Cactus Extract/Opuntia dillenii Haw/Opuntia ficus-indica

Model No.: CTS

Product Name: Cactus P.E.

Plant Origin: Opuntia dillenii Haw/Opuntia ficus-indica

Specification:

Extract Ratio: 50:1

 

The native South Africans consume it fresh, by cutting a small piece of the stem and removing the thorns. Currently, extracts, teas, powders and capsules are commercially available. Some of the products sold may contain only Hoodia or combinations of this plant with other herbs or minerals, such as green tea and chromium picolinate.

 

Action:

1) An inflammation-fighting plant extract, taken hours before consuming alcohol, appears to suppress some of the symptoms brought on by a bout of heavy drinking.

2) Cactus also contains saponins.This compound acts on the central nervous system (CNS), but may also be active peripherally on appetite regulation, via the vagal afferent nerves, as well as on potentially anorectic peripheral hormones such as cholecystokynin.