This blog is dedicated to herbs from all over the globe that are still unknown in many countries though can be easily grown and used. In case of medicinal use, always consult it with your doctor .
PLANT PROFILE
Opuntia is a genus of cactuses native to dry parts of North and South America, especially abundant in Mexico, but now widespread all around the world in home or garden cultivation. The later often caused the plants naturalization and in some regions it become an invasive weed (Australia, South Africa, Ethiopia, Sri Lanka, Hawaii). It is very characteristic for its evergreen flattened stems segments called cladodes, clads or pads (also often incorrectly called as leaves), covered with long, short or tiny s