Cactus in London, take 2
I previously blogged about how you could now find cactus pads in fancy London groceries, but I was wrong. They’re in fancy London-based groceries in Arizona. Who knew. And yet, <a href="https://cactusjungle.com/archives/blog/exit.php?url_id=1693&entry_id=1496" title="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=501177&in_page_id=1774&ito=1490" onmouseover="window.status=’http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=501177&in_page_id=1774&ito=1490′;return true;" onmouseout="window.status=”;return true;">the Daily Mail is telling Londoners</a> that cactus pads can cure hangovers. I don’t know how that will work if you can’t actually get the pads in London. Oh well. It’s a good story.<br /><br /><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Discovery Sliced Cactus, £1.29 per jar<br />
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Waitrose and Morrisons<br />
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How it works: Extracts of prickly pear cactus have been shown by one U.S. study to alleviate the symptoms of hangovers, though it’s not clear why.<br />
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Tester’s verdict: Eimear O’Hagan, 26, from Belfast, says: "Waking with a dry mouth and a sore head, I ate a few pickled cactus slices and went back to sleep.<br />
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"They were OK if you like pickled food, but had no impact on the hangover. I had acid reflux later on." 0/10<br />
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Expert’s verdict: "Extract of cactus is rich in antioxidants that can neutralise damage caused by free radical cells. Better taken before drinking not afterwards, so the body’s defences are primed." 8/10<br />
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Overall rating: 4/10 </span><br /></div><br /><br />
