Re: Opuntia ficus indica research
rivenrck@best1.net
Sun, 21 Dec 1997 13:56:30 -0600
The health effects of Opuntia have been part of the Native and Hispanic lore for centuries. It has juices that are reputed to be effective treatments for gastro-intestinal ailments. Much of this has not been documented, and there is a dearth of research on this matter.
There are however many web sites that purport to offer substantiated research on the heatlth effects. They can be accessed my surfing the net using the keywords "opuntia: nopales: cactus: prickly pear:" Check out the plethora of web pages on cactus. Be sure to look at ours, <www.rivenrock.com>, John Dicus