Amazing Plant
— Rama Thoopal
Ancient Mexicans got clean, drinking water by boiling the nopal cactus (prickly pear cactus), a commonly found edible cactus. The juice of the cactus caused gritty particles in the water to sink to the bottom, leaving the water at the top fairly clean. The process was tedious and produced small amounts of drinking water.
A team of scientists, who were studying the effectiveness of this technique separated the cactus juice into two parts : liquid and gel, and found the gel to be extremely effective. It could not only cleanse the water of dirt in under 5 minutes but also remove harmful chemicals like arsenic. Now they are planning to set up the first cactus cleansing system in a small Mexican town where the cactus grows in abundance.
Last updated on :12/15/2006
User's Comments
sheenam:
Please give me knowledge about mango tree
Amardeep Anana:
I would like to know from where(If possible in Mumbai ;as I live in Mumbai) or elsewhere in India can I get the waste product of jojoba as I need to grind its waste into powder for cheap filler in my product.
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I am interested in cultivating JOJOBA and establishing a medium scale industry to extract oil from JOJOBA seeds.
sonalika jain:
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Rishabh:
Mango tree is a tree which grows in plains with warm climate. It sheds its leaves in winter to protect itself from the cold climate. It gives shade to people like the other trees. We also get juicy ,tasty mango's from it. That's all I know about it, Sheenam.
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my mother is suffering the back bone pain for many years, and she also went for the operation 7 years ago. I don't know cactus juice is good for her health or not? Or even can help to improve her immune system, as she is really weak and easily get flu nowadays?
I heard from my local friends saying that cactus juice is good for our body and health. But i wanna to seek for more information about this.
Hope you can advise me before i get some for my mum.
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Please give medicinal properties of Coleus aromaticus.
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I would like to buy the jojoba plant in large quantity.Which part of India could I try. could you kindly give me references as early as you can.
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Hi, I want to know about medicinal plant in himalaya.
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I want the adress of the place where I can bring that type of cactus as I live in S.A
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I would also like to purchase some sandalwood seeds for planting. I live in the US.
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I need the Coleus aromaticus phytochemistry kindly prove the same
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