nopalea การใช้
- Examples include horses in certain tropical nations who have sprained tendons or ligaments are treated with rachette ( Nopalea cochenillifera ), castor bean leaves ( " Ricinus communis " ), aloes ( " Aloe vera " ) or leaves of wonder of the world ( " Kalanchoe pinnata " ).
- "O . ficus-indica " ( as well as other species in " Opuntia " and " Nopalea " ) is cultivated in nopalries to serve as a host plant for cochineal insects, which produce desirable red and purple dyes, a practice dating to the pre-Columbian era.