Lots of landscaping plants are edible, like the Prickly Pear Nopal cactus, found in the southwest and Mediterranean climates. The whole plant is edible, but the fruits are especially delectable. Prickly Pear or Nopal cactus is great for diabetes, lowering cholesterol, insulin and blood sugar, digestive issues, its high in fiber, polysaccharides, its even used for cancer and HIV. An awesome plant. Learn more about edible plants at http://www.edibleplantguide.com
Edible Landscaping: Prickly pear cactus for breakfast
Prickly pear cacti have several variations and while the growth on them is still red you can eat them and benefit from the high level of antioxidants they contain.
Prickly Pear Cactus is high in antioxidants
http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-880-PRICKLY%20PEAR%20CACTUS.aspx?activeIngredientId=880&activeIngredientName=PRICKLY%20PEAR%20CACTUS
Prickly pear cactus is used for type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, obesity, alcohol hangover, colitis, diarrhea, and benign prostatic hypertrophy, BPH. It is also used to fight viral infections.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/expert-answers/prickly-pear-cactus/faq-20057771
Prickly pear cactus, also called nopal, is promoted for treating diabetes, high cholesterol, obesity and hangovers. It is also touted for its antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties.
“These little red striped things”, growing on the cacti ears, “are sweet and delicious”.
http://sfp.ucdavis.edu/pubs/brochures/Pricklypear/
Everyone, however, can appreciate the prickly pear’s large but delicate and colorful blooms and the sweet, succulent fruit.
Over a period of several weeks in late spring and early summer, each pad produces several three-to-four-inch wide flowers that bloom in an array of colors, depending on the variety, from subtle to brilliant tones of yellows and oranges, pinks and reds. When the blooms fade, the edible fruits form.
http://okeechobee.ifas.ufl.edu/News%20columns/Prickley.Pear.htm
http://www.plants.usda.gov/java/nameSearch
http://herbs.ygoy.com/medicinal-value-of-cactus/
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25 Comments
Yum to that!! 💖💕
I've had them. They are good. Great in smoothies,too.
wow dope! do more vids like these hehe thx
Yes, they are good, but I take off the skin. With a knife I cut off the ends. Then I make a vertical cut through the skin only. I push on the cut with my pointer fingers, and the pear comes out easily.
Prickly pears are so good! Those prickles are horrible though wow HAHAHHA
They are delicious. But wear gloves!
Markus I know our Elders in the Caribbean eat this stuff, & I use to hear them talk about it as a child, but paid no attention. Our Elders really knew what was good to nourish & heal the body. TY for the reminder!!!
Today I went nettle foraging. Nearby were some generous blackberry plants. They aren't ready, most of them are red and there are only a few blacks, but I managed to pick a cup. When people drive by I pretend I'm doing nothing special there… Don't want them to notice the fruits. Mine! All mine.
I will be heading down the road to pick a few today. I would love to try it
I approve, prickly pears taste really good. This fruit can be found on the markets in France, they come from hotter climates like Northern Africa. I'm going to purchase some of those. They even have a funny name, they are commonly called "Figs of Barbarity" (figue de barbarie in French) certainly because their outer part is stinging 😉
Yeah, I just Luurve those prickly pear fruits. I really envy you! 🙂 They don't grow like that here in the UK 🙂
Amigo,first you have to eat inside not ouside like banana amigo
Do most people eat the seeds inside?
Cara is such a beautiful soul! so genuine .
yea edible.. also yucca flowers.. we can actually buy nopales in the stores here in denver ..
It takes skill to remove the prickles without getting prickled! so i just buy the ones pre skinned at the market.
Those are actually really really small. Here in the southern italy they grow pretty much everywhere and they look double the size. absolutely delicious! 😊
I had no idea you could eat that stuff. thought they just turned into flowers or something.
I add mine to my daily smoothies along with fresh wild aloe Vera. All thanks to Markus💖
i LOVE plants! plants are SO amazing in so many ways…
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Hi and great video. If anyone is interested i sell the seeds on eBay, My link is below
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Nice video. Just to let you know i sell the seeds and the complete cactus on ebay. If you are interested follow the link below
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I like the prickly pear juice!
Yes, they are truly delicious! But scraping off all these needles – that's the challenge… the very prickly one…
They’re all over Oklahoma just ready to eat! I love it when they’re so full of pretty red fruits. Thank you for turning me onto these wonderful healthy tasty jewels. Mmmmm!🌵🌺