1 The latter differs in that it may cause you to feel pain or discomfort in the area where it is lodged. 2  White debris. 3  Some tonsil stones are visible in the back of the throat as a lump of solid white material. 4  This is not always the case. 5  Often they are hidden in the folds of the tonsils.
Moreover, the fruit of the Nopal cactus (Prickly Pear) is eaten for arteriosclerosis, diarrhea and a sore throat. (3*) The Nopal cactus (Prickly Pear) pads are also utilized as heating pads to reduce swelling, muscle pains, muscle aches and are also utilized for dressing wounds or cuts.
Cactus Pads-also called: Nopalitos and Cactus Leaves. All opuntia species are edible (non-toxic) but some species are easier to use than others. Two parts of the plant are edible, the pads (nopalitos) and the pear (tuna).The pads are vegetable and the pear is fruit. The State of Texas named the prickly pear cactus as the state fruit/vegetable in 1995. Prickly pears are fruit from the prickly pear cactus (Opuntia sp.) and may range in color from yellow-green to deep purple-red and in colour in size from that of an apricot to 6-inches long. For this reason, there is no accurate way of judging how many pears it may take to obtain a given amount.