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From:	Jonas (68.106.43.244)
Subject:	Re: D. Graham Prickly pears in great amounts?
Date:	August 9, 2012 at 6:04 pm PST

In Reply to: D. Graham Prickly pears in great amounts? posted by Pablo on August 9, 2012 at 3:04 pm:

"contains allontoin which results in the same adverse effects as the alkaloid of comfrey. A cathartic, its purgative properties are due to three pentosides (barbaloin, iso-barbaloin, and beta-barbaloin) and to a resin. The resin is aloetin"
2.7 http://www.rawfoodexplained.com/there-are-no-cures/herbal-cures.html

this is on Aloe another cactus

I am interested in this too because i eat allot of prickly pear and have not had any reactions.

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