1. Prevent arteriosclerosis

The anthocyanin content in pitaya fruit is high, especially in red meat varieties. Anthocyanin can effectively prevent vascular sclerosis, thus preventing stroke caused by heart attack and blood clot formation, and can also effectively resist aging and inhibit the occurrence of dementia.

2. Detoxify and protect the stomach

Pitaya is rich in plant albumin, which is less common in fruits and vegetables. It can automatically combine with heavy metal ions in the human body and be excreted through the excretory system, thus playing a detoxification role. In addition, albumin has a protective effect on the stomach wall.

Step 3 whiten and lose weight

Pitaya is rich in vitamin C for whitening skin and water-soluble dietary fiber for reducing weight, lowering blood sugar, moistening intestine and preventing colorectal cancer.

Step 4 prevent anemia

The iron content of pitaya is higher than that of ordinary fruit. Iron is an indispensable element for producing hemoglobin and other iron substances, and moderate intake of iron can also prevent anemia.

The disadvantages of eating pitaya:

Pitaya is cool, and its sugar content is higher than that of ordinary fruit. Excessive consumption of pitaya will greatly increase the sugar in the body, so diabetics, women with asthenia and cold constitution, those with pale face, weak limbs, frequent diarrhea and other symptoms should not eat more, and women should not eat pitaya during menstruation, otherwise it will cause abdominal discomfort.

Pitaya (scientific name: Hylocereus undatus? Foo-Lon') is a cultivated variety of the cactus family, which belongs to the measuring ruler. It climbs succulent shrubs and has air roots. Branches are numerous, extending, leaves are often winged, edges are wavy or crenate, dark green to light blue-green, bony; Flowers funnel-shaped and open at night;

Scales are ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, calyx-shaped tepals are yellowish green, linear to linear-lanceolate, petaloid tepals are white, oblong-oblanceolate, filaments are yellow-white, styles are yellow-white, berries are red, oblong, fruit umbilicus is small, and pulp is white and red. The seeds are obovate and black, and the hilum is small. Flowering and fruiting in July-1February.

Distributed from Central America to northern South America, widely cultivated all over the world, climbing on trunks, rocks or walls by air roots, with an altitude of 3-300 meters. This kind of branch cutting is easy to survive, and it is often used as rootstock for grafting Crab Claw, Fairy Clam and many kinds of cactus. Flowers can be used as vegetables and berries are edible, and the trade name is "Dragon Fruit".

Pitaya not only tastes sweet, but also has high nutritional value. It combines the advantages of fruits, buds, vegetables and medicines. It is not only rich in nutrition and unique in function, but also has few pests and diseases, and can grow normally without using any pesticides. Therefore, pitaya is a kind of green and environment-friendly fruit and a health-care nutrient food with certain curative effect.

References:

Pitaya _ Baidu Encyclopedia