Cactus is often used to treat inflammation, pain, itchy skin and other symptoms, mainly by extracting aromatic amines and sugars from cactus. In addition, cactus extracts have an inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli.

Cactus can cure what disease:

1, tenosynovitis

Cactus can treat tenosynovitis, the specific practice is to pick a piece of cactus with an area larger than the tendon sheath lesion site, remove the surface of the burrs, and then one side of the surface layer scraped off, applied to the lesion site, fixed with medical tape. You can change the fresh cactus every other day for a few days, and the lumps will disappear.

2, mumps

And mumps, select the fresh cactus young stem parts, remove the surface of the awns and fluff, and then mashed, evenly coated in the swelling of the ear, and then fixed with gauze can be.

3, burns, insect bites

Cactus can also cure burns and insect bites, remove the outer skin of the cactus with a knife, and then mashed and pasted in the burns or insect bites, and then bandaged down.

4, frostbite

Winter is prone to frostbite, and cactus can be effective treatment of frostbite, pick fresh cactus to prick, pounded into a paste, applied to the surface of the affected area, and then bandaged with gauze, continuous dressing for 5 days after the removal of dressings, this method is only suitable for mild frostbite.

5, diabetic foot

Symptoms of diabetic foot can also be treated with cactus, first use hydrogen peroxide and saline to clean the ulcer surface, remove necrotic tissues and secretions, and then take the fresh cactus 30 grams, it will be mashed into a paste, applied to the affected area, wrapped in gauze, change the medication 2-3 times a day for several days of dressings can be cured.