Is it true that cactus can protect against radiation?

Many people believe that cactus can prevent radiation, so they put cactus in front of the computer or TV, thinking that this can prevent radiation. However, they have misunderstood. Cactus does not actually prevent radiation because plants can only absorb various rays from the sun, and radiation is generally electromagnetic waves, which plants cannot absorb.

1. Hypoglycemic effect

Cactus has the effect of lowering blood sugar, especially for patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes. After fasting for a few hours, eating roasted cactus stems can effectively lower blood sugar, improve the body's efficiency in utilizing insulin, and promote glucose to enter human cells from the blood and be converted into fat-like energy.

2. Improve immunity

Gavage of crude cactus polysaccharide into mice can increase the weight of the thymus and spleen of normal mice, improve the phagocytic capacity of the reticuloendothelial system, and also have anti-fatigue and anti-inflammatory effects. Cactus extract can increase the total number of peripheral blood leukocytes, and mainly increase the number of monocytes, thereby increasing the number of macrophagocytes in tissues. At the same time, it enhances the phagocytic function of monocytes and macrophagocytes, and has a certain immune-enhancing effect. However, large doses may have a certain immunosuppressive effect.

3. Reduce blood lipids and lose weight

Cactus can increase bile excretion, eliminate excess cholesterol, fat and sugar in the body, thereby inhibiting arteriosclerosis, regulating fat metabolism, promoting the decomposition of fat in the liver and tissues, inhibiting the synthesis of fat in the liver, and has a certain weight-loss effect.

4. Anti-pathogenic microorganisms

Cactus extract has a significant inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, and also has a high inhibitory effect on penicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The ethanol extract and ethyl acetate extract of cactus have better inhibitory effects on Bacillus megaterium, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Penicillium.

5. Anti-gastric ulcer effect

Cactus extract has the effects of inhibiting gastric acid secretion, reducing gastric juice acidity, and reducing pepsin activity. At the same time, it can promote the healing of ulcer surface, so it has the effect of anti-gastric ulcer.

6. Anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects

Cactus contains analgesic and anti-inflammatory ingredients, and has the functions of reducing swelling, detoxifying, and stopping diarrhea. Among them, sitosterol is the anti-inflammatory active ingredient, and triterpenoid saponins are the analgesic active ingredients. Its analgesic effect is similar to that of the Western medicine Luntongding. Cactus is anti-inflammatory and analgesic, and is very suitable for acute soft tissue injuries.

7. Anti-stress effect

Cactus can improve the anti-stress ability of mice, significantly prolong the swimming time and high temperature resistance time of elderly mice, reduce the mortality rate of elderly mice in low temperature environment, prolong the survival time, and has a significant anti-stress effect.

8. Anti-aging effect

The crude polysaccharide from cactus stem can significantly reduce the serum MDA content and the lipofuscin content in brain and liver tissues of elderly rats. It has a good antioxidant effect, eliminates free radicals and delays aging.