a light yellow to brownish yellow fine powder extracted from the entire cactus plant (including stem, fruit, and root).It is mainly composed of polysaccharides, flavonoids (such as quercetin-3-glucoside), triterpenoid saponins, and propanoid acid. It has various biological activities.People can widely use it in health products, functional foods, and skincare products.

The core benefits of this extract include:

Regulation of blood sugar: Flavonoids can improve the glucose metabolism of patients with type II diabetes.Meanwhile it can reduce the fluctuation of postprandial blood sugar.
Assisted weight loss: Propanedioic acid can inhibit fat synthesis, while triterpenoid saponins can regulate lipase activity and promote fat breakdown.
Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory: Rich in polysaccharides and beetroot red pigment. It can clear free radicals, inhibit the NF – κ B pathway, and alleviate inflammatory reactions.
Promoting wound healing: Opuntia dillenii mucopolysaccharides can stimulate fibroblast proliferation. It can accelerate collagen deposition, and shorten wound healing time by about 30%.
Antibacterial preservation: It has inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, etc., with a minimum inhibitory concentration of 0.025g/mL. It can be used for food preservation.

Core active ingredients:

Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is a metal enzyme widely present in animals, plants. Microorganisms SOD as an effective scavenger of free radicals in the body, can dynamically balance the formation and elimination of free radicals. Thereby resisting the toxic effects of O2- . According to research conducted by the Department of Biological Sciences and Technology at Tsinghua University and the Joint Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization Research at Hong Kong Baptist Universit. The SOD activity in cactus palm is equivalent to that in bovine hemoglobin.

The content of SOD in cactus extract is more than twice that in bovine hemoglobin and more than seven times that in milk. It has significant anti-aging and immune enhancing effects . Given that cactus is rich in SOD, this study aims to explore the extraction method of SOD in cactus and preliminarily explore its activity determination. It provides a basis for the development of new resources of superoxide dismutase.