Question 1: What is the meaning of cactus? Flower language: Be strong and carry love through to the end.

The legend of the prickly pear

According to legend, the prickly pear would not bloom originally, and it did not have the spikes it has today. It was just a green ball, which was very inconspicuous, but it was With unusual stubbornness and tenacious vitality, even in the barren and dry desert, it can still be green and lush, dotting the earth.

There was a manor owner who loved flowers very much. He brought many precious flowers from all over the world back to the manor, set up a flower shed and hired a gardener to cultivate them. I don’t know what happened, but I was brought back a cactus. Maybe someone with itchy hands just pulled one out of the desert. The gardener didn't know what it was. Seeing that it was green and lush, it seemed to still have vitality, so he found a flower pot, shoveled some soil, and put it in the corner of the flower shed.

Those colorful and graceful flowers are blooming one after another. It is such a beautiful scene that the villagers in the surrounding manors are vying to come and visit. Those beautiful flowers gradually became proud, and began to laugh at the unknown cactus, thinking that it was not worthy of being in the same flower shed with them. The cactus was also very angry, and its stubborn temper came back, and it tried its best to grow out. The stamens, but the stamens did not grow out, and a root sprouted out, and it was even ridiculed.

But the cactus just didn’t believe in evil, and instead worked harder until its whole body was covered with spikes.

It happened that the flower fairy in the sky was passing by and saw it. She was also impressed and moved by the indomitable spirit of the prickly pear. She used her flower stick to take a little bit of the prickly pear and immediately injected a precious flower seed. At this time, the prickly pear finally grew its stamens. , it has bloomed and no one dares to underestimate its flowers. They are so beautiful and charming! The flowers that laughed at it opened their eyes wide in shock and closed their mocking mouths!

Because the flower seed was given by the flower fairy, of course it also has a beautiful flower name - prickly pear!

The story of the cactus

In an ancient desert, there lived a cactus. He was a strange guy!

Despite this, he still had to learn from When he opened his eyes every morning, he was prepared to fight the sun all day long. He remembered that this kind of fight had never stopped since he was born. He looked at the place where the desert connected with the sky. Because he could only look like this. He was like others. Like a cactus, he cursed the sun to disappear, but when the sun really disappeared, he began to feel melancholy again because he had to face the cold wind again. At this time, he began to miss the sun.

He complained about himself every day How come he was born in such a ghost place... What he likes is water. I heard from adults that water is always clear and transparent, not as turbid as the yellow sand here. Water will flow. She will know a lot. She will He brought many, many. No one has ever seen water, and many cactus have waited their whole lives for water. Only he firmly believed that water would come. He firmly believed that water would like his hard chest and beautiful thorns.

He is waiting every day, waiting for the water to come, waiting for the story of water.

The sun said, the water will not come, she does not like the desert, nor does she like your body, she grew up in You can’t give her what she likes in the rich place in the south.

The cactus said, no, water flows all the time, and one day, the water will flow to me!

The sun shook his head and left. Water does flow all the time, so you can never catch it.

Every day from then on, the cactus called for water. He let the wind carry his call to him. By the water. The wind ignored him and left. He begged hard. The wind stopped and said, in fact, the sun really belongs to you.

The cactus interrupted him, "Okay, okay! The sun every day Burn me, I don’t like her... I like water, only water!

More than ten years have passed, and the cactus has never seen water. He was not disappointed, and his call moved the vulture, The vulture circled and flew down. The cactus said, "Bring my seeds to the water will fulfill my lifelong wish."

So, the vulture flew south with the cactus' seeds. Go.

After climbing a few hills, the little fairy woke up and understood that water would live with him. This was the lifelong wish of the cactus. He loved the cactus and fell in love with them. The water in his mouth.

Along the way, the desert went away, and so did his friends. Only the water looked at him consistently.

The fairy waved his hand, Said, Sister Sun, please go back. I want to live with water, don’t follow me anymore. What I love is water.

When the water appeared in front of his eyes, he cried, Xiaoxian wanted to tell his ancestors that he had done it!

The water surrounded him, took his hand and spun around with him. They were happy.

One year later, Xiaoxian He felt uncomfortable all over. He was like a patient, frail and sick. His whole body... >>

Question 2: Why does the cactus have so many aliases: cactus, alias cactus, overlord tree, flame, fire Palm, jade hibiscus cactus fan, fairy peach, moon palm oxtongue palm, etc.

Question 3: Why is the cactus called a living fossil? Because it has existed in ancient times, and most of the things from ancient times only remain Fossilized.

Question 4: Why is the prickly pear called the prickly pear? What is its relationship with the cactus? Prickly pear and cactus are the same plant. A long time ago, there was a mountain called Tiger Mountain, because there was a big man-eating tiger on the mountain. It ate many people and scared everyone so much that they didn't even dare to go up the mountainside. At the foot of Tiger Mountain, there lived a mother and son. The mother was very old, and the son was a well-known warrior named Ding Gang. Ding Gang's father was eaten by a big tiger on the mountain, so he wanted to go up the mountain to kill the tiger several times to avenge his father, but he was stopped by his old mother crying. One day, Ding Gang heard that the tiger on the mountain had eaten another person. He was so angry that his eyes widened and he roared. Without telling his old mother, he secretly took the bow, sword and steel fork up the mountain. Not long after he went up the mountain, he heard the tiger's roar. When he turned around, the tiger had already jumped down from the rock. Ding Gang had no time to shoot the arrow, so he quickly raised the steel fork to fight with the tiger. The situation was very dangerous. Suddenly, there was a loud laugh, and an old man with a white beard appeared in front of him. The old man waved his sleeves, and the tiger was swept away. Ding Gang was shocked, knowing that he had met a god, he quickly knelt on the ground, kowtowed and thanked him.

The old father-in-law helped Ding Gang up and asked him with concern: "There is a tiger on this mountain. How dare you come up there? Aren't you afraid of death?" Ding Gang said bitterly: "My father died in the mouth of a tiger, and my neighbors were also eaten by tigers." , I came here specially to kill the tiger and get rid of the harm for everyone!" The old man nodded and said, "Very good, I will give you the credit for killing the tiger and let you go to the government to receive the reward!" Ding Gang said angrily after hearing this. "I'm not here to kill the tiger for the reward." The old father-in-law said with a smile: "Well! I will give you a fairy grass that I planted that can cure diseases and make people immortal, but you must not I can forward it to you, you know?" Ding Gang thought about it again, shook his head and said, "I am young and strong, and I don't need fairy grass. If I can't use fairy grass to save people, what will I do with fairy grass?" He praised and said: "Good, you are not afraid of death, not greedy for money, and not selfish. I just like people like you." The old father-in-law was very happy and gave the fairy grass to Ding Gang. At first, Ding Gang was worried that there were not many leaves on the jelly grass, and he was afraid that he would not be able to save a few people. However, after picking one piece of the jelly grass, another one would grow, and he would never be able to finish picking them all. Ding Gang took the grass jelly leaves to make soup and saved many people. Soon, the cruel emperor found out about this. The emperor ordered Ding Gang to send the fairy grass to the palace, otherwise his head would be chopped off. Ding Gang would rather be beheaded than keep the fairy grass. At this time, the white-bearded old man appeared again. He told Ding Gang: "It doesn't matter, just send it to the palace! Not only can the emperor not get it, but his death date has also come. However, although he can save his life, Are you afraid that you won't be able to come back?" Ding Gang said firmly: "As long as I can get rid of the bad emperor, I will do anything." So Ding Gang sent the fairy grass into the palace and gave it to the emperor. The emperor stretched out his hand to pick it, and the fairy grass suddenly became as big as the palm of his hand and was covered with thorns. The emperor's hands were bleeding from the pricks, and he was so angry that he pulled out his sword and chopped it. Unexpectedly, new leaves grew where they were cut. The emperor saw that the jelly grass was so miraculous that he would be immortal after eating it. He became happy again and asked someone to boil the jelly grass into soup and drink it. Who knew that after drinking it, he immediately rolled on the ground in pain, screamed, and died. The emperor died, the fairy grass was thrown outside the palace, and Ding Gang was beheaded. People were very grateful to Ding Gang, so they secretly picked up the fairy grass and planted it in the yard. Because the leaves of the fairy grass are as big as the palm of your hand and were given by immortals, everyone named it "cactus".

When the Chinese name was first used, most of the cacti that could be seen were round or oval in the group of cacti. They looked like biscuits and looked like palms with fingers pointed at the same time. The group of cacti looked very small from a distance. It looks like a person standing with hands raised to greet us, but some of their varieties cannot be touched because their spines are covered with fine thorns. If you accidentally touch them, it will be extremely painful and difficult to handle for a while, so because of their shape, We named the cactus out of consideration for the danger, hoping to stay away from it as the name implies

Question 5: Where does the cactus come from? Why is it called a cactus? The Cactaceae family is a large family with at least two thousand species of members. Its hometown is in the Americas, with the largest number of species distributed in Mexico, known as the "Cactus Kingdom". The cactus is known as the "Fairy Peach" by the Mexicans. (Ethnic minority areas in Yunnan, my country also have the habit of using prickly pear as fruit). There is a beautiful local legend: a huge mountain eagle holds a snake in its mouth and flies everywhere in search of shelter. When the mountain eagle landed on a clump of cactus full of yellow flowers, it never wanted to leave. Since then, Mexicans have established their home—Mexico City—in this vibrant place. The pattern on the Mexican national emblem is based on this legend.

Question 6: What is the cactus called and what is its value? Cactus (scientific name: Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw. var. dillenii (Ker-Gawl.) Benson) is a plant of the genus Opuntia . Also known as Cactus, Guanyin Palm, Overlord, Fire Palm, etc., it is a plant of the Cactaceae family. Cacti are clustered succulent shrubs with upper branches broadly obovate, obovate-elliptical or nearly round; the flowers are radial and the receptacle is obovate; the seeds are mostly oblate with slightly irregular edges, hairless and light yellowish brown. Cacti like strong light, are resistant to heat, drought, and barrenness, and have tenacious vitality. The suitable growth temperature is 20-30°C. Mainly distributed in arid areas of tropical and subtropical regions such as the southern and southeastern coastal areas of the United States, the West Indies, Bermuda Islands, northern South America, southern China, and Southeast Asia. [1]

There are many types of cacti. There are 70-110 genera and more than 2,000 species in the world. They can be divided into: fan cactus, segmented cactus, crab claw cactus (crab Blue), leaf-shaped forest cacti, ball-shaped cacti. It often grows in dry environments such as deserts. It is called the "Desert Hero Flower" and is a type of succulent plant.

Cactus has a mild taste and is cold in nature. Its functions are to promote qi and activate blood circulation, clear away heat and detoxify, reduce swelling and relieve pain, invigorate the spleen and stop diarrhea, calm the nerves and diuresis. It can be taken internally and externally to treat many diseases. According to "Herbs and Trees" written by Liu Shanshu in the Qing Dynasty, It is recorded in "Recipes" that cactus is bitter and cold in nature. It is easy to treat hemorrhoids and diarrhea. It can be rubbed with sesame oil in children with white baldness and can be safely used to treat insect sores and scabies. "Materia Medica Qiuyuan" records: cold, eliminates the initial appearance of all kinds of hemorrhoids, and washes hemorrhoids. "Lu Chuan Materia Medica" records that it has anti-inflammatory, detoxifying, pus-removing and myogenic effects, and is used to treat sores, carbuncles, furuncles, and coughs. "Lingnan Medicine Collection Record" records: "Cactus is roasted, heated and ironed to treat the initial onset of mastitis and tuberculosis.

"Southern Fujian Folk Herbal Medicine" says that you can use an appropriate amount of the whole fresh cactus plant, pound it and apply it on the affected area to treat palmar boils. "Guangxi Chinese Herbal Medicine" records: Cactus relieves diarrhea and treats enteritis and diarrhea. "Mindong Materia Medica" records: It can remove phlegm, detoxify the intestines, strengthen the stomach, relieve pain, nourish, relax muscles and activate collaterals, heal injuries and stop bleeding. Treat intestinal wind, hemorrhoids, blood leakage, lung abscess, stomach disease, and bruises. "Hunan Medicine Chronicle" records: Cactus reduces swelling and relieves pain, promotes qi and blood circulation, removes dampness, reduces heat and promotes muscle growth. "Chinese Medicinal Plant Illustrated Book" records: The outer skin of the cactus is smashed and can be applied to burns, acute mastitis and to treat foot calluses. Decoction in water can cure dysentery. "Classification of Herbal Medicine" contains: Specially used to treat gas pain, reduce swelling and poison, and malignant sores. "Guizhou Folk Prescriptions Collection" records: Cactus is a nourishing and tonic agent for strengthening the stomach, and can also nourish the spleen, relieve coughs, and calm the nerves. Treats heart and stomach qi pain, snake bites, and edema. It can be seen from the records that cactus has a significant effect in treating boils and swelling. Existing reports have shown that in addition to being used for dysentery, asthma, stomachache, intestinal hemorrhoids and diarrhea, it is also used as an auxiliary treatment for nephritis, diabetes, heart palpitations, insomnia, arteriosclerosis, hypertension, obesity and liver disease.

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Medicinal use

Source

Medicinal material source: It is a cactus of the genus Cactus in the family Cactaceae, and the whole plant is used as medicine. . It can be harvested in all seasons. Use fresh or slice and dry. [7]

Nature and flavor

Bitter, cold.

① "Ben Cao Qiu Yuan": cold.

② "Lingnan Medicine Collection": Bitter taste, cold in nature, non-toxic.

③"Lu Chuan Materia Medica": cool in nature and sour in taste. [8]

Meridian tropism

"Mindong Materia Medica": enters the three meridians of heart, lung and stomach. [8]

Functions and Indications

Promotes qi and blood circulation, clears away heat and detoxifies. Treats heart and stomach gas pain, lumps, dysentery, hemorrhoidal blood, cough, sore throat, lung abscess, breast abscess, boils, soup and fire injuries, and snake bites.

① "Materia Medica Qiuyuan": eliminate the early onset of all kinds of pimples and cleanse hemorrhoids.

②"Classified Herbal Properties": Specially used to treat gas pain, reduce swelling, poison and malignant sores.

③ "Guizhou Folk Prescription Collection": It is a nourishing and tonic agent that strengthens the stomach, can also nourish the spleen, relieve coughs, and calm the nerves. Treats heart and stomach gas pain, snakebite, and edema.

④ "Compilation of Commonly Used Folk Herbal Medicines": It is an antipyretic and sedative. It is used to treat sore throats, boils and burns, and mental disorders. External use to treat acute convulsions in children.

⑤"Lu Chuan Materia Medica": anti-inflammatory and detoxifying, draining pus and promoting muscle growth. Mainly used to treat sores, carbuncles, furuncles and coughs.

⑥ "Illustrated Book of Chinese Medicinal Plants": The crushed outer skin can be applied to burns, acute mastitis, and to treat foot calluses. Taking it in boiled water can cure dysentery.

⑦ "Hunan Medicine Chronicle": Reduces swelling and pain, promotes qi and blood circulation, removes dampness and reduces fever, and promotes muscle growth.

⑧ "Mindong Materia Medica": It can remove blood stasis, detoxify the intestines, strengthen the stomach, relieve pain, nourish, relax muscles and activate collaterals, heal injuries and stop bleeding. Treat intestinal wind, hemorrhoids, blood leakage, lung abscess, stomach pain, and bruises.

⑨ "Guangxi Chinese Herbal Medicine": antidiarrheal. Treat enteritis and diarrhea. [8]

Usage and Dosage

Oral administration: decoct in soup, 1-2 taels fresh; grind into powder or soak in wine.

For external use: pound for application or grind into powder for application.

Notes

① "Lingnan Miscellaneous Notes": Its juice enters the eyes and causes blindness.

② "Mindong Materia Medica": It should not be used by those with deficiency and cold. And avoid ironware. [8]

Pharmacological effects

1. Use the extract of the whole cactus plant to conduct bacterial... >>

Question 7: Cactus has Hello What Legend, I am happy to answer your questions. I have a legend about cactus here, you can take a look at it: When God created it, cactus was the softest thing in the world. She is as delicate as water and crystal clear as jade. If anyone touches it even slightly, it will lose its life. God couldn't bear it, so he added a layer of armor to him. Hard as iron, steel thorns like blades, from now on, no one can see the cactus' watery heart. Any creature that wants to touch her will be bruised all over. If anyone tries to get close to it, it will attack them with its armor and thorns. So for thousands of hundreds of years, no one dared to get close to the cactus. Later, a warrior appeared.

He said disdainfully: "Let me destroy this monster!" So the warrior pulled out his sword and split the cactus in half. He originally thought it would be difficult to destroy it, but he didn't expect it to be so vulnerable. !

The warrior was surprised and shouted: "Ah! I didn't expect the cactus to be so soft inside! Don't everyone say it has a hard and ugly heart? Why are there only green tears falling down drop by drop? ....."? In the end, the warrior understood that the so-called thorns were just the shell used by the cactus to protect its fragile heart. Deep down in its heart, it was actually so fragile and easily injured! Therefore, the flower language of cactus is called - strong!

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Question 8: What is Mexico’s nickname "Cactus Country"? Mexico is known as the "Cactus Country" The name, cactus is the national flower of Mexico, and the cactus is also known as the "Desert Hero Flower". There are more than 2,000 types of cactus plants in the world, about half of which are produced in Mexico, and more than 200 of them are unique to this ancient civilization.

Question 9: The origin of the name of the cactus. The origin of the cactus

Everyone knows that Mexico is a country of cactus. There are more than 1,000 known species of the cactus family in the world. More than 600 species can be found in Mexico. There is a legend about why the cacti are so lush in Mexico. A long time ago, Mexico suffered an alien invasion, and a young man's mother was killed. In order to avenge his mother, the young man fought bravely with the invaders, but was unfortunately captured in the end. The invaders dug out the young man's heart and threw it on the ground, and a cactus grew out of the red heart. The cactus is a symbol of the motherland in Mexico, so the Mexican flag, national emblem and currency all feature cactus patterns. In rural areas of Mexico, hard-working and honest farmers always like to plant cacti next to their houses. They often plant one tree on the left and right in front of the door, like two guards, and one behind the house as a fence to form a small courtyard.

Mexicans place famous fruits such as cactus, pineapple and watermelon at banquets. They also use cactus as a vegetable, brew it into drinks, and prepare sugar and wine. Mexicans love the valuable temperament of the tenacious and brave spirit of cactus, and they also hold regular cactus exhibitions.