Prickly Pear

Genus:Opuntia
 

Species: Compressa

In season: June to July

 

Habitat: Tall Grass Prairie

 

Uses: Applied to Wounds and Sores

 

Preparations: A poultice of the peeled pads are used on wounds to stop bleeding

 

Active chemical: 24–methylcyclohexanol

 

 

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 Medicinal herbsEastern Prickly PearOpuntia compressa. (n.d.). Retrieved September 7, 2015, from http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/o/opuntia-compressa=eastern-prickly-pear.php