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GREEN VALLEY — The acres of prickly pear at Arizona Cactus Ranch produce nectar and fruit spreads that owner Natalie Mc-Gee sells over the Internet and through markets around Arizona.

She transports her prickly pears from her ranch to a warehouse in Tucson, where she makes her signature ‘Hangover Terminator’ product. It is a nectar made of prickly pear juices make at a ...

Prickly pear, a fruit derived from the cactus plant, is gaining popularity in culinary and health circles due to its unique ...

A Saguaro Cactus in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Arizona. JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images This is the cactus we probably most know and love: Opuntia , commonly called the prickly pear cactus.

Prickly pear cactus is a folk remedy for many other conditions, ranging from sunburn to ulcers to preventing mosquito bites. Some people use it on the skin to soothe bug bites.

Thanks to its rich antioxidant and electrolyte profile, prickly pear may reduce inflammation.This is why chugging cactus water post-workout can help regulate the balance of fluids in your body ...

If you relate to this scenario, don't worry. The best of us have had to debate Christmas cactus vs prickly pear when taking a second look at the new houseplant we've just bought, as these two ...

And every day on his walk he’d pass a prickly pear cactus, come rain, come shine, or a lot of shine. On the day I caught up with Attarzadeh, the temperature topped out at 110 degrees.