La tuna Spain same family of cactus, of multiple ascending branches. It can reach a size between 3 and 4 meters high. Its branches are fleshy and oval-shaped flat.
The branches are responsible for photosynthesis, since the leaves are transmuted into thorns that in this species are small and rare, and even non-existent. Flowering occurs throughout the year, preferably the period from September to March. Its flowers are reddish, with long stamens and rose. It can be reproduced by cuttings or seeds.
Here in Venezuela they use this plant to cure spurs on the feet, take the silhouette of the foot on a sheet and use them as templates inside the shoes ## The spuelon: Bone growth that develops around the heel bone, often caused by shoes that do not fit well and that sometimes cause pain.
