📢 Cereus repandus

Traditional Herbs from Cereus repandus

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• Prepare mace cactus meat.
• Dry it over a fire and then eat it.
• Useful for overcoming intestinal problems.

What is Cereus repandus Looks like??

Parts of Cereus repandus that could be used

• Trunk

Cereus repandus Distribution

The mace cactus spreads from the Southern Caribbean, Venezuela to Colombia. This plant is often planted as an ornamental plant in gardens. The flowers bloom at night to avoid the heat of the sun, so Cereus is often nicknamed "The Queen of the Night" or "Queen of the night". The fruit can be eaten directly. The white flesh has a soft and sweet taste. This plant is also used in making soap and shampoo to clean hair and glasses. Apart from that, the flesh of this plant is also used in traditional medicine.
Agroecology of Cereus repandus
The club cactus is a plant in drier areas in the tropics. This plant will tolerate very high temperatures, but is not very frost hardy, perhaps able to survive several degrees of frost. Prefers a position in full sun and well-drained soil. Prefers a pH lower than 6.
Morphology of Cereus repandus

• The stem\u00a0has a woody skeleton to support its tall figure. The cross-section of the stem is angular, allowing the shape to swell when filled with water.
• The leaves\u00a0are reduced to sharp spines, but the process of photosynthesis can still take place in the succulent stem.", "Flowers\u00a0are large, white and fragrant, attracting bats or moths to pollinate them.
• Fruit\u00a0is red and fleshy white with a sweet taste and shaped like dragon fruit, oval, 3 - 4 cm long.

Cultivation of Cereus repandus
Propagation can be done generatively through seeds or vegetatively through stem cuttings.

Cereus repandus, more details :

Chemical Content of Cereus repandus
Hordenin, tyramine, polysaccharides, arabinogalactan.
Benefits of Cereus repandus
Treats intestinal problems, has anti-ulcer properties and can be used for phytotherapy.
Simplisia of Cereus repandus

• Take the stem of the mace cactus plant, wash it until clean.
• Peel it and take out the flesh, then slice it thinly.
• Dry it without direct sunlight or using an oven until the stem flesh is dry.
• Save the dried flesh of the mace cactus in clean, closed, and airtight container.

Another Facts for Cereus repandus :

Synonym of Cereus repandus
Acanthocereus horribarbis (Salm-Dyck) BorgCactus peruvianus L.Cactus repandus L.
Habitus of Cereus repandus
Succulents. Succulent plant, annual, up to 10 m high
Habitat of Cereus repandus

• Bush Area