In the countryside, many people like to plant a cactus or two in front of their houses, some people say that this is a good feng shui home, I do not know whether it is true or not, may be due to the name of the cactus with a cactus two words. So many people planted on it no longer care about it, do not know how to use it, only as a kind of ornamental, it is crazy growth, you see the main trunk of this cactus is so thick.
Friends, you know that the cactus is edible? Of course, the edible cactus is this edible cactus, those ornamental also called it cactus, is not edible.
Cactus perennial succulent plants, the lower part of the stem is slightly woody, nearly cylindrical, the upper part of the branch, the nodes flat, obovate to oblong, flowers solitary or several aggregates on the top edge of the nodes, bright yellow, berries juicy, obovate or pear-shaped, purplish-red, the chemical period in May-June.
The role of the cactus can be a lot, cactus has always been a traditional food in the Americas, is indispensable to people's daily life of a characteristic vegetable and fruit, people in the desert areas of the young stems of the cactus as vegetables to eat or washed and chopped up and boiled in soup. Or racked on the stove baked, or made into pie filling, or directly fresh cactus pickle.
Also available cactus wine, this old stem is used to processed into health products or medicines, Mexico's cakes and snacks, dishes are popular is the use of local cactus plant flowers cooked out. But our understanding of the cactus is very little, people only know it is an ornamental flower. But we don't know that its value is so high.
Cactus is one of the vegetables containing vitamin B2 and soluble fiber is the highest, which a large number of vitamins and minerals can inhibit the absorption of fat and cholesterol to slow down the glucose uptake, lowering blood glucose, blood lipids, lower blood pressure.
The cactus also contains essential 8 amino acids and a variety of trace elements, not only on the human body has a heat detoxification, stomach and spleen, skin care and many other roles, but also on the liver cancer, diabetes, bronchitis and other diseases have obvious auxiliary therapeutic effect. It's a good nutritious plant for ladies who love beauty.
The easiest way to eat is to choose this kind of tender, no thorns or few thorns, wash and cut small pieces into the juicer, add the right amount of rock sugar into the juice to drink.
If your family also planted a cactus, you may wish to fully utilize it, perhaps on my health and wellness help yo. What are you waiting for.
Health and wellness is very simple, health and wellness plants around you, as long as you know it, it is "treasure", do not know it can only be regarded as grass. Of course, the specific consumption of cactus can let the local herbalist to help look at the specific conditions also need to consult the local doctor, under the guidance of the doctor to use.