📍Prickly pear is a thorny cactus plant with red fruit that tastes pleasant, sweet and refreshing. This wild plant grows widely in Bình Thuận province in Vietnam and is little used locally, but it is very popular in Mexico, China and countries across the Americas. It is used directly in everyday dishes, cocktails, fruit juices, jams, etc….
📍Prickly pear is used not only in foreign cuisine but also for medicinal purposes because it is said to have many remarkable benefits that are little known among Vietnamese people.
✅𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲
Prickly pear contains many fatty acids, omega 3-6-9, natural antioxidant vitamin E and is rich in amino acids that help 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, helping create 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙢, 𝙜𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙢𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙣. Essential fatty acids and protein help restore shine and 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝.
✅𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡
The high potassium content in prickly pear helps 𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 by relaxing blood vessels and reducing strain on the cardiovascular system. Betalain compounds help strengthen the endothelial walls of blood vessels and reduce the risk of circulatory-system weakness. For this reason, prickly pear is said to help 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙨, 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚.
✅𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦
Vitamin C in prickly pear helps increase the production of white blood cells and antibodies that 𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖. In addition, vitamin C also acts as an antioxidant that helps reduce damage caused by free radicals and strengthen the body’s immune system.
✅𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫
Prickly pear contains various antioxidants such as flavonoids, quercetins, gallic acid, phenolic compounds, betacyanins, etc… These antioxidant compounds are said to act against colon-cancer cells. In particular, 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣 plays an important role in disrupting communication between cancer cells and 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨.
✅𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥
The soluble pectin fiber in prickly pear helps 𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙜𝙖𝙧. A single dose of prickly pear may reduce blood sugar by 17% to 48% in some people. In addition, fiber helps 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙛𝙖𝙩 levels and 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨.