Cactus is the general name for plants in the Cactaceae family of the order Dianthus.

Cacti have excellent water-retaining adaptability. Most grow in dry and rainless environments such as deserts and semi-deserts. They can be found in deserts in America. Cactus is a type of succulent plant.

There are 174 genera and more than 2,000 species of plants in the Cactaceae family.

Cactus has many uses, including lowering cholesterol, enhancing immunity, preventing and treating three highs, and reducing radiation. It can be eaten as a vegetable and is often consumed as a prickly pear cactus. Generally, it can be eaten up to 3g daily for beauty. It also has medicinal value. The whole plant can be used as medicine to promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, inhibit obesity, and lower blood sugar.

Medicinal value

1. It can be used in traditional Chinese medicine. The whole plant can be used as medicine. For example, it belongs to the plant cactus and other parts of the same species.

2. Clear away heat and detoxify, activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, strengthen the stomach, and relieve pain; it can also be used externally to treat burns, scalds, snake bites, etc.

3. It can eliminate excess fatty acids and cholesterol in the human body, inhibit obesity, clear away heat, detoxify, and promote metabolism.

4. It has the effect of reducing human body glucose to a certain extent, improving body circulation, and promoting the conversion of glucose into fat energy.

Ornamental value

Cactus is an evergreen plant and can survive for many years in a suitable growing environment.

According to records, a cactus once lived for 500 years and was still vigorous and blooming beautiful flowers. Cactus can produce colorful flowers with beautiful thorns and hairs, and its fruits have various shapes and postures, so it has a lot of room for development in landscaping and flower landscapes.

Every variety of cactus produces flowers in a wide variety of colors and shapes. Flowers are usually radially symmetrical, with shapes ranging from funnel-shaped, trumpet-shaped, saucer-shaped, cup-shaped, etc.

The flowers of cacti species generally bloom on mature, flaky stems that are fully exposed to sunlight. A tall cactus can bloom from the middle to near the top of the stem, and the flowers are often lined up on one or several edges. There are no flowers on the adjacent edges, which has high aesthetic value.

Thorns and hairs are the product of a protective mechanism, and the thorn bushes and hairs of different shapes and colors greatly enhance the ornamental value of the cactus. The number, arrangement, color, and shape of the thorns are various and endless, giving people a beautiful enjoyment. In particular, some varieties with bright red and golden thorn bushes and snow-white down are so diverse that they are called "living handicrafts."

The fruits of cacti are usually fleshy berries with shapes such as pear, ellipsoid, stick, etc., and have different colors, which look beautiful.