Abstract
Background: Prickly pear "Opuntia ficus indica (L.) Mill. "otherwise known as the Indian fig tree, belongs to the family Cactaceae, and was known as a medicinal plant for its rich source of bioactive substances. Objective: The present work aims to promote prickly pear seeds for traditional therapy by phenolic profiling and pharmacological tests of aqueous extract. Method: An analytical quantification was performed by UV-Visible, and the identification of different bioactive compounds was done by HPLC-DAD. For pharmacological screening, an in vivo evaluation of the various tests, neuroleptic activity which consists of testing the recovery reflex; catatonic activity which is a test to detect catalepsy that can be characterized in animals by the administration of neuroleptic drugs; and for hypoglycemic activity a test was performed to assess glucose tolerance. Results: The administration of aqueous extract of the prickly pear seeds at a dose (400 mg/kg) allows a reduction in blood sugar with a maximum decrease of one and a half hours compared to the control group. Conclusion: This work makes it possible to postulate that the extract of prickly pear seeds is associated with a very interesting antihyperglycemic activity given its high content of phenolic compounds.
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