According to Traditional Medicine, river bones have a bitter taste, warm properties, and have the effect of eliminating fishy odors, eliminating rheumatism, draining phlegm, clearing meridians, clearing phlegm, and stimulating digestion.

Often used to treat colds, coughs, sore throats, vomiting, bloating, hives… The part used to make medicine is mainly banh te leaves, used fresh or dried in the shade.

Remedy to treat degeneration with hernia from cactus leaves:

– Crush fresh cassia leaves and mix with vinegar.

– Or cactus leaves, chrysanthemum leaves – two things crushed and applied along the spine.

You should apply a little more leaves, apply it every day and combine it with lying on a hard bed like a wooden plank, or a bed without a mattress (avoid sleeping on a sinking mattress) and be sedentary.

– In addition, use cactus leaves every day to boil and drink instead of water.

In fact, many people know that steamed boneset leaves, housewives often buy them and roll them into delicious spring rolls. Cactus leaves are also used to boil bath water, steam cough syrup for children… but the main and effective effect lies right in its name – originally called a cactus plant but incorrectly called cactus – it has the ability to treat Diseases of the spine and joints are very good.

The cactus tree has a spicy taste, warm nature, and has the effect of preventing wind, eliminating rheumatism, and dispelling cold; Diarrhea, diuresis, clearing meridians, treating rheumatism, treating flu… very effectively.

If you have bone and joint disease, degenerative hernia, numbness in limbs, shoulder and neck pain… use cactus leaves to apply and boil water to drink. Note that when applying, only use fresh leaves. When boiling cactus leaves to drink, you can use both fresh leaves, dried leaves, or seeds. The daily dose is about 20g dry or 40-50g fresh.

Here are some remedies from cactus leaves

1. Treat sore throat

Take 5 – 10 banh te leaves, 20 – 30ml of vinegar. Rinse the river cactus leaves, drain them, pound them, then dip them in vinegar to soak. Use for 5-7 days and the disease will progress clearly. This remedy works well for diseases such as acute and chronic sore throat; Tonsillitis, laryngitis, loss of voice…

2. Treat toothache

Wash and dry 20g of river bone root, 10g of royal lily, put both in a glass bottle, fill with wine to soak. After about 10 days, you can use it. Use a cotton ball to dab the medicine and apply it to sore teeth and gums.

3. Treat coughs due to flu, sore throat, and bronchitis

10g cassia leaves, 10g lemon basil leaves, 10g chives leaves. Cut the ingredients into small pieces, steam them all with rock sugar, and decant the solution to drink.

4. Treat hives

40g cactus leaves, 40g star fruit leaves, 20g sorrel leaves. Wash everything, pound it, mix it with warm water and drink. Take 3 doses/day. Take the residue and rub it on areas where hives appear.

5. Treat cough with phlegm and vomiting in children

Preparation: 5 teaspoons of honey and 2 – 3 cassia leaves.

Directions: Wash the cassia leaves, drain them, chop them into small pieces and put them in a bowl. Add honey to the bowl and steam for about 10 minutes. Drink water several times a day. Adults with cough can chew the leaves to quickly relieve the illness.

6. Treats bloating and indigestion

Preparation: 30g perilla, 10g posthumous, 10g cassava leaves, 30g river cactus leaves, 10g Sinh Khuong, 10g Tran Bi.

Directions: Boil with 3 cups of water, boil for 10 minutes and drink.

Note that cassia is a precious medicinal plant, but since it is a medicinal herb, you need to avoid using it incorrectly because it can cause the disease to change in a bad direction… Therefore, before using it, you need to see a doctor for specific advice on the dosage. Dosage, usage, treatment duration… and if you want to use cactus leaves for long-term treatment, you need medical consultation.