“NOPAL” на українській мові

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мексиканський кактус

nopal

Cochineal - a red dye made from insects harvested from the nopal cactus - was the most lucrative export item after silver that Spain extracted from Mexico during the colonial period.

The Aztecs cultivated cochineal, a tiny insect that lived on the native nopal cactus and produced a red dye that was the brightest and strongest color Europe had ever seen.

Research in animals shows it can be effective, but a human study had to use high doses of nopal capsules to produce results.

There are stacks of mangoes and piles of nopales , baskets of dried chiles and vats of mole paste.

The plant produces flat, round pads (sometimes called nopales or nopalitos), which in some locales are sold in grocery stores for consumption.