AI6YR BenI have almost infinite nopal (prickly pear cactus pads) in my garden....which I have been eating nearly every day... curious what's the nutrition content of them. 🤔
(answer, per Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia
Next time I slice myself open on something in the garden, will try this... (probably will be tomorrow, lol, or later today)
Per reference on Wikipedia:
"Prior to modern medicine, Native Americans and Mexicans primarily used Opuntia as a coagulant for open wounds, using the pulp of the stem either by splitting the stem or scraping out the pulp"
Muro deGrizecoNot me, but a family member...
Scrape on the calf from a splintery old raised bed in the garden. It was either that or a bug bite while gardening, that led to infection and then sepsis, requiring a stay in the hospital and IV antibiotics.
Not all immune system challenges work out well.
Lenora@murodegrizeco @ai6yr that's why I take a tetanus shot every 10 years
Embarrassing, but one time I was working in the garden with a pitch fork, and when I was done, I unthinkingly stuck it tines down in the soil by my feet...but I missed the soil.
A friend came over about then, and I said,
"Hey, I know we were going to go out to lunch, but instead could you take me to a medical clinic first?"
Antibiotic and a tetanus shot.
@murodegrizeco Ah yes, for sure.