Family Name | Cactaceae |
Scientific name | opuntia subulata f. monstrosity |
Common name | prickly pear |
Growth habit | Perennial herb |
Leaf | Flat or cylindrical |
Flower | Flower color: mainly yellow, red, orange. |
Fruit | Juicy fruit, thorns, edible. |
More to learn | The fruit above thorn Block, and these thorns seat will grow a new one. |
Properties | Cold, bitter, astringent. |
Treats | Detoxify, Sanyu swelling, stomach pain, antitussive. For stomach and duodenal ulcer, acute diarrhea, cough; topical treatment of mumps, mastitis, carbuncle swollen boils poison, snake bites, burns |
Reference | General information Extract Extract Gallery |