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Wednesday 30 October
07:00‐19:00 Technical Excursion Day At San Cono & Biancavilla. Lunch Offered By Euroagrumi
Thursday 31 October
SESSION 6: Pharmaceutical uses and Cochineal
Chair: M. A. Livrea
09:00‐09:30 Invited speaker
M. A. Nazareno –Universidad de Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Medicinal Properties, Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Uses of Cactus Products
09:30‐09:50 M. de Wit, N. Shongwe, A. Hugo
Quality assessment of oils from selected cultivars of cactus pear (O. ficus‐indica and O. robusta) seeds
09:50‐10:10 A. du Toit, M. de Wit, G.t Osthoff, A. Hugo
Antioxidant content and potential of fresh cladodes and fruit from different fruit– coloured cactus pear
(Opuntia ficus‐indica and Opuntia robusta) cultivars
10:10‐10:30 Y. Coria Cayupán, M. A. Nazareno
Betalain profile and antioxidant phytochemicals of Opuntia fruits from Santiago del Estero, Argentina
10:30‐10:50 L. Rizza, A. Bonina, V. Cardile, G. Frasca, C. Puglia
Evaluation of the skin and mucosal protective effects of Opuntia ficus‐indica (L.) cladodes extract
10:50‐11:10 M. Allegra, A. Ianaro, C. Gentile, L. Tesoriere, M. A. Livrea.
Anti‐Inflammatory effects of a Cactus Pear Fruit extract in carrageenin‐induced acute inflammation in rats
11:10‐11:30 Zourgui Lazhar
New evaluation of biological activities of Opuntia Cladodes
11:30‐ 11:50 COFFEE BREAK
12:00 Departure to Roccapalumba
13:30‐14:30 LUNCH offered by the Municipality of Roccapalumba
15:30‐17:30 General Meeting of FAO‐ICARDA International Cooperation Network on Cactus Pear and Cochineal
(CACTUSNET)
