What are the medicinal values of cactus, commonly known as grass balls? How to plant it?

Cactus, commonly known as grass ball, alias Panghui carambola, wing ball, snowball, cactus head, stick hammer, swan egg, mint bag cactus, cactus boxing, cactus perennial succulent succulent herbs. The stem is spherical or oval, green, and flowers are born in longitudinal thorns. Cactus flowers usually bloom in the early morning or evening, lasting from several hours to a day. Cactus is a kind of stem, leaf and flower with high ornamental value. It is a fine art of hydroponic flowers. It usually grows in dry, rainless desert areas. Cactus is a natural air freshener, which can not only absorb ultraviolet rays, but also absorb dust and purify the air. And the cactus releases carbon dioxide during the day and absorbs carbon dioxide and releases oxygen at night, which helps people sleep. So what are the medicinal values of cactus? How to plant it?

First, the medicinal value of cactus?

[medicinal taste] flat and sweet

Lung; stomach meridian

[efficacy] clearing heat and relieving cough; cooling blood and detoxification; reducing swelling and relieving pain

[indications] treatment of pulmonary heat cough; blood in sputum; hematemesis; gastric ulcer; carbuncle swelling; scald; snakebite

Internal administration: fried soup, 9-30g. External use: appropriate amount, fresh products, or daub with juice.

Second, how to plant cactus?

1. Temperature:

The cactus likes high temperature and dry environment. In winter, the room temperature should be kept above 20 ℃ during the day and not less than 10 ℃ at night. Too low temperature is easy to cause root rot, but if the temperature is too high, it is easy to cause the harm of scale insects. [3]

2. Lighting

Cactus requires plenty of sunshine, but it can not be exposed to strong light in summer and needs to be properly sheltered. Indoor cultivation, can be illuminated by light to make it grow healthily.

3. Soil

Cactus is suitable for the growth of sandy soil with good drainage, and artificial culture soil is often selected for indoor cultivation, which is usually mixed with peat soil and fine sand, and can also be planted with crushed pine needles mixed with fine sand.

4. Watering

Cactus requires a dry environment, afraid of basin soil stagnant water, usually to keep the basin soil "dry and wet". It is best to use dried water. It should be watered once a month in spring and summer and once in 2-3 months in winter. pay attention to watering thoroughly.

5. Fertilization

When the cactus changes the soil, apply a small amount of base fertilizer to the bottom of the basin, such as horseshoe slices, bean cakes or sesame sauce dregs. During the growing period, the fermented organic fertilizer liquid fertilizer should be irrigated every semimonthly (the concentration should be 20%), and the fertilizer concentration should not be too high.

6. Reproduction

Cactus can be grafted and propagated, generally using the method of parallel grafting, and the rootstocks can choose trigonous arrows or robust palms. The specific methods are as follows: first, cut off the top of the rootstock, cross-cut the base of the scion, butt the two, and then tie them with string. After two weeks, the rope can be removed.

The aging of the cactus starts from the bottom. When the aging yellow appears, using a brush to smear the unwatered Yunda 120 times can make the yellow fade and rejuvenate the cactus. This is my experience. Yunda 120 is a plant growth regulator containing hormones, which is harmless to the ball at high concentrations. It has less reaction than other plant growth regulators.