What are the medicinal values of cactus?

Cactus makes our common flowers and plants, although it is difficult to get close to, but his value is very high, really is an amazing master, so, what is the medicinal value of cactus?

1. The medicinal value of cactus

Acute mastitis:

Take the right amount of fresh cactus or cactus, remove thorns and fluff from the surface, wash and mash. When in use, apply the cactus confusedly to the red and swollen area of the breast ☆ forbidden ☆ room, covered with gauze and fixed with adhesive tape. Change the dressing several times a day to keep it moist.

Suppurative otitis media:

Cactus, dandelion and other portions, washed and mashed to extract juice, drop into the ear, 24 drops each time, 23 times a day. The prescription has a good effect on patients with suppurative otitis media, generally about 3 to 5 days of medication, with a good antibacterial and anti-inflammatory and heat-clearing and detoxification effect.

Mumps:

Mash the cactus, add a little duck egg white, mix well, bottle and seal. During the treatment, the drug paste was spread on a thick sterilized gauze, and the size of the patch area was chosen according to the swelling area of the patient's parotid gland. Unilateral disease was applied on one side, bilateral disease on both sides, and dressing changed once a day. If the medicine is used in time, it will generally be cured twice.

Second, the culture method of cactus

1, spring, autumn and winter these three seasons, the sun is not strong, the temperature is not high, cactus leaf water evaporation is less, so watering can not be too much. Just the right amount, the temperature will rise in summer, watering will increase a little bit, but not too often, spray some water to the cactus, always keep the place where the cactus is put, the air is moist and not dry. You can spray a small amount of water with a spray can at any time.

2. Cactus likes to live in soil with adequate nutrition and loose air, and it is usually best to cultivate the soil specially. Vermiculite: fine sand: humus = 2:2:1, and then stir evenly. The culture soil should be barely clumped by hand, and loose sand is better. This kind of soil is more suitable for cactus growth.

3. In terms of watering, no matter what season it is watered, it should be thoroughly watered. "if you don't dry, you will not water thoroughly." that is, you don't have to water frequently, but once watering will make every part of the soil drenched, and you can't water it only to the middle waist. It will rot easily.

4. Spring, summer and autumn is the cactus growing season. In winter, plants will enter a dormant state and stop growing. At this stage, watering should not be too much, so that the potted soil can be moist. Plants absorb less water in winter, and too much watering is easy to rot their roots. Cactus is more like the light, take it out to bask in. Can not be in a hidden place for a long time, but it is not suitable for long-term exposure. The sun shines best in the morning.

Third, the edible method of cactus fruit

1. Break the peel and rinse the pulp with honey and lukewarm water for better results.

2. After being frozen in the refrigerator, it tastes smooth and tender.

3. Can be used to refine sugar and make wine.

There are many small thorns on the cactus fruit, so be very careful when peeling the cactus fruit.

Tools: a pair of gloves, a long clip, a knife, a large piece of paper, a big bowl.

2. Peeling (peeling): put on gloves and cover the peel with paper, put the fruit on it, clip the cactus body with a clip, cut off both ends, rinse the clip head, and then use a knife to cut the two ends of the fruit, then cut it along the fruit with a knife, then peel it off to both sides with a knife, and then put the peeled fruit in a large bowl. if you are worried, rinse it with water when eating.

The above has made a detailed introduction to the medicinal value of cactus, we have a better understanding of cactus, more praise for such plant spirit, but also teach us a lot of truth.