What are the effects of crushing cactus

Many people in life regard cactus as an ornamental plant, but it also has good medicinal value. If you crush the cactus, it can improve acute mastitis and frostbite, and it has good therapeutic effects on diabetic foot, suppurative otitis media, mumps, etc., and this method can avoid other side effects.

1. Stomach disease, acute bacillary dysentery

Take 1-2 taels of cactus root and stew it with pork tripe to cure stomach problems. Take 1-2 liang of fresh cactus, decoct it in water and drink it to treat acute bacillary dysentery.

2. Acute mastitis

Remove the thorns from the cactus, mash it, add 50 ml of 95% alcohol and mix well, apply topically twice a day.

3. Frostbite

Take a cactus, remove the thorns, mash it into a paste, apply it to the affected area, bandage it with gauze, and remove the dressing after 5 consecutive days. This method is suitable for degrees I to II frostbite (it is not suitable for patients with frostbite that has already ulcerated).

4. Diabetic foot

First clean the ulcer surface with hydrogen peroxide and saline to remove necrotic tissue and purulent secretions. Then take 30 grams of fresh cactus, peel and mash it into a paste, apply it evenly to the affected area, and bandage it with gauze. Change the dressing 2 to 3 times a day for 5 to 7 days.

5. Suppurative otitis media

Take equal parts of cactus and dandelion, wash and mash them to extract the juice, then drip it into the ear, 2 to 4 drops each time, 2 to 3 times a day. This prescription is effective for patients with suppurative otitis media. It usually takes about 3 to 5 days to take the medicine. It has good antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, heat-clearing and detoxifying effects.

6. Mumps

Mash an appropriate amount of cactus, add a little duck egg white, mix thoroughly and evenly, bottle and seal for later use. During treatment, spread the paste on thick sterilized gauze and choose the size of the patch depending on the extent of swelling in the patient's parotid gland. If the disease is unilateral, apply the patch to only one side; if the disease is bilateral, apply the patch to both sides. Change the dressing once a day. If the medicine is taken in time, it will usually be cured after two times.