What exactly are the uses of cactus? This article takes you through the details

Many people think the role of cactus is only as an ornamental potted plant or garden plant. In fact, the role of cactus is not only ornamental. Below, let us look together at exactly what the uses of cactus are.

What exactly are the uses of cactus

Uses of cactus

Medicinal method for cactus: use the whole plant as medicine. It can be collected in all four seasons. Use fresh or slice and dry in the sun.

Treating frostbite

Take cactus, remove the spines and mash into a paste, apply to the affected area, bandage with gauze, and remove the dressing after 5 days. First- and second-degree frostbite can heal with one application; for third-degree frostbite (not applicable if already ulcerated), apply the medicine for 3 days, then change the dressing once, and it can also heal in 1 week.

Treating early-stage acute mastitis and mumps

Take 2 pieces of cactus, remove the spines and mash, add 50 milliliters of 95% alcohol and mix evenly, apply externally to the local area, 2 times per day. More than 100 cases were treated and all healed. Or mash the cactus, extract the juice, add an appropriate amount of flour, mix and apply to the affected area; the effect in treating mastitis is also good.

Treating stomach and duodenal ulcers

Experiments prove that cactus has the effect of stopping bleeding and protecting the wound surface, so it is suitable for people with bleeding from ulcer disease. Usage: remove the spines from fresh cactus, wash clean, slice and dry in the sun, then grind into powder. 1 gram each time, taken orally 2 times per day. For patients with low gastric acid, add 1 to 2 liang of chicken gizzard lining powder to each jin of cactus powder; for those with relatively high gastric acid, add another 2 to 3 liang of cuttlefish bone powder, mix well. The dosage and administration are the same as above, with 21 days as one course of treatment. In clinical observation of 8 cases, after taking the medicine, symptoms such as upper abdominal pain, acid regurgitation, and black stool all disappeared or improved; in 7 cases re-examined by barium meal, changes such as niche sign, poor filling of the duodenal bulb and deformity also mostly disappeared.

Treating tinea capitis in children

For local external application of medicine, cactus paste is the first choice. At the same time, take medicine internally to clear heat and remove toxins.

Sores, carbuncles, swellings and toxins, scald and burn injuries, snake bites, etc.

Usually the fresh product is mashed and applied externally. Dosage and usage: fresh product 50 to 100 g, decoct in water and take orally, or soak in wine, or take the dried product ground into powder. For external use, mash and apply, or grind into powder, mix and apply to the affected area.

Cactus for treating a huge perianal abscess

Decoct Qingchang Yin and take it orally. Remove the spines and skin from the cactus stem, mash into a paste, put it into a bag sewn from sterile gauze, sew the bag opening with thread, press flat to half a finger thick, apply to the affected area, and replace with fresh medicine when it dries.

Treating heart and stomach qi pain, throat pain, and breast pain

For the former, combine with vinegar-processed Corydalis yanhusuo, Aucklandia lappa, white peony, etc.; for swollen and painful throat, combine with Scrophularia ningpoensis, Rehmannia glutinosa, Isatis indigotica, etc.; mash the fresh product and apply externally

The role of cactus

Cactus: promotes qi and activates blood, clears heat and removes toxins, relaxes tendons and activates collaterals, disperses blood stasis and reduces swelling. Treats heart and stomach qi pain, abdominal masses, dysentery, bleeding hemorrhoids, cough, throat pain, lung abscess, breast abscess, boils, scald and burn injuries, and snake bites.

Modern research believes that certain organic acids contained in cactus have a certain antibacterial effect, and that many sugar substances it contains have the effect of enhancing the body's immunity; in addition, it has a protective effect on the wound surface of gastric ulcers. In addition, besides being used for dysentery, asthma, stomach pain, and intestinal hemorrhoid bleeding, cactus also has an auxiliary role in treating nephritis, diabetes, palpitations and insomnia, arteriosclerosis, hypertension, obesity, etc., and in the treatment of low back pain caused by kidney disease.

Antioxidant

Cactus has a good antioxidant effect, eliminating free radicals and delaying aging.

Preventing and alleviating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases

Cactus has the effects of lowering blood sugar, lowering blood lipids, and lowering blood pressure. Eating one piece of vegetable cactus every day can eliminate excess cholesterol, fat and sugar in the body, thereby inhibiting arteriosclerosis and obesity, and playing a role in promoting qi and activating blood, clearing heat and removing toxins, and promoting metabolism. Regularly eating cactus can avoid the accumulation of too much glucose in the human body and has a certain blood sugar-lowering effect.

Improving the body's effectiveness in using insulin

Especially for patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes, after fasting for several hours, eating roasted cactus stem can effectively lower blood sugar, improve the body's effectiveness in using insulin, prompt glucose to enter human cells from the blood, and convert it into fat-type energy.

The cactus ball known as a nighttime "oxygen bar"

The cactus ball mostly breathes at night when it is relatively cool and humid. When breathing, it inhales carbon dioxide and releases oxygen. Therefore, placing such a huge thing as a golden barrel cactus indoors is no different from adding an air freshener, and it can purify indoor air. Thus it is also an ideal flower for indoor display at night.

A master at absorbing dust

Do not underestimate the cactus ball; it is also a master at absorbing dust! Placing a cactus ball indoors, especially a hydroponic cactus ball (because hydroponic cactus balls are cleaner and more environmentally friendly), can play a role in purifying the environment. In addition, placing a pot on the windowsill can not only purify the air, but also guard against thieves. Two benefits in one move.

It can play a role in purifying the environment. In addition, placing a pot on the windowsill can not only purify the air, but also guard against thieves. Two benefits in one move.