Cactus (Cactaceae) is a plant that is Mexico's national flower. Belong to a branch Caryophyllales desert plants. Because of the desert climate adaptation dry leaves evolved into just a little sting to reduce water evaporation, can also prevent the animals devour as weapons; stem shape the evolution of hypertrophic moisture; at the same time, it grows very Coverage large root absorption maximum when used under heavy rain, cactus plants currently nearly 2,000 species.
Alias: Le tail wind, the dragon tongue, consider flat grass, cactus, thorn Guanyin. Tropism of taste: bitter, cold. Medicinal Methods: Whole plant medicine. Four Seasons recoverable. Fresh or dried slices. Indications: detoxification, stasis swelling, stomach pain, cough. For gastric and duodenal ulcer, acute diarrhea, cough; topical treatment of mumps, mastitis, carbuncle swollen boils poison, snake bites, burns.
Cactus in our country as a medicinal Qing Zhao Xuemin first set out in our book "Compendium of Materia Medica Supplements." According to the book records, cactus tasteless cold, functions qi and blood circulation, detoxify, swelling and pain, Jianpizhixie, nerves diuretic, can be taken orally topical treatment of various diseases, Qing Liu Shan surgery with the "vegetation will side" records, cactus bitter cold, the blood spilled five hemorrhoid treatment difficult, children bald white sesame oil rub, wash Enron scabies sores insects. "Materia Medica of the original" contains: cold, eliminate all ruffian early, wash hemorrhoids. "Lu Chuan Materia Medica" records have anti-inflammatory detoxification, pus myogenic effect for carbuncle swollen boils cough treatment.