What are the specific ones? Let's take a look at the role of cactus!
Cactus is covered with thorns all over the body, and we don't know much about the usage of cactus. Here's a detailed introduction for everyone.
Medicinal value of cactus
Medicinal method of cactus: the whole plant is used as medicine. It can be harvested in all seasons. Fresh or sliced and dried.
Treat frostbite
Take cactus and pound it into paste, apply it to the affected area, wrap it with gauze, and remove the dressing after 5 days. The first and second degree frostbite can be cured once, and the third degree frostbite (not applicable to those who have ulcerated) can also be cured by dressing change 1 time/week after 3 days. Frostbite is very painful, you can try it.
Treat early acute mastitis and parotitis.
Take 2 pieces of cactus, remove the thorns and mash them, add 50 ml of 95% alcohol, mix them evenly, and apply them topically twice a day. After treatment, 100 cases are cured. Or mash cactus to get juice, add flour and apply it to the affected area, and the effect of treating mastitis is also good
Treat gastric and duodenal ulcer
Experiments show that cactus can stop bleeding and protect the wound surface, so it is suitable for patients with ulcer bleeding. Usage: clean fresh cactus, slice, dry and grind into powder. Each time 1 g, taken twice a day. For patients with low gastric acid, chicken's gizzard-membrane powder1~ 2 can be added to each catty of cactus powder; If the stomach acid is high, add 2 ~ 3 taels of squid bone powder, and mix? . The dosage is the same as above, and 2 1 day is a course of treatment.
Clinical observation of 8 cases showed that symptoms such as epigastric pain, acid regurgitation and melena disappeared or improved after taking the medicine. 7 cases of barium meal reexamination, niche shadow, poor filling and deformation of the ball, etc., also mostly disappeared.
Treating alopecia in children
For topical application, cactus paste is the first choice. At the same time, oral administration of antipyretic and detoxifying drugs.
Sore, carbuncle, toxic swelling, scalding fire injury, snake injury, etc.
Usually fresh products are mashed and applied externally. Dosage and usage: fresh 50 ~100g, decocted and taken orally, or soaked in wine and ground into powder. Apply it to the affected area by external tamping or grinding.
Cactus for treating huge perianal abscess
Qingchangyin decoction is taken orally. The cactus stem is peeled off, mashed into mud, and put into a bag sewn with sterile gauze. The mouth of the bag is sewn with thread, and the half-finger thickness is flattened, and it is attached to the affected part. The dried medicine is replaced with fresh one.
Treat heartburn, stomachache, sore throat and breast pain.
The former is compatible with vinegar Rhizoma Corydalis, Radix Aucklandiae, Radix Paeoniae Alba, etc. Sore throat with Radix Scrophulariae, Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Isatidis, etc. Fresh products are mashed and applied externally.
Cactus: promoting qi and blood circulation, clearing away heat and toxic materials, relaxing tendons and activating collaterals, removing blood stasis and reducing swelling. It can be used for treating heart and stomach gas pain, lump, dysentery, hemorrhoid, cough, sore throat, lung abscess, breast abscess, furuncle, fire injury in soup and snake injury.
Efficacy and function of cactus
Modern research believes that some organic acids contained in cactus have certain bacteriostatic effect, and many saccharides contained in cactus have the function of enhancing immunity and protecting the wound surface of gastric ulcer. In addition, cactus can be used for dysentery, asthma, stomachache, intestinal hemorrhoid bleeding, nephritis, diabetes, palpitation and insomnia's disease, arteriosclerosis, hypertension, obesity, etc., and plays an auxiliary role in the treatment of low back pain caused by kidney disease.
antioxidation
Cactus has good antioxidant effect, eliminating free radicals and delaying aging.
Prevention and relief of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
The cactus has the effects of lowering blood sugar, blood lipid and blood pressure. Eating a piece of vegetable cactus every day can eliminate excess cholesterol, fat and sugar in the body, thus inhibiting arteriosclerosis and obesity, promoting qi and blood circulation, clearing away heat and toxic materials and promoting metabolism. Eating cactus regularly can avoid the accumulation of excessive glucose in the human body and has a certain hypoglycemic effect.
Known as the night "oxygen bar" cactus.
Most cactus breathing is carried out at night when it is cool and humid. When breathing, inhale carbon dioxide and release oxygen. Therefore, putting a giant like Jinhu in the room is tantamount to adding an air freshener, which can purify the indoor air. Therefore, it is also an ideal flower for indoor decoration at night.
A master of dust adsorption
Don't underestimate the cactus, people are still masters of dust adsorption! Placing a cactus indoors, especially hydroponic cactus (because hydroponic cactus is cleaner and more environmentally friendly), can purify the environment. In addition, putting a pot on the windowsill can not only purify the air, but also prevent thieves. Kill two birds with one stone.
protect eyes
Putting a cactus next to the computer can also protect your eyes. Green colors can relieve the fatigue of eyes and relax the spirit, which is a good way to "eye-catching" for computer families who are tired and tired all day.
Anti-inflammatory and analgesic
Modern research shows that the stem and fruit of cactus contain analgesic and anti-inflammatory components, which have the functions of detumescence, detoxification and diarrhea. Among them, sitosterol is an anti-inflammatory active component and triterpenoid saponin is an analgesic active component, and the research shows that its analgesic effect is similar to that of western medicine.
Moreover, modern medicine believes that acute soft tissue injury such as ankle sprain will cause capillary rupture and bleeding, and the permeability of blood vessel wall will increase, which will lead to swelling; Pain is caused by traumatic hematoma or inflammatory reactants stimulating local nerves. Cactus has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects, which is just suitable for acute soft tissue injury.
Immunomodulatory effect
The cactus polysaccharide can enhance immunity and improve the body's resistance to non-specific stimuli. The experiment shows that the water extract of cactus can obviously promote the phagocytosis of peritoneal macrophages in mice by gavage.
Conclusion: Through the above article, do we have a certain understanding of the use of cactus? Cactus not only has very high medicinal value, but also can help us purify the environment and protect our eyes. The use of cactus introduced above hopes to help everyone use cactus well.