What are the medicinal values ​​of cactus flowers?

The outside of the cactus is covered with thorns, but the inside is soft. Many people have seen cacti, but only a few have seen cactus flowers. It takes a long time for cactus flowers to bloom, so few people have seen them. The effect of cactus flowers is very important. It can not only treat frostbite, but also early acute mastitis, mumps, etc. It can also treat gastric and duodenal ulcers. Therefore, cactus flowers are not only beautiful, but also very valuable.

1. Treatment of 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 days. First and second degree frostbite can be cured in one time. Third degree frostbite (not suitable for those that have already ulcerated) needs to be cured in one week after changing the dressing after 3 days.

2. Treatment of early acute mastitis and mumps: Take 2 pieces of cactus, remove the thorns, mash them, add 50 ml of 95% alcohol and mix well, apply topically, twice a day, more than 100 cases were cured. Or you can mash the cactus to extract the juice, add an appropriate amount of flour and apply it to the affected area, which is also effective in treating mastitis.

3. Treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers: remove the thorns of fresh cactus, wash it, slice it, dry it and grind it into powder. Take 1 gram each time, twice a day. For patients with low stomach acid, add 1-2 taels of chicken gizzard powder to every pound of cactus powder. For patients with high stomach acid, add 2-3 taels of cuttlefish bone powder and mix them. The dosage and administration method are the same as above, and one course of treatment is 21 days. In clinical observation of 8 cases, symptoms such as upper abdominal pain, acid reflux, and black stools disappeared or improved after taking the medicine. In barium meal reexamination of 7 cases, changes such as niche shadow, poor filling and deformation of the bulb also mostly disappeared.