OK, so I’m not a doctor. And therefore you should not take any medical advice from me.
In fact, I won’t give out any medical advice.
I’m just passing along this list of home remedies. For canker sores. Ouch!
Following home remedies for canker sore are considered useful and are mentioned below…
• Cactus Juice: Juice obtained from cactus helps in reducing canker sore. This juice must be kept in mouth for some 20 seconds. It exerts a drying effect on the ulcers by dehydrating them and shrinking them. Application of cactus juice on canker sores for 2-3 days aids in removing them.
I have not tried this home remedy, and I have no personal knowledge of anyone who has. They don’t tell you what type of cactus, or what type of juice. So in other words, this blog post is a complete waste of our time. damn.
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August 1st, 2010 at 9:24 am
Yeah, I was reading along thinking about the alkaloids present in most cactus and wondering which cactus might… and then you nailed the ending.
I do know that prickly pear cactus pads are edible. The new growth is most tender. But they don’t seem to have this astringency.
So I’m no help either.
Oo. I can add this – some plants that look A LOT like cactus are not cactus, and are in fact deadly toxic. Many of the euphorbias present appearances that echo that of cacti. Don’t ingest any of them. Some of them can kill you before the ambulance arrives.
August 1st, 2010 at 9:25 am
All that said, I’m still really interested in finding out which cactus the individual is using.
August 1st, 2010 at 11:26 am
Some cactus have psychotropic/hallucinogenic qualities (like peyote). Probably not what the doctor ordered either.
August 1st, 2010 at 5:52 pm
Unless it was ordered by Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaWb4ElB_Ko