THE tuna plant may not be as popular in herbal medicine as its cousin the aloe vera, but that doesn’t mean that Jamaicans haven’t been using opuntia ficus indica (prickly pear plant, India fig opuntia ...

Cactus fruit may look intimidating, but once you get past its spiny outsides, it yields a mild and nutrient-rich flesh. This fruit is delicious eaten raw, added to recipes, or turned into a refreshing ...

Opuntia, the prickly pear cactus, originated in South America, moved into the valleys of the Andes and then north into Mexico and North America. In Southern California, opuntia grows in the coastal ...