{"id":1684,"date":"2022-05-07T14:24:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T12:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ficomore.com\/farmaceutica\/"},"modified":"2022-06-16T13:28:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T11:28:38","slug":"pharmaceutical-industry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ficomore.com\/en\/how-it-can-be-used\/pharmaceutical-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharmaceutical industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Opuntia ficus indica<\/em> cladodes also contain biophenols<\/strong>, antioxidant substances widely used by the pharmaceutical industry. The biophenols piscidic acid, in fact, is a molecule with strong healing properties. Studies confirm that the healing qualities operated by these types of substances is of higher quality compared to usual healers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Scientific studies* demonstrate that the flavonoids<\/strong> contained in cladodes possess remarkable antioxidant, restorative and protective properties for the liver. Mucilage, on the other hand, has been shown to be effective in anti-gastritis and anti-ulcer<\/strong> activity, controlling cholesterol<\/strong> and blood glucose<\/strong>, reducing the effects of alcohol, and protecting against nickel<\/strong> toxicity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The powdered presentation, the delicate fragrance (slightly close to tea) and neutral color make it easy to use in any cosmetic-type preparation and make it an ideal base for many pharmaceutical product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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* Azucena Nazareno M, 2017. Nutritional properties and medicinal derivatives of fruits and cladodes. In: Crop Ecology Cultivation and uses of cactus pea.. FAO, ICARDA.<\/em><\/p>

* Propriet\u00e0 nutrizionali e medicinali dei frutti e dei cladodi di Opuntia ficus -indica (L.) Mill. M\u00f3nica Azucena Nazareno Centro de Investigaci\u00f3n y Transferencia de Santiago del Estero CONICET – Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero, Argentina<\/em><\/p>

* Mucilage powder from cactus pears as functional ingredient: influence of cultivar and harvest month on the physicochemical and technological properties<\/em><\/p>

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