Surprisingly, the cactus is now not only found in the deserts of America or the garden and yard. Starting from grocery stores, nutrition stores, specialty boutiques and stores natural stores, cactus become one famous product.
It's just not any cactus, but a type of prickly pear cactus. Cactus picked and harvested since become popular in the world of alternative medicine. In fact, every component of the plant can be used improve the vitality of the body
Prickly pear cactus has flat shape and gilig (round) with two types of spines and they produce flowers and fruit. Mexican society has long been treating minor illnesses and complaints with cactus.
The tribes of India and Mexico have used the cactus as a variety of food, from soups, jams, until cheese. Because the climate claims made food processing fit all needs. Even the cactus often used like aloe vera, healing minor irritations or sores on the skin. Anti-inflammatory effect very quickly cactus against insect bites, itching redness and even allergic reactions.
What makes this nutritious thistles? In one study, a piece of cactus was very rich in flavonoids. Flavonoids are known primarily on the ability of antioxidants, so called "nature's biological response modifiers". No other substance is capable of supporting change the body's reaction to allergens and viruses.
Many reports stated if flavonoids play a major role against carcinogens, and create anti-cancer activity. This substance itself contained a lot of green tea, chocolate, and some fruits.
Every part of the prickly pear cactus can be used, and the large flat, like a plate-sized green oval, has a large-yield nutrition. Minerals such as potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, found in many parts of it, plus beta-carotene (an early form of Vitamin A) and a source of Vitamin C. All substances were also found in spinach - vegetables are often used for a healthy diet.
Research also indicates if the cactus help heal the body from within. By protecting the immune system, and get rid of free radicals in the body, the prickly pear is potentially slow down aging, and constantly help fungis organs to work optimally.
In addition, the cactus fruit was proven to effectively lower blood pressure and maintain levels of LDL, aka bad cholesterol levels low and minimizing threats overworked heart.
Since the prickly pear cactus attract attention, the athletes began to consume to gain more energy. When normal practice, practice after injury and illness, being helped by faster healing by cactus extract. In addition to low-fat, high-fiber, high-nutrition, kaktu prickly pear, the highest in the list of herbs with a low sugar content.
In this, his last publication in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology and Diabetes Care, the flat cactus contribute to the effective treatment of Type II diabetes. Other research from the University of Arizona examined cactus pectin content - found in the fruit - was effective in reducing levels of LDL cholesterol and is also found if the pectin helps the body stabilize blood glucose levels, in other words to prevent or minimize the risk of diabetes. You have a type of cactus Mexico desert in the garden? Try cutting bit to prove the usefulness
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