Cactus has health benefits such as aiding in clearing heat and relieving cough, cooling the blood and detoxifying the toxin.
Cactus ball is a traditional Chinese medicine, for cactus plant cactus ball stem. It has the effect of clearing heat and relieving cough, cooling blood and detoxifying, reducing swelling and relieving pain. It is used in the treatment of nosebleed, vomiting blood, snake and insect bites. The adverse reactions and contraindications of this drug are still uncertain, and it is advisable to avoid smoking and alcohol during the use of this drug, and avoid spicy and stimulating food.
In clinical practice, it is not used alone, but often combined with cactus and lean pork to treat epistaxis (nosebleed); cactus pounded and applied to the affected area to treat sores; cactus pounded and extracted to apply juice to the affected area to treat scald; cactus pounded and applied to the affected area to treat snake and insect bites.
If there is a need for medication, it should be used under the guidance of a Chinese medicine practitioner, and should not be used blindly on its own, so as to avoid adverse consequences.