What are the effects of external application of cactus

Cactus is very common in our daily life, but for most people who try it for the first time, cactus can also clear away heat and detoxify, disperse blood stasis and reduce swelling, strengthen the stomach and relieve pain, and relieve cough. Used for gastric and duodenal ulcers, acute dysentery, and cough. So, what are the effects of external application of cactus?

The role of cactus:

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that cactus is bitter and cold in nature, and has the effects of promoting qi and blood circulation, clearing away heat and detoxifying. The following are some single recipes of cactus.

1. Cactus treats mumps: Take an old cactus, remove the thorns and skin, add a little salt, mash it into a paste, spread it on cotton cloth, about 0.5 cm thick, and stick it on the parotid glands on both sides of the affected and healthy sides. Generally, the dressing should be changed once every 1-2 days. The treatment effect is better when used early.

2. Inflammatory external hemorrhoids: Take 500g of fresh cactus, remove the roots and thorns, peel off about 3mm of the skin, cut into strips and blocks, put into an iron pot, add water and boil, and boil about 2000ml of decoction. Pour it into a basin and steam the anus while it is hot. After it is slightly warm, sit in the basin and soak for 15 minutes, twice a day, for 3-7 consecutive days.

3. Paronychia: 50g fresh cactus, remove the thorns and mash into a paste, add 2-3g salt and 6-8 drops of safflower oil, mix well and put in a container for later use. Prepare it on the day of use. During treatment, apply an appropriate amount of compound cactus cream to the affected area and bandage it with gauze. Change the dressing once in the morning and evening every day, and change it once more in summer. One course of treatment is 4 days. It can be cured in 1-2 courses of treatment.

4. Palpitations and insomnia: Take 100g of cactus, mash it to extract the juice, and drink it with sugar and boiled water.

5. Lymphadenitis: Remove the thorns from a fresh cactus leaf, wash it clean, chop it into pieces and mash it. Spread it on the affected area, cover it with gauze and fix it. Change the bandage once a day. One course of treatment is 7 days. Generally, the nodule will shrink and the pain will be relieved after 3-5 days, and the nodule will disappear after 6-7 days.

6. Carbuncles and boils: Take appropriate amounts of fresh cactus and Houttuynia cordata, wash them and mash them into a thin paste. Apply it to the affected area and wrap it with gauze until it heals.

7. Cactus treats burns and scalds: Mash the cactus juice, remove the residue, and apply it to the affected area with egg white or sesame oil. Or you can remove the skin and thorns of the cactus, mash it and apply it to the affected area, then bandage it with gauze and change it once a day.

8. Local nodules formed by intramuscular injection: Take an appropriate amount of fresh cactus, remove the thorns and mash it into a paste. Apply it to the affected area and bandage it with gauze. It will usually heal in 2-5 days.

9. Cactus treats snake and insect bites: Take an appropriate amount of fresh cactus, wash it, mash it into a thin paste, and apply it to the affected area.

10. Bone hyperplasia: Take appropriate amounts of cactus and fresh Sophora flavescens, wash them and mash them into a thin paste. Apply to the affected area, bandage it with gauze, and wrap it with a plastic bag or plastic wrap. Change the dressing once in the morning and once in the evening. It can usually be cured in 15 days.

11. Cactus treats acute tonsillitis: 50g fresh cactus and 10g Forsythia suspensa are decocted in water and taken twice a day. It can be cured after 3-5 days of continuous use.

12. Eczema and impetigo: Take appropriate amount of cactus stems, dry them, grind them into powder, and apply them to the affected area.

13. Cactus treats mastitis: Crush the cactus to extract the juice, add appropriate amount of flour, apply to the affected area, twice a day.

14. Psoriasis: Take 50g of fresh cactus, remove the thorns and skin, then apply it to the affected area and bandage it with gauze, once a day. It usually takes 15 days to cure.

15. Acute bacillary dysentery: decoct 50-100g of fresh cactus in water and drink.

16. Cactus treats bronchial asthma: Use the cactus stem, peel and remove the thorns, dip it in honey and boil it. Take it once a day. Each time, take a dose that is 1/2 the size of your palm. Stop taking the medicine when the symptoms disappear.

17. Herpes zoster: appropriate amount of cactus and some glutinous rice flour. Scrape off the thorns on the outside of the cactus, mix it with glutinous rice flour, mash it, and apply it externally twice a day. One course of treatment is 5 days.

18. For baldness in children: remove the thorns from cactus and mash it into a paste for topical application.

19. Cactus treats frostbite: Take a piece of fresh cactus, wash it, remove the thorns, mash it, and stir it into a paste. Then apply cactus paste to the affected area, the thickness of which should cover the skin, and then bandage it with gauze bandage and remove the dressing after 5 days. It can usually heal in 1-2 times (do not apply medicine if the ulcer has already broken).

20. Simple obesity: Take a piece of fresh cactus as big as a palm, remove the thorns and skin, mash it, add 1 egg, stir well, put 30 ml of honey into the pot and heat it, then stir-fry and eat. Eat more than 3 times a week to effectively reduce blood lipids and lose weight.

Through the above simple introduction to the effects of external application of cactus, everyone has already understood the effects of external application of cactus. This plant is not only for viewing, but also can be used to treat certain diseases. External application of cactus has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, softening and dispersing nodules. For those who have no obvious effect on conventional antiviral treatment, external application has a good effect on reducing swelling, which is better than simple Western medicine antiviral treatment, and can significantly shorten the course of the disease. It is worthy of promotion and application.