Can cactus be eaten raw?

There are many types of cacti, some of which are edible cacti. These cacti are edible and can be eaten as vegetables and used as facial masks. They have relatively high nutritional value and can play a very good role in lowering blood sugar and preventing chronic diseases. They also have the effect of preventing arteriosclerosis. They have a certain effect in promoting the excretion of stones, so they also have a certain effect in preventing stone diseases.

Medicinal effects

In the 18th century, 150-200 years ago, people discovered that it has the effect of lowering blood sugar and blood lipids. With the development of medical research, experts have found that eating cactus can promote metabolism, improve human immunity, enhance liver and pancreatic function, lower blood sugar, cholesterol and blood fat, increase heart function, prevent heart disease, arteriosclerosis, detoxify, beautify, detoxify, enhance gastrointestinal function, eliminate constipation, and have obvious therapeutic effects on gastritis, colitis, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, gallstones, urinary stones, and especially various chronic diseases. It is the most ideal auxiliary treatment medicine (diet therapy) for all diseases so far.

With the improvement of living standards, the deterioration of living environment and the aging of population, human beings are facing the challenge of an increasing number of patients with geriatric diseases, diseases of affluence, difficult diseases and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. On the other hand, it also has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on many diseases such as dizziness, stomachache, vomiting blood, mumps, cervical lymph node tuberculosis, heart and stomach carbuncle, dysentery, cough, sore throat, lung carbuncle, furuncle, snake bite, nephritis, enteritis and diarrhea, burns, ulcers, hemorrhoids, intracerebral hemorrhage, varicose veins, bleeding gums, frostbite, glaucoma, radiation damage, contusion, etc. and various gynecological diseases.

Practical remedies

1. Treatment of mumps: 250 grams of cactus and 100 grams of gypsum. Mix the two into a paste and apply topically. Then put a plastic bag or vegetable leaf to cover the medicine to prevent it from drying out due to evaporation too quickly. Change the compress once the water dries. 2. Treatment of tinea manuum: appropriate amount of fresh cactus. Mash the medicine and squeeze out the juice, then apply it to the affected area. 2 to 3 times a day. 3. Treat cerebral neuralgia and epilepsy: 500 grams each of cactus and rice. Grind the two ingredients into powder and steam into cake, divide into 12 portions, take 3 portions a day, for 5 consecutive doses. 4. Treat stomachache: Boil 15 grams each of cactus stem and processed Cyperus rotundus in water. Take in 2 doses, 1 dose per day, for 3 to 5 days. 5. To treat headaches: remove the thorns from the cactus, cut it into two pieces, sprinkle a little salt on the cross section, mix them together, wrap them with wet paper, tie them with thin wire, put them on the fire and simmer until they are 80% cooked, stick the cross section on the forehead and neck, and fix them with tape. Apply for half an hour each time and can be used continuously. 6. To treat baldness on the head: Take 500 grams of cactus, dry it, grind it into powder, mix it with tea oil and apply it to the affected area.